Gorron gets fewer days of 25 degrees or more than 90% of mainland French towns
July afternoons reach 23.7°C on a typical day and January nights drop to 2.1°C; 850 mm of rain falls in a year. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 70% of mainland French towns. Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Fraimbault station, 13 km north-east.
A year in Gorron at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Fraimbault station.
What a year in Gorron feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Fraimbault.
About 850 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 19 towns of 2,500+ in Mayenne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
40 frosts and 32 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 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-Fraimbault: 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-Fraimbault
Saint-Fraimbault is 13 km north-east of Gorron. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gorron itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Fraimbault (61387001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 158 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 182 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (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 Gorron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorron | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C | 2.1°C | 850 mm |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées 14 km | Mayenne | 24.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Ernée 16 km | Mayenne | 24.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Mayenne 19 km | Mayenne | 24.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Domfront en Poiraie 23 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Louvigné-du-Désert 24 km | Louvigné-du-Désert | 22.9°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 941 mm |
| Mortain-Bocage 25 km | Saint-Hilaire-du-H | 23.7°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.6°C milder | 930 mm |
Gorron weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Fraimbault station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 2.1°C | 4.8°C | 86 mm |
| February | 8.7°C | 2.1°C | 5.4°C | 71 mm |
| March | 11.6°C | 3.4°C | 7.5°C | 64 mm |
| April | 15.0°C | 5.1°C | 10.0°C | 58 mm |
| May | 18.1°C | 8.4°C | 13.3°C | 65 mm |
| June | 21.5°C | 11.3°C | 16.4°C | 52 mm |
| July | 23.7°C | 12.7°C | 18.2°C | 63 mm |
| August | 23.6°C | 12.6°C | 18.1°C | 57 mm |
| September | 20.6°C | 10.0°C | 15.3°C | 62 mm |
| October | 16.1°C | 8.3°C | 12.2°C | 83 mm |
| November | 11.1°C | 5.0°C | 8.1°C | 87 mm |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.6°C | 5.3°C | 101 mm |
| Year | 15.5°C | 7.0°C | 11.2°C | 850 mm |
Where Gorron’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Fraimbault, 13 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, 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 Gorron’s climate
How warm does Gorron get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.7°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 Gorron get in winter?
January nights average 2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gorron get?
About 850 mm a year, more than 70% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (101 mm) and June the driest (52 mm).
Are these figures for Gorron itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gorron, Saint-Fraimbault, 13 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-FRAIMBAULT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Gorron →
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.