Frost comes to Manou more often than to 85% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 24.7°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 24°C. None of the 33 towns of 2,500+ in Eure-et-Loir has cooler July afternoons. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Senonches station, 4.5 km north-east.
A year in Manou at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Senonches station.
What a year in Manou feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Senonches.
About 817 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 33 towns of 2,500+ in Eure-et-Loir.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Chartres
A frosty town: 64 frosts and 46 days of 25°C a year
On about 64 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Senonches: 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 Senonches
Senonches is 4.5 km north-east of Manou. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Manou itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Senonches (28373002) |
| Distance from the town | 4.5 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 239 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 222 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chartres, 40 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 Manou 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manou | Senonches | 24.7°C | 1.1°C | 817 mm |
| Senonches 5.9 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 817 mm |
| La Loupe 7.3 km | La Loupe | 25.1°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 718 mm |
| Longny les Villages 14 km | Beaulieu | 24.3°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 837 mm |
| Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais 21 km | Thimert | 26.0°C 1.3°C warmer | 1.7°C 0.6°C milder | 635 mm |
| Courville-sur-Eure 22 km | Blandainville | 25.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.5°C milder | 626 mm |
| Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton 25 km | Rueil | 25.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.6°C 0.5°C colder | 663 mm |
Manou weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Senonches station; sunshine at Chartres.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.6°C | 1.1°C | 3.8°C | 82 mm | 64 |
| February | 7.9°C | 0.7°C | 4.3°C | 63 mm | 88 |
| March | 11.5°C | 2.4°C | 6.9°C | 62 mm | 140 |
| April | 15.0°C | 3.8°C | 9.4°C | 55 mm | 184 |
| May | 18.7°C | 7.1°C | 12.9°C | 67 mm | 209 |
| June | 22.1°C | 10.3°C | 16.2°C | 65 mm | 222 |
| July | 24.7°C | 12.1°C | 18.4°C | 58 mm | 230 |
| August | 24.6°C | 12.1°C | 18.4°C | 53 mm | 220 |
| September | 20.8°C | 9.2°C | 15.0°C | 55 mm | 181 |
| October | 15.5°C | 7.0°C | 11.3°C | 80 mm | 118 |
| November | 10.3°C | 3.9°C | 7.1°C | 80 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.2°C | 1.5°C | 4.3°C | 97 mm | 60 |
| Year | 15.4°C | 5.9°C | 10.7°C | 817 mm | 1,787 |
Where Manou’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Senonches, 4.5 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, Chartres, 40 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 Manou’s climate
How warm does Manou get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.7°C. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Manou get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 64 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Manou get?
About 817 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (97 mm) and August the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chartres (40 km away), averages 1,787 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Manou itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Manou, Senonches, 4.5 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 SENONCHES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Manou →
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