Ice on the ground: Bois-Arnault sees more frosts than 85% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.2°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. Days of 25°C are scarce: about 49 a year, fewer than in 69% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 125 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Les Bottereaux station, 8.1 km north-west.
A year in Bois-Arnault at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Les Bottereaux station.
What a year in Bois-Arnault feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Bottereaux.
About 737 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 20th wettest of 39 towns of 2,500+ in Eure.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Evreux-Huest
A frosty town: 64 frosts and 49 days of 25°C a year
On about 64 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Bottereaux: 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 Les Bottereaux
Les Bottereaux is 8.1 km north-west of Bois-Arnault. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bois-Arnault itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Les Bottereaux (27096001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.1 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 212 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 206 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Evreux-Huest, 42 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 Bois-Arnault 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bois-Arnault | Les Bottereaux | 25.2°C | 0.9°C | 737 mm |
| L'Aigle 10 km | L'Aigle | 23.6°C 1.6°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 730 mm |
| Breteuil 12 km | Breteuil | 25.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 698 mm |
| Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton 15 km | Rueil | 25.2°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 663 mm |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche 18 km | L'Aigle | 23.6°C 1.6°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 730 mm |
| Mesnil-en-Ouche 20 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Conches-en-Ouche 22 km | Breteuil | 25.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 698 mm |
Bois-Arnault weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Les Bottereaux station; sunshine at Evreux-Huest.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | 0.9°C | 4.0°C | 67 mm | 64 |
| February | 8.3°C | 0.6°C | 4.5°C | 59 mm | 80 |
| March | 12.1°C | 2.1°C | 7.1°C | 55 mm | 128 |
| April | 15.8°C | 3.4°C | 9.6°C | 48 mm | 173 |
| May | 19.3°C | 6.8°C | 13.0°C | 62 mm | 194 |
| June | 22.8°C | 9.9°C | 16.3°C | 59 mm | 208 |
| July | 25.2°C | 11.7°C | 18.5°C | 58 mm | 214 |
| August | 25.3°C | 11.6°C | 18.4°C | 52 mm | 206 |
| September | 21.2°C | 8.9°C | 15.0°C | 53 mm | 170 |
| October | 15.7°C | 6.8°C | 11.2°C | 69 mm | 120 |
| November | 10.5°C | 3.6°C | 7.1°C | 72 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.5°C | 1.2°C | 4.4°C | 83 mm | 62 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 5.6°C | 10.8°C | 737 mm | 1,690 |
Where Bois-Arnault’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Les Bottereaux, 8.1 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, Evreux-Huest, 42 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 Bois-Arnault’s climate
How warm does Bois-Arnault get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 69% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bois-Arnault get in winter?
February nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 64 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bois-Arnault get?
About 737 mm a year, less than 57% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (83 mm) and April the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Evreux-Huest (42 km away), averages 1,690 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bois-Arnault itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bois-Arnault, Les Bottereaux, 8.1 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 LES BOTTEREAUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bois-Arnault →
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