Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Sassy than in 85% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.0°C. Rain is light here, less than falls on 76% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month, March the driest. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s L Oudon Lieury station, 9.6 km east.
A year in Sassy at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the L Oudon Lieury station.
What a year in Sassy feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at L Oudon Lieury.
About 677 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 52nd wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet
A frosty town: 53 frosts and 37 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 37 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at L Oudon Lieury: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at L Oudon Lieury
L Oudon Lieury is 9.6 km east of Sassy. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sassy itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | L Oudon Lieury (14624001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.6 km east |
| Station altitude | 52 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 63 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Caen-Carpiquet, 32 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Sassy compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sassy | L Oudon Lieury | 24.2°C | 2.0°C | 677 mm |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge 11 km | same station | 24.2°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 677 mm |
| Falaise 11 km | Damblainville | 23.6°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.5°C 0.5°C milder | 717 mm |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge 12 km | same station | 24.2°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 677 mm |
| Moult-Chicheboville 14 km | Saint-Sylvain | 23.9°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.7°C milder | 681 mm |
| Argences 16 km | Saint-Sylvain | 23.9°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.7°C milder | 681 mm |
| Bourguébus 19 km | Saint-Sylvain | 23.9°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.7°C milder | 681 mm |
Sassy weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the L Oudon Lieury station; sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 2.0°C | 5.2°C | 53 mm | 71 |
| February | 9.4°C | 1.6°C | 5.5°C | 45 mm | 90 |
| March | 12.5°C | 2.8°C | 7.7°C | 45 mm | 130 |
| April | 15.5°C | 3.9°C | 9.7°C | 51 mm | 179 |
| May | 18.7°C | 7.4°C | 13.0°C | 63 mm | 203 |
| June | 21.9°C | 10.3°C | 16.1°C | 56 mm | 213 |
| July | 24.2°C | 12.1°C | 18.1°C | 53 mm | 219 |
| August | 24.3°C | 12.2°C | 18.2°C | 58 mm | 205 |
| September | 21.2°C | 9.7°C | 15.5°C | 55 mm | 171 |
| October | 16.7°C | 7.9°C | 12.3°C | 66 mm | 117 |
| November | 12.0°C | 4.6°C | 8.3°C | 64 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.8°C | 2.3°C | 5.6°C | 68 mm | 67 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.4°C | 11.3°C | 677 mm | 1,746 |
Where Sassy’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for L Oudon Lieury, 9.6 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Caen-Carpiquet, 32 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Sassy’s climate
How warm does Sassy get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C. About 37 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sassy get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 53 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sassy get?
About 677 mm a year, less than 76% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (68 mm) and March the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Caen-Carpiquet (32 km away), averages 1,746 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sassy itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sassy, L Oudon Lieury, 9.6 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station L OUDON LIEURY_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sassy →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.