Bernay has cooler summers than 72% of mainland French towns
July afternoons reach 25.0°C on a typical day and January nights drop to 1.7°C; 792 mm of rain falls in a year. Frost is common: about 52 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 72% of mainland French towns. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 58% of mainland French towns. Figures from Météo-France’s Brionne station, 14 km north-east.
A year in Bernay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Brionne station.
What a year in Bernay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Brionne.
About 792 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 39 towns of 2,500+ in Eure.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Gatien des B
A frosty town: 52 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 52 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Brionne: 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 Brionne
Brionne is 14 km north-east of Bernay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bernay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Brionne (27116001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 59 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 123 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Gatien des B, 43 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 Bernay 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernay | Brionne | 25.0°C | 1.7°C | 792 mm |
| Mesnil-en-Ouche 13 km | Les Bottereaux | 25.2°C about the same | 0.9°C 0.8°C colder | 737 mm |
| Beaumont-le-Roger 13 km | same station | 25.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 792 mm |
| Brionne 15 km | same station | 25.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 792 mm |
| Le Neubourg 24 km | same station | 25.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 792 mm |
| Lisieux 27 km | Lisieux | 24.3°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.4°C 0.7°C milder | 881 mm |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche 28 km | L'Aigle | 23.6°C 1.4°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 730 mm |
Bernay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Brionne station; sunshine at Saint-Gatien des B.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 1.7°C | 4.8°C | 72 mm | 67 |
| February | 9.2°C | 1.5°C | 5.4°C | 60 mm | 81 |
| March | 12.6°C | 3.1°C | 7.8°C | 58 mm | 128 |
| April | 16.0°C | 4.6°C | 10.3°C | 54 mm | 178 |
| May | 19.6°C | 8.0°C | 13.8°C | 62 mm | 190 |
| June | 23.0°C | 11.2°C | 17.1°C | 55 mm | 203 |
| July | 25.0°C | 12.8°C | 18.9°C | 60 mm | 205 |
| August | 24.9°C | 12.7°C | 18.8°C | 63 mm | 196 |
| September | 21.7°C | 9.8°C | 15.7°C | 61 mm | 160 |
| October | 16.6°C | 7.6°C | 12.1°C | 75 mm | 113 |
| November | 11.4°C | 4.2°C | 7.8°C | 79 mm | 71 |
| December | 8.2°C | 2.0°C | 5.1°C | 95 mm | 58 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 6.6°C | 11.5°C | 792 mm | 1,651 |
Where Bernay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Brionne, 14 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-Gatien des B, 43 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.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bernay’s climate
How warm does Bernay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bernay get in winter?
February nights average 1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 52 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bernay get?
About 792 mm a year, more than 58% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (95 mm) and April the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Gatien des B (43 km away), averages 1,651 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bernay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bernay, Brionne, 14 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 BRIONNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bernay →
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.