Javron-les-Chapelles has cooler summers than 79% of mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 2.3°C. Of the 19 towns of 2,500+ in Mayenne, it is the wettest. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 22°C. The outdoor season runs from May to September, with highs of 19–24°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Mayenne station, 26 km south-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Javron-les-Chapelles at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mayenne station.
What a year in Javron-les-Chapelles 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
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Alençon
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 26 km south-west of Javron-les-Chapelles. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Javron-les-Chapelles itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mayenne (53147001) |
| Distance from the town | 26 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 138 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 191 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Alençon, 33 km away |
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 Javron-les-Chapelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javron-les-Chapelles | Mayenne | 24.4°C | 2.3°C | 850 mm |
| Villaines-la-Juhel 9.1 km | Évron | 25.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.1°C about the same | 804 mm |
| Rives d'Andaine 15 km | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie 17 km | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| La Ferté Macé 19 km | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées 22 km | same station | 24.4°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Mayenne 25 km | same station | 24.4°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 850 mm |
Javron-les-Chapelles weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mayenne station; sunshine at Alençon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 2.3°C | 5.2°C | 87 mm | 60 |
| February | 9.3°C | 2.0°C | 5.7°C | 71 mm | 89 |
| March | 12.6°C | 3.7°C | 8.1°C | 63 mm | 134 |
| April | 15.7°C | 5.4°C | 10.5°C | 57 mm | 174 |
| May | 19.0°C | 8.8°C | 13.9°C | 68 mm | 198 |
| June | 22.3°C | 11.7°C | 17.0°C | 55 mm | 215 |
| July | 24.4°C | 13.4°C | 18.9°C | 58 mm | 222 |
| August | 24.4°C | 13.4°C | 18.9°C | 56 mm | 214 |
| September | 21.2°C | 10.7°C | 15.9°C | 65 mm | 174 |
| October | 16.5°C | 8.5°C | 12.5°C | 86 mm | 112 |
| November | 11.6°C | 5.0°C | 8.3°C | 88 mm | 73 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.6°C | 5.6°C | 98 mm | 63 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 7.3°C | 11.7°C | 850 mm | 1,727 |
Where Javron-les-Chapelles’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mayenne, 26 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.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Alençon, 33 km away.
- 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 Javron-les-Chapelles’s climate
How warm does Javron-les-Chapelles 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 Javron-les-Chapelles 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 Javron-les-Chapelles 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).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Alençon (33 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Javron-les-Chapelles itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Javron-les-Chapelles, Mayenne, 26 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 Javron-les-Chapelles →
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.