Joué-du-Plain gets fewer days of 25 degrees or more than 84% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 1.7°C. Winter and summer sit 23°C apart. Rain is light here, less than falls on 72% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 49 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Argentan station, 12 km east.
A year in Joué-du-Plain at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Argentan station.
What a year in Joué-du-Plain feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Argentan.
About 692 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 17 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
49 frosts and 38 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 38 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Argentan: 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 Argentan
Argentan is 12 km east of Joué-du-Plain. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Joué-du-Plain itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Argentan (61006005) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km east |
| Station altitude | 170 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 165 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Alençon, 32 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 Joué-du-Plain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joué-du-Plain | Argentan | 24.4°C | 1.7°C | 692 mm |
| Argentan 11 km | same station | 24.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 692 mm |
| La Ferté Macé 19 km | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Gouffern en Auge 20 km | same station | 24.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 692 mm |
| Falaise 24 km | Damblainville | 23.6°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.5°C 0.8°C milder | 717 mm |
| Sées 25 km | Pin au Haras-Inrae | 23.6°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.2°C 0.5°C colder | 756 mm |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie 25 km | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
Joué-du-Plain weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Argentan station; sunshine at Alençon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 1.7°C | 4.6°C | 63 mm | 60 |
| February | 8.7°C | 1.8°C | 5.2°C | 54 mm | 89 |
| March | 11.8°C | 2.9°C | 7.3°C | 51 mm | 134 |
| April | 15.2°C | 4.3°C | 9.7°C | 49 mm | 174 |
| May | 18.4°C | 7.5°C | 13.0°C | 60 mm | 198 |
| June | 22.0°C | 10.4°C | 16.2°C | 47 mm | 215 |
| July | 24.4°C | 12.1°C | 18.3°C | 50 mm | 222 |
| August | 24.1°C | 12.2°C | 18.2°C | 55 mm | 214 |
| September | 20.8°C | 9.6°C | 15.2°C | 50 mm | 174 |
| October | 16.2°C | 7.9°C | 12.1°C | 70 mm | 112 |
| November | 11.1°C | 4.7°C | 7.9°C | 68 mm | 73 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.1°C | 5.0°C | 75 mm | 63 |
| Year | 15.7°C | 6.4°C | 11.1°C | 692 mm | 1,727 |
Where Joué-du-Plain’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Argentan, 12 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, 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, 32 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 Joué-du-Plain’s climate
How warm does Joué-du-Plain get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.4°C. About 38 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 84% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Joué-du-Plain get in winter?
January nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Joué-du-Plain get?
About 692 mm a year, less than 72% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (75 mm) and June the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Alençon (32 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Joué-du-Plain itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Joué-du-Plain, Argentan, 12 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 ARGENTAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Joué-du-Plain →
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