Vimont gets fewer days of 25 degrees or more than 91% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.7°C. Seasons differ by 21°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Only about 30 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 76% of mainland French towns. Long walks are most pleasant from May to September, when afternoons reach 18–24°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Sylvain station, 7.5 km south.
A year in Vimont at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Sylvain station.
What a year in Vimont feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Sylvain.
About 681 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and February the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 45th wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Calvados.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet
30 frosts and 31 days of 25°C a year
On about 30 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 31 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Sylvain: 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-Sylvain
Saint-Sylvain is 7.5 km south of Vimont. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vimont itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Sylvain (14659001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.5 km south |
| Station altitude | 62 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 22 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Caen-Carpiquet, 20 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 Vimont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vimont | Saint-Sylvain | 23.9°C | 2.7°C | 681 mm |
| Argences 2.2 km | same station | 23.9°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 681 mm |
| Moult-Chicheboville 2.3 km | same station | 23.9°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 681 mm |
| Troarn 6.7 km | same station | 23.9°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 681 mm |
| Bourguébus 7.4 km | same station | 23.9°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 681 mm |
| Démouville 8.3 km | same station | 23.9°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 681 mm |
| Giberville 9.1 km | Caen-Carpiquet | 22.9°C 1°C cooler | 2.9°C about the same | 740 mm |
Vimont weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Sylvain station; sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 2.7°C | 5.4°C | 58 mm | 71 |
| February | 9.2°C | 2.8°C | 6.0°C | 46 mm | 90 |
| March | 11.9°C | 3.9°C | 7.9°C | 47 mm | 130 |
| April | 15.1°C | 5.0°C | 10.1°C | 52 mm | 179 |
| May | 18.1°C | 8.1°C | 13.1°C | 58 mm | 203 |
| June | 21.3°C | 10.7°C | 16.0°C | 56 mm | 213 |
| July | 23.9°C | 12.4°C | 18.1°C | 47 mm | 219 |
| August | 23.9°C | 12.9°C | 18.4°C | 54 mm | 205 |
| September | 21.1°C | 10.8°C | 16.0°C | 54 mm | 171 |
| October | 16.5°C | 8.8°C | 12.6°C | 70 mm | 117 |
| November | 11.8°C | 5.6°C | 8.7°C | 67 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.9°C | 3.3°C | 6.1°C | 73 mm | 67 |
| Year | 15.8°C | 7.3°C | 11.5°C | 681 mm | 1,746 |
Where Vimont’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Sylvain, 7.5 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, 20 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 Vimont’s climate
How warm does Vimont get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.9°C. About 31 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 91% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vimont get in winter?
January nights average 2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 30 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vimont get?
About 681 mm a year, less than 75% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (73 mm) and February the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Caen-Carpiquet (20 km away), averages 1,746 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vimont itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vimont, Saint-Sylvain, 7.5 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 ST SYLVAIN_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vimont →
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.