Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Vernix than in 92% of mainland French towns
July afternoons reach 23.1°C on a typical day and January nights drop to 3.4°C; 821 mm of rain falls in a year. Winters go the other way: nights in January are milder than in 83% of mainland French towns. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 65% of mainland French towns. Figures from Météo-France’s Pontorson station, 25 km south-west.
A year in Vernix at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pontorson station.
What a year in Vernix feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pontorson.
About 821 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 34th wettest of 39 towns of 2,500+ in Manche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Dinard
28 frosts and 28 days of 25°C a year
On about 28 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, and 5 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pontorson: 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 Pontorson
Pontorson is 25 km south-west of Vernix. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vernix itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pontorson (50410003) |
| Distance from the town | 25 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 33 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 32 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 17 km |
| 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 Vernix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernix | Pontorson | 23.1°C | 3.4°C | 821 mm |
| Avranches 9.8 km | same station | 23.1°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Ducey-Les Chéris 12 km | same station | 23.1°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Isigny-le-Buat 12 km | Saint-Hilaire-du-H | 23.7°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.7°C 0.7°C colder | 930 mm |
| Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny 13 km | Legast | 21.5°C 1.6°C cooler | 2.2°C 1.2°C colder | 1,271 mm |
| Sartilly-Baie-Bocage 17 km | same station | 23.1°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Grandparigny 18 km | Saint-Hilaire-du-H | 23.7°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.7°C 0.7°C colder | 930 mm |
Vernix weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pontorson station; sunshine at Dinard.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.9°C | 3.4°C | 6.1°C | 76 mm | 69 |
| February | 9.8°C | 3.2°C | 6.5°C | 58 mm | 91 |
| March | 12.5°C | 4.3°C | 8.4°C | 55 mm | 133 |
| April | 15.4°C | 5.7°C | 10.5°C | 60 mm | 179 |
| May | 18.3°C | 8.9°C | 13.6°C | 66 mm | 203 |
| June | 21.5°C | 11.7°C | 16.6°C | 55 mm | 208 |
| July | 23.1°C | 13.3°C | 18.2°C | 62 mm | 221 |
| August | 23.0°C | 13.4°C | 18.2°C | 65 mm | 201 |
| September | 21.2°C | 11.1°C | 16.2°C | 57 mm | 170 |
| October | 16.9°C | 9.3°C | 13.1°C | 87 mm | 114 |
| November | 12.4°C | 6.2°C | 9.3°C | 86 mm | 80 |
| December | 9.5°C | 3.9°C | 6.7°C | 95 mm | 66 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 7.9°C | 11.9°C | 821 mm | 1,733 |
Where Vernix’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pontorson, 25 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, 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 Vernix’s climate
How warm does Vernix get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.1°C. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 92% of mainland French towns, and about 5 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vernix get in winter?
February nights average 3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 28 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vernix get?
About 821 mm a year, more than 65% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (95 mm) and June the driest (55 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 Vernix itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vernix, Pontorson, 25 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 PONTORSON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vernix →
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