Summers in Meslay-du-Maine are cooler than in 66% of mainland French towns
Météo-France’s Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard station, 9.6 km north: July afternoons reach 25.4°C on a typical day and January nights drop to 2.3°C; 799 mm of rain falls in a year. About 47 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 65% of mainland French towns. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 60% of mainland French towns. None of its 6 nearest neighbors gets more rain.
A year in Meslay-du-Maine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard station.
What a year in Meslay-du-Maine feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard.
About 799 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 19 towns of 2,500+ in Mayenne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
47 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 47 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard: 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-Georges-le-Fléchard
Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard is 9.6 km north of Meslay-du-Maine. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Meslay-du-Maine itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard (53220001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.6 km north |
| Station altitude | 90 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 88 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.7 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 Meslay-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meslay-du-Maine | Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard | 25.4°C | 2.3°C | 799 mm |
| Argentré 16 km | Argentré | 25.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 781 mm |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval 18 km | Argentré | 25.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 781 mm |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne 18 km | Coudray | 25.9°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 718 mm |
| L'Huisserie 18 km | Laval-Etronnier | 24.6°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.7°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Laval 21 km | Laval-Etronnier | 24.6°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.7°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe 21 km | Coudray | 25.9°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 718 mm |
Meslay-du-Maine weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 2.3°C | 5.3°C | 82 mm |
| February | 9.7°C | 2.1°C | 5.9°C | 65 mm |
| March | 12.9°C | 3.4°C | 8.2°C | 58 mm |
| April | 16.2°C | 4.9°C | 10.5°C | 57 mm |
| May | 19.6°C | 8.4°C | 14.0°C | 60 mm |
| June | 23.3°C | 11.2°C | 17.3°C | 58 mm |
| July | 25.4°C | 12.8°C | 19.1°C | 54 mm |
| August | 25.4°C | 12.7°C | 19.0°C | 47 mm |
| September | 22.0°C | 10.1°C | 16.0°C | 67 mm |
| October | 17.1°C | 8.4°C | 12.7°C | 79 mm |
| November | 11.8°C | 4.8°C | 8.3°C | 79 mm |
| December | 8.8°C | 2.6°C | 5.7°C | 94 mm |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.0°C | 11.8°C | 799 mm |
Where Meslay-du-Maine’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard, 9.6 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, 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 Meslay-du-Maine’s climate
How warm does Meslay-du-Maine get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.4°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Meslay-du-Maine get in winter?
February nights average 2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 47 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Meslay-du-Maine get?
About 799 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (94 mm) and August the driest (47 mm).
Are these figures for Meslay-du-Maine itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Meslay-du-Maine, Saint-Georges-le-Fléchard, 9.6 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-GEORGES-LE-FLECHARD, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Meslay-du-Maine →
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