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Climate in Girolles · Météo-France 1991–2020 normals

Dry weather: only 643 mm a year falls on Girolles, less than on 84% of mainland French towns

Midsummer highs settle at about 26.8°C. Of all months, May brings the most rain and March the least. Frosty nights outnumber those of 78% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 113 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.

July afternoons: warmer than 65% of mainland French towns
January nights: colder than 67% of mainland French towns
Rain a year: drier than 84% of mainland French towns

Figures from Météo-France’s Amilly station, 12 km south.

A year in Girolles at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Amilly station.

Jan7°C1°C
Feb9°C1°CColdest nights
Mar13°C3°C
Apr17°C5°C
May21°C8°CWettest
Jun24°C12°C
Jul27°C13°CWarmest
Aug27°C13°C
Sep22°C10°C
Oct17°C7°C
Nov now11°C4°C
Dec8°C2°C
A normal year

What a year in Girolles feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Amilly.

Winter
8°C / 1°C
58 frosts a year
Spring
17°C / 5°C
161 mm of rain
Summer
26°C / 13°C
66 days of 25°C+ a year
Autumn
17°C / 7°C
172 mm of rain, the wettest season
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Rain

About 643 mm of rain a year

May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 16 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 43rd wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loiret.

643 mm
Rain a year, over 113 days of 1 mm or more
Drier than 84% of mainland French towns
16
Days a year with 10 mm of rain or more
1,798 hrs
Sunshine a year at Melun
60 km away

Rain by month

Millimeters

66 mm
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Sunshine by month

Hours of sunshine at Melun

235 h
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Frost & warm days

A frosty town: 58 frosts and 66 days of 25°C a year

On about 58 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.

58
Air frosts a year (below 0°C)
More frosts than 78% of mainland French towns
4
Days that stay below 0°C
66
Days of 25°C or more
More warm days than 57% of mainland French towns
21
Hot days, 30°C or more
More hot days than 63% of mainland French towns

Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Amilly: 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.

Weather station

The Météo-France station at Amilly

Amilly is 12 km south of Girolles. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Girolles itself.

Station (Météo-France number)Amilly (45004001)
Distance from the town12 km south
Station altitude91 m
Town altitude (its center)92 m
Period1991–2020
Sunshine measured atMelun, 60 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.

Compared with other towns

How Girolles 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 Loiret.

July afternoons26.8°C
GirollesMedian mainland town
25°C26°C27°C28°C
Warmer than 65% of mainland French towns2nd warmest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loiret
January nights1.3°C
GirollesMedian mainland town
−1°C0°C1°C2°C3°C
Colder than 67% of mainland French towns38th mildest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loiret
Rain a year643 mm
GirollesMedian mainland town
4006008001,000
Drier than 84% of mainland French towns43rd wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loiret
Frosts a year58 nights
GirollesMedian mainland town
20406080100
More frosts than 78% of mainland French towns7th frostiest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loiret
Days of 25°C or more66 days
GirollesMedian mainland town
20406080100
More warm days than 57% of mainland French towns17th most 25°C days of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loiret
Next door

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.

TownStationJuly highJanuary lowRain a year
GirollesAmilly26.8°C1.3°C643 mm
Corquilleroy 3.7 kmsame station26.8°C about the same1.3°C about the same643 mm
Châlette-sur-Loing 5.6 kmsame station26.8°C about the same1.3°C about the same643 mm
Ferrières-en-Gâtinais 6.3 kmsame station26.8°C about the same1.3°C about the same643 mm
Pannes 6.9 kmsame station26.8°C about the same1.3°C about the same643 mm
Montargis 8 kmsame station26.8°C about the same1.3°C about the same643 mm
Villemandeur 8.9 kmsame station26.8°C about the same1.3°C about the same643 mm
Month by month

Girolles weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Amilly station; sunshine at Melun.

MonthHighLowMeanRainSun (hours)
January7.4°C1.3°C4.3°C47 mm60
February8.9°C0.8°C4.8°C44 mm83
March13.1°C2.7°C7.9°C44 mm143
April16.7°C4.6°C10.7°C51 mm188
May20.6°C8.4°C14.5°C66 mm216
June24.2°C11.7°C17.9°C52 mm226
July26.8°C13.3°C20.0°C56 mm235
August26.7°C12.9°C19.8°C50 mm225
September22.4°C9.6°C16.0°C49 mm180
October17.2°C7.4°C12.3°C62 mm119
November11.2°C3.9°C7.6°C62 mm68
December7.9°C1.8°C4.8°C61 mm54
Year16.9°C6.5°C11.7°C643 mm1,798
Sources

Where Girolles’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Amilly, 12 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, Melun, 60 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 Loiret.

Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.

Questions about Girolles’s climate

How warm does Girolles get in summer?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, more than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.

How cold does Girolles get in winter?

February nights average 0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 58 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.

How much rain does Girolles get?

About 643 mm a year, less than 84% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (66 mm) and March the driest (44 mm).

How sunny is it?

The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Melun (60 km away), averages 1,798 hours of sunshine a year.

Are these figures for Girolles itself?

No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Girolles, Amilly, 12 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 AMILLY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Girolles →

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.