Summer warmth: Le Sap-André logs fewer 25-degree days than 93% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 1.9°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 67% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 21°C. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Ticheville station, 14 km north-west.
A year in Le Sap-André at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ticheville station.
What a year in Le Sap-André feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ticheville.
About 826 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 20 towns of 2,500+ in Orne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Alençon
40 frosts and 28 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, and 5 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ticheville: 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 Ticheville
Ticheville is 14 km north-west of Le Sap-André. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Sap-André itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ticheville (61485002) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 225 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 263 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Alençon, 47 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 Le Sap-André 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Sap-André | Ticheville | 22.9°C | 1.9°C | 826 mm |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche 8.8 km | L'Aigle | 23.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.4°C 0.5°C colder | 730 mm |
| Vimoutiers 17 km | same station | 22.9°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 826 mm |
| L'Aigle 19 km | L'Aigle | 23.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.4°C 0.5°C colder | 730 mm |
| Gouffern en Auge 22 km | Argentan | 24.4°C 1.5°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 692 mm |
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge 24 km | same station | 22.9°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 826 mm |
| Mesnil-en-Ouche 27 km | Les Bottereaux | 25.2°C 2.3°C warmer | 0.9°C 1°C colder | 737 mm |
Le Sap-André weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ticheville station; sunshine at Alençon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | 1.9°C | 4.3°C | 73 mm | 60 |
| February | 7.7°C | 1.8°C | 4.7°C | 60 mm | 89 |
| March | 10.8°C | 3.3°C | 7.0°C | 62 mm | 134 |
| April | 14.4°C | 5.3°C | 9.8°C | 64 mm | 174 |
| May | 17.7°C | 8.3°C | 13.0°C | 68 mm | 198 |
| June | 20.9°C | 11.2°C | 16.1°C | 60 mm | 215 |
| July | 22.9°C | 12.7°C | 17.8°C | 57 mm | 222 |
| August | 22.9°C | 12.9°C | 17.9°C | 64 mm | 214 |
| September | 20.1°C | 10.7°C | 15.4°C | 62 mm | 174 |
| October | 15.3°C | 8.4°C | 11.9°C | 83 mm | 112 |
| November | 10.5°C | 5.0°C | 7.7°C | 80 mm | 73 |
| December | 7.6°C | 2.5°C | 5.0°C | 93 mm | 63 |
| Year | 14.8°C | 7.0°C | 10.9°C | 826 mm | 1,727 |
Where Le Sap-André’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ticheville, 14 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, 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, 47 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 Le Sap-André’s climate
How warm does Le Sap-André get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.9°C. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 5 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Sap-André get in winter?
February nights average 1.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Le Sap-André get?
About 826 mm a year, more than 67% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (93 mm) and July the driest (57 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Alençon (47 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Sap-André itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Sap-André, Ticheville, 14 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 TICHEVILLE_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Sap-André →
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.