Rainfall in Fresnay-l'Évêque trails that of 91% of mainland French towns: 626 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.1°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 66% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is December; the driest is September. Windscreens need scraping on about 48 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Louville station, 7.5 km north.
A year in Fresnay-l'Évêque at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Louville station.
What a year in Fresnay-l'Évêque feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Louville.
About 626 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and September the driest. About 16 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Eure-et-Loir.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Orleans
48 frosts and 60 days of 25°C a year
On about 48 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Louville: 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 Louville
Louville is 7.5 km north of Fresnay-l'Évêque. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fresnay-l'Évêque itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Louville (28215001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.5 km north |
| Station altitude | 145 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 138 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Orleans, 30 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 Fresnay-l'Évêque 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 Eure-et-Loir.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresnay-l'Évêque | Louville | 26.1°C | 1.4°C | 626 mm |
| Toury 11 km | Trinay | 25.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 645 mm |
| Angerville 14 km | Sainville | 25.9°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 656 mm |
| Les Villages Vovéens 15 km | Viabon | 26.2°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 601 mm |
| Le Mérévillois 21 km | Sainville | 25.9°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 656 mm |
| Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien 24 km | Sainville | 25.9°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 656 mm |
| Chevilly 26 km | Trinay | 25.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 645 mm |
Fresnay-l'Évêque weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Louville station; sunshine at Orleans.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | 1.4°C | 4.1°C | 48 mm | 64 |
| February | 8.3°C | 1.3°C | 4.8°C | 44 mm | 91 |
| March | 12.4°C | 3.0°C | 7.7°C | 46 mm | 146 |
| April | 16.3°C | 4.8°C | 10.6°C | 43 mm | 186 |
| May | 19.8°C | 8.2°C | 14.0°C | 62 mm | 215 |
| June | 23.6°C | 11.2°C | 17.4°C | 56 mm | 220 |
| July | 26.1°C | 12.9°C | 19.5°C | 50 mm | 232 |
| August | 26.1°C | 13.1°C | 19.6°C | 50 mm | 229 |
| September | 22.4°C | 10.3°C | 16.3°C | 40 mm | 185 |
| October | 16.7°C | 7.9°C | 12.3°C | 60 mm | 121 |
| November | 10.7°C | 4.3°C | 7.5°C | 62 mm | 74 |
| December | 7.1°C | 1.9°C | 4.5°C | 65 mm | 61 |
| Year | 16.4°C | 6.7°C | 11.5°C | 626 mm | 1,823 |
Where Fresnay-l'Évêque’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Louville, 7.5 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, 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, Orleans, 30 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 Eure-et-Loir.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Fresnay-l'Évêque’s climate
How warm does Fresnay-l'Évêque get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 50% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fresnay-l'Évêque get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 48 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fresnay-l'Évêque get?
About 626 mm a year, less than 91% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (65 mm) and September the driest (40 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Orleans (30 km away), averages 1,823 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Fresnay-l'Évêque itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fresnay-l'Évêque, Louville, 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 LOUVILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fresnay-l'Évêque →
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