Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Planches than in 90% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.2°C. Rain peaks in December and eases off in September. About 59 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 79% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 59 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pin au Haras-Inrae station, 15 km west.
A year in Planches at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pin au Haras-Inrae station.
What a year in Planches feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pin au Haras-Inrae.
About 756 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and September the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th wettest of 20 towns of 2,500+ in Orne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Alençon
A frosty town: 59 frosts and 32 days of 25°C a year
On about 59 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 Pin au Haras-Inrae: 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 Pin au Haras-Inrae
Pin au Haras-Inrae is 15 km west of Planches. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Planches itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pin au Haras-Inrae (61328001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km west |
| Station altitude | 202 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 274 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Alençon, 35 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 Planches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planches | Pin au Haras-Inrae | 23.6°C | 1.2°C | 756 mm |
| Sées 19 km | same station | 23.6°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 756 mm |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche 19 km | L'Aigle | 23.6°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 730 mm |
| L'Aigle 19 km | L'Aigle | 23.6°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 730 mm |
| Tourouvre au Perche 22 km | Beaulieu | 24.3°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.2°C about the same | 837 mm |
| Gouffern en Auge 22 km | Argentan | 24.4°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.7°C 0.5°C milder | 692 mm |
| Mortagne-au-Perche 23 km | Beaulieu | 24.3°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.2°C about the same | 837 mm |
Planches weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pin au Haras-Inrae station; sunshine at Alençon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | 1.2°C | 4.3°C | 67 mm | 60 |
| February | 8.3°C | 0.8°C | 4.6°C | 56 mm | 89 |
| March | 11.6°C | 2.5°C | 7.1°C | 55 mm | 134 |
| April | 14.7°C | 3.9°C | 9.3°C | 56 mm | 174 |
| May | 18.0°C | 7.4°C | 12.7°C | 67 mm | 198 |
| June | 21.4°C | 10.3°C | 15.8°C | 54 mm | 215 |
| July | 23.6°C | 11.9°C | 17.7°C | 59 mm | 222 |
| August | 23.6°C | 11.8°C | 17.7°C | 58 mm | 214 |
| September | 20.3°C | 9.1°C | 14.7°C | 54 mm | 174 |
| October | 15.6°C | 7.1°C | 11.3°C | 74 mm | 112 |
| November | 10.8°C | 4.0°C | 7.4°C | 75 mm | 73 |
| December | 7.8°C | 1.6°C | 4.7°C | 82 mm | 63 |
| Year | 15.3°C | 6.0°C | 10.6°C | 756 mm | 1,727 |
Where Planches’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pin au Haras-Inrae, 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, 35 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 Planches’s climate
How warm does Planches get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.6°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 Planches get in winter?
February nights average 0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 59 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Planches get?
About 756 mm a year, more than 50% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (82 mm) and September the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Alençon (35 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Planches itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Planches, Pin au Haras-Inrae, 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 PIN AU HARAS-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Planches →
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