Saint-Élier is drier than 81% of mainland French towns: 660 mm of rain a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.1°C. Of all months, December brings the most rain and April the least. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 74% of mainland French towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to September, with highs of 21–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Guichainville station, 16 km east.
A year in Saint-Élier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Guichainville station.
What a year in Saint-Élier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Guichainville.
About 660 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 16 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 26th 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: 54 frosts and 47 days of 25°C a year
On about 54 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 47 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Guichainville: 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 Guichainville
Guichainville is 16 km east of Saint-Élier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Élier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Guichainville (27306001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km east |
| Station altitude | 147 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 142 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Evreux-Huest, 20 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 Saint-Élier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Élier | Guichainville | 25.1°C | 1.3°C | 660 mm |
| Conches-en-Ouche 2.7 km | Breteuil | 25.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 698 mm |
| Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent 9.8 km | same station | 25.1°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 660 mm |
| Évreux 15 km | Evreux-Huest | 24.2°C 0.9°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 601 mm |
| Mesnils-sur-Iton 15 km | Breteuil | 25.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 698 mm |
| Guichainville 16 km | same station | 25.1°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 660 mm |
| Gravigny 16 km | Evreux-Huest | 24.2°C 0.9°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 601 mm |
Saint-Élier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Guichainville station; sunshine at Evreux-Huest.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.0°C | 1.3°C | 4.1°C | 56 mm | 64 |
| February | 8.2°C | 1.1°C | 4.7°C | 50 mm | 80 |
| March | 11.9°C | 2.9°C | 7.4°C | 50 mm | 128 |
| April | 15.5°C | 4.5°C | 10.0°C | 46 mm | 173 |
| May | 18.9°C | 7.8°C | 13.4°C | 57 mm | 194 |
| June | 22.5°C | 10.7°C | 16.6°C | 55 mm | 208 |
| July | 25.1°C | 12.8°C | 18.9°C | 53 mm | 214 |
| August | 25.1°C | 12.7°C | 18.9°C | 47 mm | 206 |
| September | 21.3°C | 9.9°C | 15.6°C | 49 mm | 170 |
| October | 16.0°C | 7.5°C | 11.8°C | 61 mm | 120 |
| November | 10.6°C | 4.2°C | 7.4°C | 61 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.3°C | 1.8°C | 4.6°C | 75 mm | 62 |
| Year | 15.8°C | 6.4°C | 11.1°C | 660 mm | 1,690 |
Where Saint-Élier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Guichainville, 16 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, 20 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 Saint-Élier’s climate
How warm does Saint-Élier get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 47 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 72% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Élier get in winter?
February nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 54 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Élier get?
About 660 mm a year, less than 81% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (75 mm) and April the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Evreux-Huest (20 km away), averages 1,690 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Élier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Élier, Guichainville, 16 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 GUICHAINVILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Élier →
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