Neither notably warm, cold, wet nor dry, Gesnes sits near the middle of mainland French towns
About 781 mm of rain falls in a typical year; July afternoons reach 25.2°C and January nights drop to 2.2°C. Warm afternoons come less often than in 68% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 24°C. Expect about 45 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Argentré station, 7.4 km south-west.
A year in Gesnes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Argentré station.
What a year in Gesnes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Argentré.
About 781 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 11th wettest of 19 towns of 2,500+ in Mayenne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
45 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Argentré: 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 Argentré
Argentré is 7.4 km south-west of Gesnes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gesnes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Argentré (53007001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.4 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 107 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 Gesnes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gesnes | Argentré | 25.2°C | 2.2°C | 781 mm |
| Montsûrs 2.4 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 781 mm |
| Argentré 7.8 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 781 mm |
| Louverné 9.7 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 781 mm |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval 12 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 781 mm |
| Évron 13 km | Évron | 25.2°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 804 mm |
| Changé 15 km | Laval-Etronnier | 24.6°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.7°C 0.5°C milder | 757 mm |
Gesnes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Argentré station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 2.2°C | 5.3°C | 79 mm |
| February | 9.6°C | 1.8°C | 5.7°C | 60 mm |
| March | 12.9°C | 3.5°C | 8.2°C | 56 mm |
| April | 16.1°C | 5.1°C | 10.6°C | 56 mm |
| May | 19.6°C | 8.5°C | 14.0°C | 58 mm |
| June | 23.0°C | 11.4°C | 17.2°C | 53 mm |
| July | 25.2°C | 12.9°C | 19.0°C | 51 mm |
| August | 25.3°C | 12.9°C | 19.1°C | 52 mm |
| September | 21.9°C | 10.3°C | 16.1°C | 65 mm |
| October | 16.8°C | 8.2°C | 12.5°C | 80 mm |
| November | 11.7°C | 4.7°C | 8.2°C | 79 mm |
| December | 8.7°C | 2.5°C | 5.6°C | 91 mm |
| Year | 16.6°C | 7.0°C | 11.8°C | 781 mm |
Where Gesnes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Argentré, 7.4 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 Gesnes’s climate
How warm does Gesnes get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Gesnes get in winter?
February nights average 1.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 45 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gesnes get?
About 781 mm a year, more than 55% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (91 mm) and July the driest (51 mm).
Are these figures for Gesnes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gesnes, Argentré, 7.4 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 ARGENTRE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Gesnes →
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.