Villepail gets fewer days of 25 degrees or more than 82% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 2.1°C. Rain peaks in December and eases off in April. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Alençon station, 28 km east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Villepail at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Alençon station.
What a year in Villepail feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Alençon.
About 744 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 19th wettest of 19 towns of 2,500+ in Mayenne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Alençon
44 frosts and 39 days of 25°C a year
On about 44 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 39 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Alençon: 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 Alençon
Alençon is 28 km east of Villepail. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Villepail itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Alençon (61001001) |
| Distance from the town | 28 km east |
| Station altitude | 143 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 274 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
Villepail sits 131 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Villepail to run about 0.9°C cooler than these figures.
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 Villepail 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villepail | Alençon | 24.3°C | 2.1°C | 744 mm |
| Villaines-la-Juhel 6.7 km | Évron | 25.2°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.1°C about the same | 804 mm |
| Rives d'Andaine 19 km | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie 20 km | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| La Ferté Macé 22 km | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis 25 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 744 mm |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées 27 km | Mayenne | 24.4°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 850 mm |
Villepail weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Alençon station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 2.1°C | 4.7°C | 75 mm | 60 |
| February | 8.6°C | 1.7°C | 5.2°C | 57 mm | 89 |
| March | 12.0°C | 3.4°C | 7.7°C | 53 mm | 134 |
| April | 15.2°C | 5.0°C | 10.1°C | 50 mm | 174 |
| May | 18.6°C | 8.3°C | 13.4°C | 62 mm | 198 |
| June | 21.9°C | 11.3°C | 16.6°C | 55 mm | 215 |
| July | 24.3°C | 13.0°C | 18.7°C | 51 mm | 222 |
| August | 24.4°C | 13.0°C | 18.7°C | 51 mm | 214 |
| September | 20.9°C | 10.2°C | 15.5°C | 55 mm | 174 |
| October | 16.0°C | 7.9°C | 12.0°C | 72 mm | 112 |
| November | 10.9°C | 4.7°C | 7.8°C | 76 mm | 73 |
| December | 7.8°C | 2.3°C | 5.0°C | 88 mm | 63 |
| Year | 15.7°C | 6.9°C | 11.3°C | 744 mm | 1,727 |
Where Villepail’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Alençon, 28 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, 28 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 Villepail’s climate
How warm does Villepail get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.4°C. About 39 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 82% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Villepail get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 44 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Villepail get?
About 744 mm a year, less than 53% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (88 mm) and April the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Alençon (28 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Villepail itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Villepail, Alençon, 28 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 ALENCON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Villepail →
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.