Bizou gets more frosts than 78% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.1°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 24°C. Warm afternoons come less often than in 72% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s La Loupe station, 19 km east.
A year in Bizou at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Loupe station.
What a year in Bizou feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Loupe.
About 718 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and September the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 19th wettest of 20 towns of 2,500+ in Orne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Alençon
A frosty town: 58 frosts and 48 days of 25°C a year
On about 58 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Loupe: 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 La Loupe
La Loupe is 19 km east of Bizou. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bizou itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Loupe (28214003) |
| Distance from the town | 19 km east |
| Station altitude | 200 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 197 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Alençon, 47 km away |
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 Bizou 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 Orne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bizou | La Loupe | 25.1°C | 1.2°C | 718 mm |
| Longny les Villages 5.6 km | Beaulieu | 24.3°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.2°C about the same | 837 mm |
| Tourouvre au Perche 14 km | Beaulieu | 24.3°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.2°C about the same | 837 mm |
| Mortagne-au-Perche 15 km | Beaulieu | 24.3°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.2°C about the same | 837 mm |
| La Loupe 20 km | same station | 25.1°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 718 mm |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou 20 km | Preaux-du-Perche | 25.3°C about the same | 1.8°C 0.6°C milder | 748 mm |
| Senonches 22 km | Senonches | 24.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 817 mm |
Bizou weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Loupe station; sunshine at Alençon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | 1.2°C | 3.9°C | 62 mm | 60 |
| February | 8.3°C | 0.9°C | 4.6°C | 55 mm | 89 |
| March | 12.0°C | 2.4°C | 7.2°C | 55 mm | 134 |
| April | 15.8°C | 4.0°C | 9.9°C | 49 mm | 174 |
| May | 19.3°C | 7.5°C | 13.4°C | 67 mm | 198 |
| June | 22.9°C | 10.6°C | 16.8°C | 62 mm | 215 |
| July | 25.1°C | 12.1°C | 18.6°C | 53 mm | 222 |
| August | 25.2°C | 12.1°C | 18.6°C | 52 mm | 214 |
| September | 21.6°C | 9.4°C | 15.5°C | 44 mm | 174 |
| October | 16.2°C | 7.4°C | 11.8°C | 69 mm | 112 |
| November | 10.5°C | 4.0°C | 7.3°C | 70 mm | 73 |
| December | 7.3°C | 1.7°C | 4.5°C | 80 mm | 63 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 6.1°C | 11.0°C | 718 mm | 1,727 |
Where Bizou’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Loupe, 19 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1996–2020, 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.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Alençon, 47 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 Orne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bizou’s climate
How warm does Bizou get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.2°C. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 72% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bizou get in winter?
February nights average 0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 58 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bizou get?
About 718 mm a year, less than 62% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (80 mm) and September the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Alençon (47 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bizou itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bizou, La Loupe, 19 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 LA LOUPE_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bizou →
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.