Summer arrives softly in Le Mené, cooler than in 94% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 2.6°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 84% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is December; the driest is July. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to April, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Plœuc-sur-Lie station, 18 km west.
A year in Le Mené at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Plœuc-sur-Lie station.
What a year in Le Mené feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Plœuc-sur-Lie.
About 955 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 61 towns of 2,500+ in Côtes-d'Armor.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Brieuc
40 frosts and 24 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Plœuc-sur-Lie: 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 Plœuc-sur-Lie
Plœuc-sur-Lie is 18 km west of Le Mené. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Mené itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Plœuc-sur-Lie (22203002) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km west |
| Station altitude | 196 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 265 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Brieuc, 36 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 Le Mené 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 Côtes-d'Armor.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mené | Plœuc-sur-Lie | 22.6°C | 2.6°C | 955 mm |
| Plénée-Jugon 13 km | Quintenic | 22.6°C about the same | 3.5°C 0.9°C milder | 770 mm |
| Plémet 13 km | Loudéac | 23.0°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 923 mm |
| Merdrignac 14 km | Loudéac | 23.0°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 923 mm |
| Quessoy 18 km | Quintenic | 22.6°C about the same | 3.5°C 0.9°C milder | 770 mm |
| Plœuc-L'Hermitage 19 km | same station | 22.6°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 955 mm |
| Jugon-les-Lacs 20 km | Quintenic | 22.6°C about the same | 3.5°C 0.9°C milder | 770 mm |
Le Mené weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Plœuc-sur-Lie station; sunshine at Saint-Brieuc.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 2.6°C | 5.5°C | 104 mm | 65 |
| February | 9.3°C | 2.4°C | 5.8°C | 87 mm | 83 |
| March | 11.9°C | 3.5°C | 7.7°C | 69 mm | 122 |
| April | 14.5°C | 4.7°C | 9.6°C | 71 mm | 163 |
| May | 17.6°C | 7.7°C | 12.6°C | 63 mm | 188 |
| June | 20.5°C | 10.4°C | 15.5°C | 57 mm | 196 |
| July | 22.6°C | 12.1°C | 17.3°C | 46 mm | 198 |
| August | 22.7°C | 12.0°C | 17.4°C | 59 mm | 182 |
| September | 20.1°C | 9.9°C | 15.0°C | 66 mm | 164 |
| October | 15.8°C | 8.1°C | 11.9°C | 103 mm | 110 |
| November | 11.6°C | 5.2°C | 8.4°C | 113 mm | 79 |
| December | 8.9°C | 3.1°C | 6.0°C | 119 mm | 66 |
| Year | 15.3°C | 6.8°C | 11.1°C | 955 mm | 1,616 |
Where Le Mené’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Plœuc-sur-Lie, 18 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, Saint-Brieuc, 36 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 Côtes-d'Armor.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Le Mené’s climate
How warm does Le Mené get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.7°C. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Mené get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Le Mené get?
About 955 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (119 mm) and July the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Brieuc (36 km away), averages 1,616 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Mené itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Mené, Plœuc-sur-Lie, 18 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 PLOEUC-SUR-LIE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Mené →
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.