Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Ri than in 84% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.7°C. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 72% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 23°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to September, with highs of 21–24°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Argentan station, 14 km south-east.
A year in Ri at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Argentan station.
What a year in Ri 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 14 km south-east of Ri. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ri itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Argentan (61006005) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 170 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 194 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Alençon, 42 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 Ri 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ri | Argentan | 24.4°C | 1.7°C | 692 mm |
| Argentan 10 km | same station | 24.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 692 mm |
| Falaise 13 km | Damblainville | 23.6°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.5°C 0.8°C milder | 717 mm |
| Gouffern en Auge 18 km | same station | 24.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 692 mm |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre 25 km | Pierrefitte Cin | 23.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.3°C 0.6°C milder | 807 mm |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge 27 km | L Oudon Lieury | 24.2°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 677 mm |
| La Ferté Macé 27 km | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
Ri 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 Ri’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Argentan, 14 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, 42 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 Ri’s climate
How warm does Ri 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 Ri 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 Ri 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 (42 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ri itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ri, Argentan, 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 ARGENTAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ri →
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.