Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Ciral than in 82% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 2.1°C. December is the wettest month, April the driest. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Alençon station, 19 km east.
A year in Ciral at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Alençon station.
What a year in Ciral 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. 15th wettest of 20 towns of 2,500+ in Orne.
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 19 km east of Ciral. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ciral itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Alençon (61001001) |
| Distance from the town | 19 km east |
| Station altitude | 143 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 289 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
Ciral sits 146 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Ciral 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 Ciral 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciral | Alençon | 24.3°C | 2.1°C | 744 mm |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis 18 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 744 mm |
| Alençon 19 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 744 mm |
| La Ferté Macé 19 km | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Villaines-la-Juhel 21 km | Évron | 25.2°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.1°C about the same | 804 mm |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie 22 km | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Rives d'Andaine 24 km | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
Ciral 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 Ciral’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Alençon, 19 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, 19 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 Ciral’s climate
How warm does Ciral 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 Ciral 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 Ciral 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 (19 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ciral itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ciral, Alençon, 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 ALENCON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ciral →
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