Frosty mornings in Lyons-la-Forêt outnumber those of 73% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.3°C. The rainiest month is December; the driest is April. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 67% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 125 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Étrépagny station, 15 km south-east.
A year in Lyons-la-Forêt at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Étrépagny station.
What a year in Lyons-la-Forêt feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Étrépagny.
About 774 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 17th wettest of 39 towns of 2,500+ in Eure.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Rouen-Boos
A frosty town: 53 frosts and 52 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 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 Étrépagny: 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 Étrépagny
Étrépagny is 15 km south-east of Lyons-la-Forêt. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lyons-la-Forêt itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Étrépagny (27226001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 92 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 87 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Rouen-Boos, 21 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 Lyons-la-Forêt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons-la-Forêt | Étrépagny | 25.3°C | 1.4°C | 774 mm |
| Étrépagny 15 km | same station | 25.3°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 774 mm |
| Romilly-sur-Andelle 17 km | Rouen - Jardin | 25.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.7°C 1.3°C milder | 818 mm |
| Les Andelys 17 km | same station | 25.3°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 774 mm |
| Boos 19 km | Rouen-Boos | 23.4°C 1.9°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 848 mm |
| Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal 19 km | Rouen-Boos | 23.4°C 1.9°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 848 mm |
| Pîtres 19 km | Rouen - Jardin | 25.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.7°C 1.3°C milder | 818 mm |
Lyons-la-Forêt weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Étrépagny station; sunshine at Rouen-Boos.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | 1.4°C | 4.3°C | 74 mm | 52 |
| February | 8.5°C | 1.3°C | 4.9°C | 57 mm | 77 |
| March | 12.4°C | 2.9°C | 7.7°C | 57 mm | 119 |
| April | 16.2°C | 4.6°C | 10.4°C | 54 mm | 165 |
| May | 19.7°C | 8.0°C | 13.9°C | 65 mm | 182 |
| June | 23.0°C | 10.9°C | 17.0°C | 61 mm | 197 |
| July | 25.3°C | 12.7°C | 19.0°C | 59 mm | 200 |
| August | 25.3°C | 12.6°C | 19.0°C | 62 mm | 190 |
| September | 21.4°C | 10.0°C | 15.7°C | 55 mm | 159 |
| October | 16.2°C | 7.6°C | 11.9°C | 68 mm | 108 |
| November | 10.8°C | 4.3°C | 7.6°C | 71 mm | 58 |
| December | 7.5°C | 1.9°C | 4.7°C | 92 mm | 49 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.5°C | 11.3°C | 774 mm | 1,554 |
Where Lyons-la-Forêt’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Étrépagny, 15 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, Rouen-Boos, 21 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 Lyons-la-Forêt’s climate
How warm does Lyons-la-Forêt get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lyons-la-Forêt get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 53 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lyons-la-Forêt get?
About 774 mm a year, more than 54% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (92 mm) and April the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Rouen-Boos (21 km away), averages 1,554 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lyons-la-Forêt itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lyons-la-Forêt, Étrépagny, 15 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 ETREPAGNY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lyons-la-Forêt →
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.