Afternoon heat in Les Cresnays trails that of 87% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 2.7°C. December is the wettest month, June the driest. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 82% of mainland French towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 19–24°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Hilaire-du-H station, 16 km south.
A year in Les Cresnays at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Hilaire-du-H station.
What a year in Les Cresnays 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 16 km south of Les Cresnays. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Les Cresnays itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Hilaire-du-H (50484002) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km south |
| Station altitude | 95 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 72 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Caen-Carpiquet, 71 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 Les Cresnays 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Cresnays | Saint-Hilaire-du-H | 23.7°C | 2.7°C | 930 mm |
| Isigny-le-Buat 11 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Grandparigny 13 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Sourdeval 15 km | Legast | 21.5°C 2.2°C cooler | 2.2°C 0.5°C colder | 1,271 mm |
| Noues de Sienne 15 km | Legast | 21.5°C 2.2°C cooler | 2.2°C 0.5°C colder | 1,271 mm |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët 16 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Ducey-Les Chéris 16 km | Pontorson | 23.1°C 0.6°C cooler | 3.4°C 0.7°C milder | 821 mm |
Les Cresnays 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 Les Cresnays’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, 16 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, 71 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 Les Cresnays’s climate
How warm does Les Cresnays 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 Les Cresnays 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 Les Cresnays 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 (71 km away), averages 1,746 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Les Cresnays itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Les Cresnays, Saint-Hilaire-du-H, 16 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 Les Cresnays →
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.