The climate in Bannes sits close to the middle of mainland French towns
A typical January night drops to 2.3°C and a July afternoon reaches 25.4°C; 799 mm of rain falls in a year. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 66% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 23°C. Frost greets about 47 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard station, 15 km north-west.
A year in Bannes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard station.
What a year in Bannes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard.
About 799 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 19 towns of 2,500+ in Mayenne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
47 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 47 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard: 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-Georges-le-Fléchard
Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard is 15 km north-west of Bannes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bannes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard (53220001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 90 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 83 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
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 Bannes 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 Mayenne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannes | Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard | 25.4°C | 2.3°C | 799 mm |
| Meslay-du-Maine 16 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 799 mm |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe 16 km | Coudray | 25.9°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 718 mm |
| Évron 19 km | Évron | 25.2°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 804 mm |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe 23 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.7°C about the same | 693 mm |
| Montsûrs 24 km | Argentré | 25.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 781 mm |
| Précigné 24 km | Montreuil-sur-Loir | 26.1°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 697 mm |
Bannes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 2.3°C | 5.3°C | 82 mm |
| February | 9.7°C | 2.1°C | 5.9°C | 65 mm |
| March | 12.9°C | 3.4°C | 8.2°C | 58 mm |
| April | 16.2°C | 4.9°C | 10.5°C | 57 mm |
| May | 19.6°C | 8.4°C | 14.0°C | 60 mm |
| June | 23.3°C | 11.2°C | 17.3°C | 58 mm |
| July | 25.4°C | 12.8°C | 19.1°C | 54 mm |
| August | 25.4°C | 12.7°C | 19.0°C | 47 mm |
| September | 22.0°C | 10.1°C | 16.0°C | 67 mm |
| October | 17.1°C | 8.4°C | 12.7°C | 79 mm |
| November | 11.8°C | 4.8°C | 8.3°C | 79 mm |
| December | 8.8°C | 2.6°C | 5.7°C | 94 mm |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.0°C | 11.8°C | 799 mm |
Where Bannes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard, 15 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, 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.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Mayenne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bannes’s climate
How warm does Bannes get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.4°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bannes get in winter?
February nights average 2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 47 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bannes get?
About 799 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (94 mm) and August the driest (47 mm).
Are these figures for Bannes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bannes, Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard, 15 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-GEORGES-LE-FLECHARD, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bannes →
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.