Appeville sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for warm days
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 3.6°C on average. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in July. Only about 21 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 89% of mainland French towns. Garden chairs stay out from June to September, the months with highs of 20–22°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Sainte-Marie du Mo station, 15 km north-east.
A year in Appeville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sainte-Marie du Mo station.
What a year in Appeville feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sainte-Marie du Mo.
About 890 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 31st wettest of 39 towns of 2,500+ in Manche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet
21 frosts and 8 days of 25°C a year
On about 21 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 8 days a year reach 25°C, and under 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sainte-Marie du Mo: 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 Sainte-Marie du Mo
Sainte-Marie du Mo is 15 km north-east of Appeville. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Appeville itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sainte-Marie du Mo (50509002) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 5 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 20 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Caen-Carpiquet, 66 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 Appeville 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 Manche.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeville | Sainte-Marie du Mo | 21.6°C | 3.6°C | 890 mm |
| Picauville 7.4 km | same station | 21.6°C about the same | 3.6°C about the same | 890 mm |
| Carentan-les-Marais 8.3 km | same station | 21.6°C about the same | 3.6°C about the same | 890 mm |
| Sainte-Mère-Église 9.4 km | same station | 21.6°C about the same | 3.6°C about the same | 890 mm |
| La Haye 17 km | Coutances | 22.5°C 0.9°C warmer | 3.2°C about the same | 1,093 mm |
| Isigny-sur-Mer 18 km | same station | 21.6°C about the same | 3.6°C about the same | 890 mm |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages 22 km | Coutances | 22.5°C 0.9°C warmer | 3.2°C about the same | 1,093 mm |
Appeville weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sainte-Marie du Mo station; sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2°C | 3.6°C | 6.4°C | 92 mm | 71 |
| February | 9.7°C | 3.5°C | 6.6°C | 75 mm | 90 |
| March | 11.4°C | 4.7°C | 8.1°C | 66 mm | 130 |
| April | 13.9°C | 6.0°C | 10.0°C | 57 mm | 179 |
| May | 16.6°C | 9.0°C | 12.8°C | 52 mm | 203 |
| June | 19.5°C | 11.5°C | 15.5°C | 52 mm | 213 |
| July | 21.6°C | 13.0°C | 17.3°C | 52 mm | 219 |
| August | 21.9°C | 13.0°C | 17.5°C | 68 mm | 205 |
| September | 20.0°C | 11.4°C | 15.7°C | 62 mm | 171 |
| October | 16.7°C | 9.3°C | 13.0°C | 105 mm | 117 |
| November | 12.6°C | 6.2°C | 9.4°C | 96 mm | 82 |
| December | 9.9°C | 4.0°C | 7.0°C | 113 mm | 67 |
| Year | 15.2°C | 7.9°C | 11.6°C | 890 mm | 1,746 |
Where Appeville’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sainte-Marie du Mo, 15 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Caen-Carpiquet, 66 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 Manche.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Appeville’s climate
How warm does Appeville get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.9°C. About 8 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than almost every mainland French town, and about under 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Appeville get in winter?
February nights average 3.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 21 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Appeville get?
About 890 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (113 mm) and July the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Caen-Carpiquet (66 km away), averages 1,746 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Appeville itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Appeville, Sainte-Marie du Mo, 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 STE MARIE DU MO, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Appeville →
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.