Frost comes to Val-au-Perche more often than to 76% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.3°C. By warm days alone, it ranks cooler than 68% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is December; the driest is September. Waterproofs come out on about 126 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Preaux-du-Perche station, 6.3 km north.
A year in Val-au-Perche at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Preaux-du-Perche station.
What a year in Val-au-Perche feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Preaux-du-Perche.
About 748 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and September the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th wettest of 20 towns of 2,500+ in Orne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Alençon
A frosty town: 55 frosts and 51 days of 25°C a year
On about 55 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Preaux-du-Perche: 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 Preaux-du-Perche
Preaux-du-Perche is 6.3 km north of Val-au-Perche. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Val-au-Perche itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Preaux-du-Perche (61337004) |
| Distance from the town | 6.3 km north |
| Station altitude | 133 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 112 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Alençon, 47 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 Val-au-Perche 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-au-Perche | Preaux-du-Perche | 25.3°C | 1.8°C | 748 mm |
| La Ferté-Bernard 10 km | Cormes | 25.8°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 759 mm |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou 10 km | same station | 25.3°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Cherré-Au 11 km | Cormes | 25.8°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 759 mm |
| Bonnétable 22 km | Marolles les Br | 25.8°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 703 mm |
| Vibraye 24 km | Cormes | 25.8°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 759 mm |
| Mamers 26 km | La Fresnaye | 24.5°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 770 mm |
Val-au-Perche weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Preaux-du-Perche station; sunshine at Alençon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | 1.8°C | 4.5°C | 71 mm | 60 |
| February | 8.6°C | 1.4°C | 5.0°C | 58 mm | 89 |
| March | 12.2°C | 3.0°C | 7.6°C | 57 mm | 134 |
| April | 15.6°C | 4.6°C | 10.1°C | 52 mm | 174 |
| May | 19.1°C | 8.0°C | 13.5°C | 65 mm | 198 |
| June | 22.6°C | 11.0°C | 16.8°C | 56 mm | 215 |
| July | 25.3°C | 12.6°C | 19.0°C | 52 mm | 222 |
| August | 25.2°C | 12.4°C | 18.8°C | 55 mm | 214 |
| September | 21.5°C | 9.5°C | 15.5°C | 51 mm | 174 |
| October | 16.4°C | 7.6°C | 12.0°C | 72 mm | 112 |
| November | 10.9°C | 4.4°C | 7.6°C | 72 mm | 73 |
| December | 7.8°C | 2.1°C | 4.9°C | 88 mm | 63 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 6.5°C | 11.3°C | 748 mm | 1,727 |
Where Val-au-Perche’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Preaux-du-Perche, 6.3 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, 47 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 Val-au-Perche’s climate
How warm does Val-au-Perche get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Val-au-Perche get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 55 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Val-au-Perche get?
About 748 mm a year, less than 52% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (88 mm) and September the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Alençon (47 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Val-au-Perche itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Val-au-Perche, Preaux-du-Perche, 6.3 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 PREAUX-DU-PERCHE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Val-au-Perche →
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