Contest has cooler summers than 79% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 2.3°C. Winter and summer sit 22°C apart. None of the 19 towns of 2,500+ in Mayenne gets more rain. The outdoor season runs from May to September, with highs of 19–24°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Mayenne station, 5.6 km north.
A year in Contest at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mayenne station.
What a year in Contest feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mayenne.
About 850 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 19 towns of 2,500+ in Mayenne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
42 frosts and 43 days of 25°C a year
On about 42 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 43 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mayenne: 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 Mayenne
Mayenne is 5.6 km north of Contest. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Contest itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mayenne (53147001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.6 km north |
| Station altitude | 138 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 92 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
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 Contest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contest | Mayenne | 24.4°C | 2.3°C | 850 mm |
| Mayenne 5.8 km | same station | 24.4°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Montsûrs 16 km | Argentré | 25.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 781 mm |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées 16 km | same station | 24.4°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Louverné 16 km | Argentré | 25.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 781 mm |
| Ernée 20 km | same station | 24.4°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Argentré 20 km | Argentré | 25.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 781 mm |
Contest weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mayenne station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 2.3°C | 5.2°C | 87 mm |
| February | 9.3°C | 2.0°C | 5.7°C | 71 mm |
| March | 12.6°C | 3.7°C | 8.1°C | 63 mm |
| April | 15.7°C | 5.4°C | 10.5°C | 57 mm |
| May | 19.0°C | 8.8°C | 13.9°C | 68 mm |
| June | 22.3°C | 11.7°C | 17.0°C | 55 mm |
| July | 24.4°C | 13.4°C | 18.9°C | 58 mm |
| August | 24.4°C | 13.4°C | 18.9°C | 56 mm |
| September | 21.2°C | 10.7°C | 15.9°C | 65 mm |
| October | 16.5°C | 8.5°C | 12.5°C | 86 mm |
| November | 11.6°C | 5.0°C | 8.3°C | 88 mm |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.6°C | 5.6°C | 98 mm |
| Year | 16.1°C | 7.3°C | 11.7°C | 850 mm |
Where Contest’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mayenne, 5.6 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.
- 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 Contest’s climate
How warm does Contest get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.4°C. About 43 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 78% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Contest get in winter?
February nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 42 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Contest get?
About 850 mm a year, more than 70% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (98 mm) and June the driest (55 mm).
Are these figures for Contest itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Contest, Mayenne, 5.6 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 MAYENNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Contest →
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