Afternoon heat in Le Mesnil-Gilbert trails that of 87% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 2.7°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 21°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 82% of mainland French towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Hilaire-du-H station, 18 km south.
A year in Le Mesnil-Gilbert at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Hilaire-du-H station.
What a year in Le Mesnil-Gilbert feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Hilaire-du-H.
About 930 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 Caen-Carpiquet
41 frosts and 34 days of 25°C a year
On about 41 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, and 7 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Hilaire-du-H: 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-Hilaire-du-H
Saint-Hilaire-du-H is 18 km south of Le Mesnil-Gilbert. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Mesnil-Gilbert itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Hilaire-du-H (50484002) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km south |
| Station altitude | 95 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 89 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Caen-Carpiquet, 68 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 Le Mesnil-Gilbert 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mesnil-Gilbert | Saint-Hilaire-du-H | 23.7°C | 2.7°C | 930 mm |
| Sourdeval 11 km | Legast | 21.5°C 2.2°C cooler | 2.2°C 0.5°C colder | 1,271 mm |
| Noues de Sienne 13 km | Legast | 21.5°C 2.2°C cooler | 2.2°C 0.5°C colder | 1,271 mm |
| Grandparigny 14 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Mortain-Bocage 14 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Isigny-le-Buat 14 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët 17 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 930 mm |
Le Mesnil-Gilbert weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Hilaire-du-H station; sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C | 2.7°C | 5.6°C | 92 mm | 71 |
| February | 9.6°C | 2.5°C | 6.0°C | 74 mm | 90 |
| March | 12.3°C | 3.7°C | 8.0°C | 68 mm | 130 |
| April | 15.4°C | 5.3°C | 10.3°C | 64 mm | 179 |
| May | 18.7°C | 8.5°C | 13.6°C | 68 mm | 203 |
| June | 21.9°C | 11.4°C | 16.6°C | 58 mm | 213 |
| July | 23.7°C | 12.9°C | 18.3°C | 62 mm | 219 |
| August | 23.5°C | 12.7°C | 18.1°C | 67 mm | 205 |
| September | 20.9°C | 10.0°C | 15.4°C | 73 mm | 171 |
| October | 16.5°C | 8.2°C | 12.3°C | 96 mm | 117 |
| November | 11.9°C | 5.1°C | 8.5°C | 98 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.9°C | 2.9°C | 5.9°C | 111 mm | 67 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 7.2°C | 11.5°C | 930 mm | 1,746 |
Where Le Mesnil-Gilbert’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Hilaire-du-H, 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, Caen-Carpiquet, 68 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 Le Mesnil-Gilbert’s climate
How warm does Le Mesnil-Gilbert get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.7°C. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 7 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Mesnil-Gilbert get in winter?
February nights average 2.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 41 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Le Mesnil-Gilbert get?
About 930 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (111 mm) and June the driest (58 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Caen-Carpiquet (68 km away), averages 1,746 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Mesnil-Gilbert itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Mesnil-Gilbert, Saint-Hilaire-du-H, 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-HILAIRE-DU-H, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Mesnil-Gilbert →
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