Villy-Bocage gets fewer days of 25 degrees or more than 94% of mainland French towns
Nights in January average 2.7°C. Winter and summer sit 20°C apart. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 87% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 145 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Georges D station, 8 km south-west.
A year in Villy-Bocage at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Georges D station.
What a year in Villy-Bocage feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Georges D.
About 992 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet
27 frosts and 24 days of 25°C a year
On about 27 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Georges D: 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 Saint-Georges D
Saint-Georges D is 8 km south-west of Villy-Bocage. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Villy-Bocage itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Georges D (14579002) |
| Distance from the town | 8 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 185 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 148 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Caen-Carpiquet, 16 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 Villy-Bocage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villy-Bocage | Saint-Georges D | 22.7°C | 2.7°C | 992 mm |
| Villers-Bocage 2.4 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 992 mm |
| Les Monts d'Aunay 10 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 992 mm |
| Fontaine-Étoupefour 14 km | Caen-Carpiquet | 22.9°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Thue et Mue 15 km | Caen-Carpiquet | 22.9°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Verson 15 km | Caen-Carpiquet | 22.9°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom 16 km | Fresney le Vieu | 22.8°C about the same | 2.1°C 0.6°C colder | 826 mm |
Villy-Bocage weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Georges D station; sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 2.7°C | 5.1°C | 101 mm | 71 |
| February | 8.5°C | 2.7°C | 5.6°C | 79 mm | 90 |
| March | 11.0°C | 4.1°C | 7.5°C | 74 mm | 130 |
| April | 14.2°C | 5.7°C | 9.9°C | 70 mm | 179 |
| May | 17.4°C | 8.4°C | 12.9°C | 73 mm | 203 |
| June | 20.6°C | 11.2°C | 15.9°C | 64 mm | 213 |
| July | 22.7°C | 12.9°C | 17.8°C | 60 mm | 219 |
| August | 22.7°C | 13.4°C | 18.1°C | 69 mm | 205 |
| September | 20.2°C | 11.5°C | 15.8°C | 68 mm | 171 |
| October | 15.8°C | 9.2°C | 12.5°C | 102 mm | 117 |
| November | 11.3°C | 5.8°C | 8.6°C | 108 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.5°C | 3.5°C | 6.0°C | 124 mm | 67 |
| Year | 15.0°C | 7.6°C | 11.3°C | 992 mm | 1,746 |
Where Villy-Bocage’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Georges D, 8 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 16 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 Villy-Bocage’s climate
How warm does Villy-Bocage get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.7°C. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 94% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Villy-Bocage get in winter?
January nights average 2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 27 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Villy-Bocage get?
About 992 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (124 mm) and July the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Caen-Carpiquet (16 km away), averages 1,746 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Villy-Bocage itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Villy-Bocage, Saint-Georges D, 8 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 SAINT GEORGES D, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Villy-Bocage →
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.