Summer warmth: La Ferté Macé logs fewer 25-degree days than 90% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 2.1°C. December is the wettest month, June the driest. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 70% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 40 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Fraimbault station, 27 km west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in La Ferté Macé at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Fraimbault station.
What a year in La Ferté Macé feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Fraimbault.
About 850 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 20 towns of 2,500+ in Orne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Alençon
40 frosts and 32 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 32 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Fraimbault: 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 Saint-Fraimbault
Saint-Fraimbault is 27 km west of La Ferté Macé. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Ferté Macé itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Fraimbault (61387001) |
| Distance from the town | 27 km west |
| Station altitude | 158 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 224 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Alençon, 38 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 La Ferté Macé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Ferté Macé | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C | 2.1°C | 850 mm |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie 5.9 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Rives d'Andaine 9.7 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Domfront en Poiraie 21 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Flers 23 km | Pierrefitte Cin | 23.5°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 807 mm |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers 25 km | Pierrefitte Cin | 23.5°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 807 mm |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre 25 km | Pierrefitte Cin | 23.5°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 807 mm |
La Ferté Macé weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Fraimbault station; sunshine at Alençon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 2.1°C | 4.8°C | 86 mm | 60 |
| February | 8.7°C | 2.1°C | 5.4°C | 71 mm | 89 |
| March | 11.6°C | 3.4°C | 7.5°C | 64 mm | 134 |
| April | 15.0°C | 5.1°C | 10.0°C | 58 mm | 174 |
| May | 18.1°C | 8.4°C | 13.3°C | 65 mm | 198 |
| June | 21.5°C | 11.3°C | 16.4°C | 52 mm | 215 |
| July | 23.7°C | 12.7°C | 18.2°C | 63 mm | 222 |
| August | 23.6°C | 12.6°C | 18.1°C | 57 mm | 214 |
| September | 20.6°C | 10.0°C | 15.3°C | 62 mm | 174 |
| October | 16.1°C | 8.3°C | 12.2°C | 83 mm | 112 |
| November | 11.1°C | 5.0°C | 8.1°C | 87 mm | 73 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.6°C | 5.3°C | 101 mm | 63 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 7.0°C | 11.2°C | 850 mm | 1,727 |
Where La Ferté Macé’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Fraimbault, 27 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, 38 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 La Ferté Macé’s climate
How warm does La Ferté Macé get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.7°C. About 32 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Ferté Macé get in winter?
January nights average 2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Ferté Macé get?
About 850 mm a year, more than 70% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (101 mm) and June the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Alençon (38 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Ferté Macé itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Ferté Macé, Saint-Fraimbault, 27 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 ST-FRAIMBAULT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Ferté Macé →
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.