Saint-Brice gets fewer days of 25 degrees or more than 90% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 2.1°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 70% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in June. Waterproofs come out on about 135 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Fraimbault station, 6.6 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Brice at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Fraimbault station.
What a year in Saint-Brice 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 6.6 km south-west of Saint-Brice. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Brice itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Fraimbault (61387001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.6 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 158 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 172 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Alençon, 57 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 Saint-Brice 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Brice | Saint-Fraimbault | 23.7°C | 2.1°C | 850 mm |
| Domfront en Poiraie 4.4 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Rives d'Andaine 14 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées 16 km | Mayenne | 24.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie 16 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| La Ferté Macé 21 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Flers 22 km | Pierrefitte Cin | 23.5°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 807 mm |
Saint-Brice 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 Saint-Brice’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Fraimbault, 6.6 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, 57 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 Saint-Brice’s climate
How warm does Saint-Brice 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 Saint-Brice 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 Saint-Brice 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 (57 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Brice itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Brice, Saint-Fraimbault, 6.6 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 Saint-Brice →
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