For weather, Maisoncelles-du-Maine is about as ordinary as mainland French towns get
July afternoons reach 25.6°C on a typical day and January nights drop to 2.5°C; 768 mm of rain falls in a year. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 24°C. In January, nights here are milder than in 63% of mainland French towns. From May to October, highs of 17–26°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Villiers-Charle station, 6.8 km south-west.
A year in Maisoncelles-du-Maine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villiers-Charle station.
What a year in Maisoncelles-du-Maine feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villiers-Charle.
About 768 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 15th wettest of 19 towns of 2,500+ in Mayenne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
44 frosts and 57 days of 25°C a year
On about 44 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villiers-Charle: 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 Villiers-Charle
Villiers-Charle is 6.8 km south-west of Maisoncelles-du-Maine. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Maisoncelles-du-Maine itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villiers-Charle (53273001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.8 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 67 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 94 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 Maisoncelles-du-Maine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisoncelles-du-Maine | Villiers-Charle | 25.6°C | 2.5°C | 768 mm |
| Meslay-du-Maine 7.5 km | Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard | 25.4°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 799 mm |
| L'Huisserie 11 km | Laval-Etronnier | 24.6°C 1°C cooler | 2.7°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval 13 km | Argentré | 25.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 781 mm |
| Argentré 13 km | Argentré | 25.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 781 mm |
| Laval 14 km | Laval-Etronnier | 24.6°C 1°C cooler | 2.7°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne 16 km | Coudray | 25.9°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 718 mm |
Maisoncelles-du-Maine weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Villiers-Charle station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5°C | 2.5°C | 5.5°C | 76 mm |
| February | 9.7°C | 2.0°C | 5.9°C | 62 mm |
| March | 13.2°C | 3.6°C | 8.4°C | 54 mm |
| April | 16.2°C | 5.2°C | 10.7°C | 58 mm |
| May | 19.9°C | 8.7°C | 14.3°C | 59 mm |
| June | 23.3°C | 11.5°C | 17.4°C | 53 mm |
| July | 25.6°C | 13.0°C | 19.3°C | 43 mm |
| August | 25.6°C | 13.1°C | 19.4°C | 50 mm |
| September | 22.2°C | 10.4°C | 16.3°C | 63 mm |
| October | 17.1°C | 8.3°C | 12.7°C | 78 mm |
| November | 12.0°C | 5.0°C | 8.5°C | 81 mm |
| December | 9.0°C | 2.7°C | 5.9°C | 89 mm |
| Year | 16.9°C | 7.2°C | 12.0°C | 768 mm |
Where Maisoncelles-du-Maine’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villiers-Charle, 6.8 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 Maisoncelles-du-Maine’s climate
How warm does Maisoncelles-du-Maine get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.6°C. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 58% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Maisoncelles-du-Maine get in winter?
February nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 44 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Maisoncelles-du-Maine get?
About 768 mm a year, more than 53% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (89 mm) and July the driest (43 mm).
Are these figures for Maisoncelles-du-Maine itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Maisoncelles-du-Maine, Villiers-Charle, 6.8 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 VILLIERS-CHARLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Maisoncelles-du-Maine →
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.