Few mainland French towns get fewer days of 25 degrees or more than Saint-Germain-d'Elle
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.8°C. Only 19°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 84% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 143 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Livry station, 11 km east.
A year in Saint-Germain-d'Elle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Livry station.
What a year in Saint-Germain-d'Elle feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Livry.
About 914 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 30th wettest of 39 towns of 2,500+ in Manche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet
24 frosts and 18 days of 25°C a year
On about 24 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 18 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Livry: 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 Livry
Livry is 11 km east of Saint-Germain-d'Elle. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Germain-d'Elle itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Livry (14372001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km east |
| Station altitude | 194 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 132 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Caen-Carpiquet, 34 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 Saint-Germain-d'Elle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-d'Elle | Livry | 22.0°C | 2.8°C | 914 mm |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle 4.8 km | same station | 22.0°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 914 mm |
| Saint-Amand-Villages 8.9 km | Condé-sur-Vire | 23.6°C 1.6°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.5°C colder | 957 mm |
| Condé-sur-Vire 11 km | Condé-sur-Vire | 23.6°C 1.6°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.5°C colder | 957 mm |
| Saint-Lô 12 km | Condé-sur-Vire | 23.6°C 1.6°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.5°C colder | 957 mm |
| Torigny-les-Villes 12 km | Condé-sur-Vire | 23.6°C 1.6°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.5°C colder | 957 mm |
| Le Molay-Littry 13 km | Condé-sur-Vire | 23.6°C 1.6°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.5°C colder | 957 mm |
Saint-Germain-d'Elle weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Livry station; sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 2.8°C | 5.1°C | 85 mm | 71 |
| February | 8.4°C | 3.0°C | 5.7°C | 74 mm | 90 |
| March | 10.8°C | 4.4°C | 7.6°C | 71 mm | 130 |
| April | 13.9°C | 6.2°C | 10.0°C | 62 mm | 179 |
| May | 16.9°C | 8.9°C | 12.9°C | 66 mm | 203 |
| June | 20.0°C | 11.7°C | 15.8°C | 68 mm | 213 |
| July | 22.0°C | 13.4°C | 17.7°C | 54 mm | 219 |
| August | 22.2°C | 13.8°C | 18.0°C | 68 mm | 205 |
| September | 19.5°C | 11.9°C | 15.7°C | 62 mm | 171 |
| October | 15.5°C | 9.5°C | 12.5°C | 93 mm | 117 |
| November | 11.0°C | 5.9°C | 8.5°C | 101 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.1°C | 3.5°C | 5.8°C | 111 mm | 67 |
| Year | 14.6°C | 7.9°C | 11.3°C | 914 mm | 1,746 |
Where Saint-Germain-d'Elle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Livry, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, 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, 34 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 Saint-Germain-d'Elle’s climate
How warm does Saint-Germain-d'Elle get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.2°C. About 18 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Germain-d'Elle get in winter?
January nights average 2.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 24 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Germain-d'Elle get?
About 914 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (111 mm) and July the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Caen-Carpiquet (34 km away), averages 1,746 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Germain-d'Elle itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Germain-d'Elle, Livry, 11 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 LIVRY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Germain-d'Elle →
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