Saint-Maclou sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for July heat
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.5°C. Of the 39 towns of 2,500+ in Eure, it is the wettest. A year here swings 19°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Gatien des B station, 18 km west.
A year in Saint-Maclou at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Gatien des B station.
What a year in Saint-Maclou feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Gatien des B.
About 920 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 39 towns of 2,500+ in Eure.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Gatien des B
32 frosts and 19 days of 25°C a year
On about 32 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 19 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Gatien des B: 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 Saint-Gatien des B
Saint-Gatien des B is 18 km west of Saint-Maclou. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Maclou itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Gatien des B (14578001) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km west |
| Station altitude | 139 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 117 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 1.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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-Maclou 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-Maclou | Saint-Gatien des B | 21.6°C | 2.5°C | 920 mm |
| Beuzeville 5.7 km | same station | 21.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Pont-Audemer 7.6 km | Jumièges | 25.2°C 3.6°C warmer | 2.7°C about the same | 844 mm |
| La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur 12 km | same station | 21.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Honfleur 14 km | same station | 21.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Pont-l'Évêque 19 km | Lisieux | 24.3°C 2.7°C warmer | 2.4°C about the same | 881 mm |
| Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc 19 km | Octeville | 21.2°C about the same | 3.5°C 1°C milder | 791 mm |
Saint-Maclou weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Gatien des B station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 2.5°C | 5.0°C | 78 mm | 67 |
| February | 8.2°C | 2.4°C | 5.3°C | 64 mm | 81 |
| March | 11.0°C | 4.1°C | 7.5°C | 61 mm | 128 |
| April | 13.9°C | 5.6°C | 9.7°C | 60 mm | 178 |
| May | 16.9°C | 8.5°C | 12.7°C | 65 mm | 190 |
| June | 19.7°C | 11.3°C | 15.5°C | 68 mm | 203 |
| July | 21.6°C | 13.2°C | 17.4°C | 64 mm | 205 |
| August | 21.7°C | 13.4°C | 17.5°C | 81 mm | 196 |
| September | 19.2°C | 11.1°C | 15.2°C | 80 mm | 160 |
| October | 15.3°C | 8.7°C | 12.0°C | 95 mm | 113 |
| November | 10.9°C | 5.4°C | 8.2°C | 95 mm | 71 |
| December | 8.1°C | 3.0°C | 5.5°C | 107 mm | 58 |
| Year | 14.5°C | 7.4°C | 11.0°C | 920 mm | 1,651 |
Where Saint-Maclou’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Gatien des B, 18 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, 18 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-Maclou’s climate
How warm does Saint-Maclou get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.7°C. About 19 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Maclou get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 32 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Maclou get?
About 920 mm a year, more than 81% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (107 mm) and April the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Gatien des B (18 km away), averages 1,651 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Maclou itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Maclou, Saint-Gatien des B, 18 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 ST GATIEN DES B, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Maclou →
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