Frosty mornings in Crulai outnumber those of 90% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.3°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 80% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 24°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Plan for rain on about 134 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Beaulieu station, 4.4 km south-east.
A year in Crulai at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Beaulieu station.
What a year in Crulai feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Beaulieu.
About 837 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 20 towns of 2,500+ in Orne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Alençon
A frosty town: 68 frosts and 42 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 42 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Beaulieu: 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 Beaulieu
Beaulieu is 4.4 km south-east of Crulai. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Crulai itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Beaulieu (61034001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.4 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 217 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 230 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Alençon, 50 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 Crulai 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crulai | Beaulieu | 24.3°C | 1.2°C | 837 mm |
| L'Aigle 7.3 km | L'Aigle | 23.6°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 730 mm |
| Tourouvre au Perche 11 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 837 mm |
| Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton 19 km | Rueil | 25.2°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.6°C 0.6°C colder | 663 mm |
| Longny les Villages 20 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 837 mm |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche 20 km | L'Aigle | 23.6°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 730 mm |
| Mortagne-au-Perche 22 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 837 mm |
Crulai weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Beaulieu station; sunshine at Alençon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | 1.2°C | 4.0°C | 87 mm | 60 |
| February | 8.0°C | 0.6°C | 4.3°C | 70 mm | 89 |
| March | 11.6°C | 2.0°C | 6.8°C | 63 mm | 134 |
| April | 15.0°C | 3.3°C | 9.1°C | 55 mm | 174 |
| May | 18.5°C | 6.8°C | 12.6°C | 68 mm | 198 |
| June | 22.0°C | 9.7°C | 15.9°C | 62 mm | 215 |
| July | 24.3°C | 11.5°C | 17.9°C | 55 mm | 222 |
| August | 24.4°C | 11.4°C | 17.9°C | 54 mm | 214 |
| September | 20.7°C | 8.6°C | 14.6°C | 57 mm | 174 |
| October | 15.6°C | 6.9°C | 11.2°C | 80 mm | 112 |
| November | 10.5°C | 3.8°C | 7.1°C | 84 mm | 73 |
| December | 7.3°C | 1.5°C | 4.4°C | 101 mm | 63 |
| Year | 15.4°C | 5.6°C | 10.5°C | 837 mm | 1,727 |
Where Crulai’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Beaulieu, 4.4 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, 50 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 Crulai’s climate
How warm does Crulai get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.4°C. About 42 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Crulai get in winter?
February nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 68 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Crulai get?
About 837 mm a year, more than 68% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (101 mm) and August the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Alençon (50 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Crulai itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Crulai, Beaulieu, 4.4 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 BEAULIEU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Crulai →
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