Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Chanu: 1,271 mm a year
January mornings start at about 2.2°C. None of the 20 towns of 2,500+ in Orne has cooler July afternoons. Temperatures cover 19°C across the year, low to high. Long walks are most pleasant from June to September, when afternoons reach 19–22°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Legast station, 28 km west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Chanu at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Legast station.
What a year in Chanu feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Legast.
About 1,271 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 43 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 20 towns of 2,500+ in Orne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet
30 frosts and 19 days of 25°C a year
On about 30 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 19 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Legast: 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 Legast
Legast is 28 km west of Chanu. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chanu itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Legast (14296001) |
| Distance from the town | 28 km west |
| Station altitude | 336 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 286 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Caen-Carpiquet, 53 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 Chanu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanu | Legast | 21.5°C | 2.2°C | 1,271 mm |
| Tinchebray-Bocage 4.5 km | same station | 21.5°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 1,271 mm |
| Flers 8.2 km | Pierrefitte Cin | 23.5°C 2°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 807 mm |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers 8.7 km | Pierrefitte Cin | 23.5°C 2°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 807 mm |
| Domfront en Poiraie 15 km | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C 2.2°C warmer | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Valdallière 16 km | Saint-Georges D | 22.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 2.7°C 0.5°C milder | 992 mm |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre 17 km | Pierrefitte Cin | 23.5°C 2°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 807 mm |
Chanu weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Legast station; sunshine at Caen-Carpiquet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.6°C | 2.2°C | 4.4°C | 127 mm | 71 |
| February | 7.5°C | 2.3°C | 4.9°C | 104 mm | 90 |
| March | 10.1°C | 3.8°C | 7.0°C | 95 mm | 130 |
| April | 13.5°C | 5.7°C | 9.6°C | 81 mm | 179 |
| May | 16.5°C | 8.7°C | 12.6°C | 86 mm | 203 |
| June | 19.5°C | 11.3°C | 15.4°C | 72 mm | 213 |
| July | 21.5°C | 12.9°C | 17.2°C | 83 mm | 219 |
| August | 21.3°C | 13.2°C | 17.2°C | 94 mm | 205 |
| September | 19.1°C | 11.3°C | 15.2°C | 88 mm | 171 |
| October | 14.7°C | 8.8°C | 11.7°C | 136 mm | 117 |
| November | 10.2°C | 5.4°C | 7.8°C | 136 mm | 82 |
| December | 7.5°C | 2.9°C | 5.2°C | 169 mm | 67 |
| Year | 14.0°C | 7.4°C | 10.7°C | 1,271 mm | 1,746 |
Where Chanu’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Legast, 28 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, 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, Caen-Carpiquet, 53 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 Chanu’s climate
How warm does Chanu get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.5°C. About 19 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chanu get in winter?
January nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 30 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chanu get?
About 1,271 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (169 mm) and June the driest (72 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Caen-Carpiquet (53 km away), averages 1,746 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chanu itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chanu, Legast, 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 LEGAST_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chanu →
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