Summer arrives softly in Fougerolles-du-Plessis, cooler than in 90% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 2.3°C. None of the 19 towns of 2,500+ in Mayenne gets more rain. A year here swings 21°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Mars/la-Futa station, 6.5 km south-west.
A year in Fougerolles-du-Plessis at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Mars/la-Futa station.
What a year in Fougerolles-du-Plessis feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Mars/la-Futa.
About 929 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 19 towns of 2,500+ in Mayenne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
36 frosts and 32 days of 25°C a year
On about 36 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 32 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Mars/la-Futa: 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-Mars/la-Futa
Saint-Mars/la-Futa is 6.5 km south-west of Fougerolles-du-Plessis. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fougerolles-du-Plessis itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Mars/la-Futa (53238002) |
| Distance from the town | 6.5 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 208 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 194 m |
| Period | 1991–2019 (the station’s own record) |
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 Fougerolles-du-Plessis 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fougerolles-du-Plessis | Saint-Mars/la-Futa | 23.5°C | 2.3°C | 929 mm |
| Louvigné-du-Désert 12 km | Louvigné-du-Désert | 22.9°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 941 mm |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët 15 km | Saint-Hilaire-du-H | 23.7°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Grandparigny 15 km | Saint-Hilaire-du-H | 23.7°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Mortain-Bocage 16 km | Saint-Hilaire-du-H | 23.7°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Ernée 20 km | Mayenne | 24.4°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Fougères 22 km | Fougères | 23.3°C about the same | 3.2°C 0.9°C milder | 939 mm |
Fougerolles-du-Plessis weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Mars/la-Futa station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 2.3°C | 5.0°C | 91 mm |
| February | 8.8°C | 2.2°C | 5.5°C | 74 mm |
| March | 11.8°C | 3.9°C | 7.8°C | 67 mm |
| April | 14.7°C | 5.4°C | 10.1°C | 64 mm |
| May | 18.0°C | 8.7°C | 13.3°C | 75 mm |
| June | 21.4°C | 11.4°C | 16.4°C | 63 mm |
| July | 23.5°C | 13.1°C | 18.3°C | 63 mm |
| August | 23.4°C | 13.1°C | 18.2°C | 63 mm |
| September | 20.4°C | 10.7°C | 15.6°C | 72 mm |
| October | 15.9°C | 8.5°C | 12.2°C | 93 mm |
| November | 11.1°C | 5.1°C | 8.1°C | 97 mm |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.7°C | 5.5°C | 108 mm |
| Year | 15.4°C | 7.3°C | 11.3°C | 929 mm |
Where Fougerolles-du-Plessis’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Mars/la-Futa, 6.5 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1991–2019, 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 Fougerolles-du-Plessis’s climate
How warm does Fougerolles-du-Plessis get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.5°C. About 32 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fougerolles-du-Plessis get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 36 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fougerolles-du-Plessis get?
About 929 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (108 mm) and July the driest (63 mm).
Are these figures for Fougerolles-du-Plessis itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fougerolles-du-Plessis, Saint-Mars/la-Futa, 6.5 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-MARS/LA-FUTA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fougerolles-du-Plessis →
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