Suré gets fewer days of 25 degrees or more than 80% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.7°C. Winter and summer sit 23°C apart. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 65% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 130 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bellême station, 11 km east.
A year in Suré at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bellême station.
What a year in Suré feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bellême.
About 810 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and September the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th wettest of 20 towns of 2,500+ in Orne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Alençon
47 frosts and 41 days of 25°C a year
On about 47 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bellême: 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 Bellême
Bellême is 11 km east of Suré. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Suré itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bellême (61426001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km east |
| Station altitude | 168 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 129 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Alençon, 23 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 Suré 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suré | Bellême | 24.5°C | 1.7°C | 810 mm |
| Mamers 3 km | La Fresnaye | 24.5°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 770 mm |
| Mortagne-au-Perche 20 km | Beaulieu | 24.3°C about the same | 1.2°C 0.5°C colder | 837 mm |
| Bonnétable 21 km | Marolles les Br | 25.8°C 1.3°C warmer | 2.2°C 0.5°C milder | 703 mm |
| Alençon 24 km | Alençon | 24.3°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 744 mm |
| Val-au-Perche 24 km | Preaux-du-Perche | 25.3°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.8°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis 25 km | Alençon | 24.3°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 744 mm |
Suré weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bellême station; sunshine at Alençon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | 1.7°C | 4.5°C | 76 mm | 60 |
| February | 8.5°C | 1.4°C | 5.0°C | 58 mm | 89 |
| March | 11.9°C | 3.2°C | 7.5°C | 63 mm | 134 |
| April | 15.6°C | 5.3°C | 10.4°C | 55 mm | 174 |
| May | 19.0°C | 8.6°C | 13.8°C | 66 mm | 198 |
| June | 22.3°C | 11.7°C | 17.0°C | 63 mm | 215 |
| July | 24.5°C | 13.1°C | 18.8°C | 58 mm | 222 |
| August | 24.5°C | 13.1°C | 18.8°C | 63 mm | 214 |
| September | 21.4°C | 10.5°C | 15.9°C | 49 mm | 174 |
| October | 16.2°C | 8.2°C | 12.2°C | 82 mm | 112 |
| November | 11.0°C | 4.5°C | 7.7°C | 81 mm | 73 |
| December | 7.8°C | 2.1°C | 4.9°C | 95 mm | 63 |
| Year | 15.8°C | 6.9°C | 11.4°C | 810 mm | 1,727 |
Where Suré’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bellême, 11 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, 23 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 Suré’s climate
How warm does Suré get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.5°C. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Suré get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 47 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Suré get?
About 810 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (95 mm) and September the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Alençon (23 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Suré itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Suré, Bellême, 11 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 BELLEME_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Suré →
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.