Frost comes to Soligny-la-Trappe more often than to 90% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 24.3°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 80% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month, August the driest. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to September, with highs of 21–24°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Beaulieu station, 13 km north-east.
A year in Soligny-la-Trappe at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Beaulieu station.
What a year in Soligny-la-Trappe feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Beaulieu.
About 837 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 20 towns of 2,500+ in Orne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Alençon
A frosty town: 68 frosts and 42 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 42 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Beaulieu: 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 Beaulieu
Beaulieu is 13 km north-east of Soligny-la-Trappe. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Soligny-la-Trappe itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Beaulieu (61034001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 217 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 278 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Alençon, 37 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 Soligny-la-Trappe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soligny-la-Trappe | Beaulieu | 24.3°C | 1.2°C | 837 mm |
| Tourouvre au Perche 8.2 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 837 mm |
| Mortagne-au-Perche 11 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 837 mm |
| L'Aigle 17 km | L'Aigle | 23.6°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 730 mm |
| Longny les Villages 20 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 837 mm |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche 26 km | L'Aigle | 23.6°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 730 mm |
| Sées 27 km | Pin au Haras-Inrae | 23.6°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.2°C about the same | 756 mm |
Soligny-la-Trappe weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Beaulieu station; sunshine at Alençon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | 1.2°C | 4.0°C | 87 mm | 60 |
| February | 8.0°C | 0.6°C | 4.3°C | 70 mm | 89 |
| March | 11.6°C | 2.0°C | 6.8°C | 63 mm | 134 |
| April | 15.0°C | 3.3°C | 9.1°C | 55 mm | 174 |
| May | 18.5°C | 6.8°C | 12.6°C | 68 mm | 198 |
| June | 22.0°C | 9.7°C | 15.9°C | 62 mm | 215 |
| July | 24.3°C | 11.5°C | 17.9°C | 55 mm | 222 |
| August | 24.4°C | 11.4°C | 17.9°C | 54 mm | 214 |
| September | 20.7°C | 8.6°C | 14.6°C | 57 mm | 174 |
| October | 15.6°C | 6.9°C | 11.2°C | 80 mm | 112 |
| November | 10.5°C | 3.8°C | 7.1°C | 84 mm | 73 |
| December | 7.3°C | 1.5°C | 4.4°C | 101 mm | 63 |
| Year | 15.4°C | 5.6°C | 10.5°C | 837 mm | 1,727 |
Where Soligny-la-Trappe’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Beaulieu, 13 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, 37 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 Soligny-la-Trappe’s climate
How warm does Soligny-la-Trappe get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.4°C. About 42 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Soligny-la-Trappe get in winter?
February nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 68 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Soligny-la-Trappe get?
About 837 mm a year, more than 68% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (101 mm) and August the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Alençon (37 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Soligny-la-Trappe itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Soligny-la-Trappe, Beaulieu, 13 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 BEAULIEU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Soligny-la-Trappe →
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