No extremes in Mée: its weather tracks the middle of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 25.6°C, a January night drops to 2.5°C, and 768 mm of rain falls in a year. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 63% of mainland French towns. Only 24°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Villiers-Charle station, 17 km north-east.
A year in Mée at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villiers-Charle station.
What a year in Mée 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 17 km north-east of Mée. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Mée itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villiers-Charle (53273001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 67 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 67 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
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 Mée 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mée | Villiers-Charle | 25.6°C | 2.5°C | 768 mm |
| Craon 8.5 km | Cossé-le-Vivien | 25.4°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Segré-en-Anjou Bleu 12 km | Coudray | 25.9°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 718 mm |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne 12 km | Coudray | 25.9°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 718 mm |
| Renazé 14 km | Soudan | 25.4°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 826 mm |
| Cossé-le-Vivien 16 km | Cossé-le-Vivien | 25.4°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Ombrée d'Anjou 19 km | Soudan | 25.4°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 826 mm |
Mée 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 Mée’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villiers-Charle, 17 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 Mée’s climate
How warm does Mée 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 Mée 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 Mée 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 Mée itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Mée, Villiers-Charle, 17 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 Mée →
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.