Laval gets fewer days of 25 degrees or more than 80% of mainland French towns
Météo-France’s Laval-Etronnier station, 4.7 km south-east: a typical July afternoon reaches 24.6°C, a January night drops to 2.7°C, and 757 mm of rain falls in a year. Winters go the other way: only about 34 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 68% of mainland French towns.
A year in Laval at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Laval-Etronnier station.
What a year in Laval feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Laval-Etronnier.
About 757 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 15th wettest of 19 towns of 2,500+ in Mayenne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
34 frosts and 41 days of 25°C a year
On about 34 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Laval-Etronnier: 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 Laval-Etronnier
Laval-Etronnier is 4.7 km south-east of Laval. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Laval itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Laval-Etronnier (53130008) |
| Distance from the town | 4.7 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 100 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 63 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 Laval 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval | Laval-Etronnier | 24.6°C | 2.7°C | 757 mm |
| Changé 3.6 km | same station | 24.6°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Saint-Berthevin 4.3 km | same station | 24.6°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 757 mm |
| L'Huisserie 5 km | same station | 24.6°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval 5.2 km | Argentré | 25.2°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.2°C 0.5°C colder | 781 mm |
| Louverné 7.1 km | Argentré | 25.2°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.2°C 0.5°C colder | 781 mm |
| Argentré 9.8 km | Argentré | 25.2°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.2°C 0.5°C colder | 781 mm |
Laval weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Laval-Etronnier station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | 2.7°C | 5.4°C | 74 mm |
| February | 9.3°C | 2.4°C | 5.9°C | 55 mm |
| March | 12.6°C | 4.1°C | 8.3°C | 54 mm |
| April | 15.6°C | 5.7°C | 10.7°C | 55 mm |
| May | 19.0°C | 9.0°C | 14.0°C | 64 mm |
| June | 22.4°C | 11.9°C | 17.2°C | 53 mm |
| July | 24.6°C | 13.7°C | 19.1°C | 48 mm |
| August | 24.7°C | 13.7°C | 19.2°C | 51 mm |
| September | 21.5°C | 11.1°C | 16.3°C | 60 mm |
| October | 16.6°C | 8.8°C | 12.7°C | 79 mm |
| November | 11.6°C | 5.4°C | 8.5°C | 76 mm |
| December | 8.6°C | 3.0°C | 5.8°C | 87 mm |
| Year | 16.2°C | 7.6°C | 11.9°C | 757 mm |
Where Laval’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Laval-Etronnier, 4.7 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 Laval’s climate
How warm does Laval get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.7°C. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Laval get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 34 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Laval get?
About 757 mm a year, more than 50% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (87 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
Are these figures for Laval itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Laval, Laval-Etronnier, 4.7 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 LAVAL-ETRONNIER, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Laval →
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.