Frosty mornings in La Houssaye outnumber those of 81% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 25.2°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 68% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 24°C. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Breteuil station, 19 km south-east.
A year in La Houssaye at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Breteuil station.
What a year in La Houssaye feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Breteuil.
About 698 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 21st 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: 61 frosts and 52 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Breteuil: 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 Breteuil
Breteuil is 19 km south-east of La Houssaye. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Houssaye itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Breteuil (27112001) |
| Distance from the town | 19 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 168 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 157 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 16 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Evreux-Huest, 31 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 La Houssaye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Houssaye | Breteuil | 25.2°C | 1.2°C | 698 mm |
| Beaumont-le-Roger 9.4 km | Brionne | 25.0°C about the same | 1.7°C 0.5°C milder | 792 mm |
| Mesnil-en-Ouche 9.6 km | Les Bottereaux | 25.2°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Conches-en-Ouche 11 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 698 mm |
| Bernay 19 km | Brionne | 25.0°C about the same | 1.7°C 0.5°C milder | 792 mm |
| Le Neubourg 19 km | Brionne | 25.0°C about the same | 1.7°C 0.5°C milder | 792 mm |
| Breteuil 20 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 698 mm |
La Houssaye weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Breteuil station; sunshine at Evreux-Huest.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 1.2°C | 4.4°C | 61 mm | 64 |
| February | 8.8°C | 0.9°C | 4.8°C | 53 mm | 80 |
| March | 12.5°C | 2.4°C | 7.5°C | 52 mm | 128 |
| April | 16.0°C | 3.9°C | 9.9°C | 47 mm | 173 |
| May | 19.5°C | 7.3°C | 13.4°C | 63 mm | 194 |
| June | 22.9°C | 10.2°C | 16.6°C | 57 mm | 208 |
| July | 25.2°C | 12.2°C | 18.7°C | 58 mm | 214 |
| August | 25.3°C | 12.1°C | 18.7°C | 46 mm | 206 |
| September | 21.6°C | 9.3°C | 15.4°C | 53 mm | 170 |
| October | 16.3°C | 7.2°C | 11.7°C | 66 mm | 120 |
| November | 11.1°C | 4.0°C | 7.5°C | 66 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.9°C | 1.6°C | 4.7°C | 79 mm | 62 |
| Year | 16.2°C | 6.0°C | 11.1°C | 698 mm | 1,690 |
Where La Houssaye’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Breteuil, 19 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, 31 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 La Houssaye’s climate
How warm does La Houssaye get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Houssaye get in winter?
February nights average 0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Houssaye get?
About 698 mm a year, less than 68% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (79 mm) and August the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Evreux-Huest (31 km away), averages 1,690 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Houssaye itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Houssaye, Breteuil, 19 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 BRETEUIL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Houssaye →
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.