Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Hamelin than in 93% of mainland French towns
Météo-France’s Louvigné-du-Désert station, 9.4 km south-east: a typical July afternoon reaches 22.9°C, a January night drops to 2.4°C, and 941 mm of rain falls in a year. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 82% of mainland French towns. Frost, though, is rarer than in 61% of mainland French towns: about 37 nights a year.
A year in Hamelin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Louvigné-du-Désert station.
What a year in Hamelin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Louvigné-du-Désert.
About 941 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 26th wettest of 39 towns of 2,500+ in Manche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Dinard
37 frosts and 27 days of 25°C a year
On about 37 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 27 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Louvigné-du-Désert: 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 Louvigné-du-Désert
Louvigné-du-Désert is 9.4 km south-east of Hamelin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Hamelin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Louvigné-du-Désert (35162003) |
| Distance from the town | 9.4 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 153 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 131 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Dinard, 64 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 Hamelin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamelin | Louvigné-du-Désert | 22.9°C | 2.4°C | 941 mm |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët 8.1 km | Saint-Hilaire-du-H | 23.7°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.7°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Isigny-le-Buat 8.9 km | Saint-Hilaire-du-H | 23.7°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.7°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Louvigné-du-Désert 9.2 km | same station | 22.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 941 mm |
| Ducey-Les Chéris 9.9 km | Pontorson | 23.1°C about the same | 3.4°C 1°C milder | 821 mm |
| Saint-James 10 km | Pontorson | 23.1°C about the same | 3.4°C 1°C milder | 821 mm |
| Grandparigny 12 km | Saint-Hilaire-du-H | 23.7°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.7°C about the same | 930 mm |
Hamelin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Louvigné-du-Désert station; sunshine at Dinard.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 2.4°C | 5.0°C | 91 mm | 69 |
| February | 8.6°C | 2.2°C | 5.4°C | 74 mm | 91 |
| March | 11.6°C | 3.8°C | 7.7°C | 68 mm | 133 |
| April | 14.5°C | 5.3°C | 9.9°C | 67 mm | 179 |
| May | 17.8°C | 8.5°C | 13.1°C | 70 mm | 203 |
| June | 20.9°C | 11.1°C | 16.0°C | 61 mm | 208 |
| July | 22.9°C | 12.7°C | 17.8°C | 63 mm | 221 |
| August | 22.9°C | 12.6°C | 17.7°C | 65 mm | 201 |
| September | 20.2°C | 10.3°C | 15.3°C | 73 mm | 170 |
| October | 15.8°C | 8.4°C | 12.1°C | 98 mm | 114 |
| November | 11.1°C | 5.1°C | 8.1°C | 103 mm | 80 |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.8°C | 5.5°C | 109 mm | 66 |
| Year | 15.2°C | 7.1°C | 11.1°C | 941 mm | 1,733 |
Where Hamelin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Louvigné-du-Désert, 9.4 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, Dinard, 64 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 Hamelin’s climate
How warm does Hamelin get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.9°C. About 27 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Hamelin get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 37 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Hamelin get?
About 941 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (109 mm) and June the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Dinard (64 km away), averages 1,733 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Hamelin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Hamelin, Louvigné-du-Désert, 9.4 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 LOUVIGNE-DU-DESERT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Hamelin →
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