Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Fontaine-les-Bassets than in 85% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 2.0°C. Rain is light here, less than falls on 76% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 23°C. Frost greets about 53 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s L Oudon Lieury station, 15 km north.
A year in Fontaine-les-Bassets at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the L Oudon Lieury station.
What a year in Fontaine-les-Bassets feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at L Oudon Lieury.
About 677 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 21st wettest of 20 towns of 2,500+ in Orne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Alençon
A frosty town: 53 frosts and 37 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 37 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at L Oudon Lieury: 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 L Oudon Lieury
L Oudon Lieury is 15 km north of Fontaine-les-Bassets. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fontaine-les-Bassets itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | L Oudon Lieury (14624001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north |
| Station altitude | 52 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 76 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Alençon, 46 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 Fontaine-les-Bassets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-les-Bassets | L Oudon Lieury | 24.2°C | 2.0°C | 677 mm |
| Gouffern en Auge 11 km | Argentan | 24.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 692 mm |
| Argentan 13 km | Argentan | 24.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 692 mm |
| Falaise 15 km | Damblainville | 23.6°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.5°C 0.5°C milder | 717 mm |
| Vimoutiers 16 km | Ticheville | 22.9°C 1.3°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 826 mm |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge 17 km | same station | 24.2°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 677 mm |
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge 22 km | Ticheville | 22.9°C 1.3°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 826 mm |
Fontaine-les-Bassets weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the L Oudon Lieury station; sunshine at Alençon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 2.0°C | 5.2°C | 53 mm | 60 |
| February | 9.4°C | 1.6°C | 5.5°C | 45 mm | 89 |
| March | 12.5°C | 2.8°C | 7.7°C | 45 mm | 134 |
| April | 15.5°C | 3.9°C | 9.7°C | 51 mm | 174 |
| May | 18.7°C | 7.4°C | 13.0°C | 63 mm | 198 |
| June | 21.9°C | 10.3°C | 16.1°C | 56 mm | 215 |
| July | 24.2°C | 12.1°C | 18.1°C | 53 mm | 222 |
| August | 24.3°C | 12.2°C | 18.2°C | 58 mm | 214 |
| September | 21.2°C | 9.7°C | 15.5°C | 55 mm | 174 |
| October | 16.7°C | 7.9°C | 12.3°C | 66 mm | 112 |
| November | 12.0°C | 4.6°C | 8.3°C | 64 mm | 73 |
| December | 8.8°C | 2.3°C | 5.6°C | 68 mm | 63 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.4°C | 11.3°C | 677 mm | 1,727 |
Where Fontaine-les-Bassets’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for L Oudon Lieury, 15 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, 46 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 Fontaine-les-Bassets’s climate
How warm does Fontaine-les-Bassets get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C. About 37 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fontaine-les-Bassets get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 53 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fontaine-les-Bassets get?
About 677 mm a year, less than 76% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (68 mm) and March the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Alençon (46 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Fontaine-les-Bassets itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fontaine-les-Bassets, L Oudon Lieury, 15 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 L OUDON LIEURY_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fontaine-les-Bassets →
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.