Frosty mornings in Verrières outnumber those of 76% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.3°C. Warm afternoons come less often than in 68% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 24°C apart. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Preaux-du-Perche station, 8.1 km south-west.
A year in Verrières at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Preaux-du-Perche station.
What a year in Verrières 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 8.1 km south-west of Verrières. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Verrières itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Preaux-du-Perche (61337004) |
| Distance from the town | 8.1 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 133 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 129 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Alençon, 48 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 Verrières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verrières | Preaux-du-Perche | 25.3°C | 1.8°C | 748 mm |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou 9.2 km | same station | 25.3°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Val-au-Perche 14 km | same station | 25.3°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Longny les Villages 17 km | Beaulieu | 24.3°C 1°C cooler | 1.2°C 0.6°C colder | 837 mm |
| La Loupe 21 km | La Loupe | 25.1°C about the same | 1.2°C 0.6°C colder | 718 mm |
| Mortagne-au-Perche 21 km | Beaulieu | 24.3°C 1°C cooler | 1.2°C 0.6°C colder | 837 mm |
| La Ferté-Bernard 24 km | Cormes | 25.8°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 759 mm |
Verrières 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 Verrières’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, 8.1 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, 48 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 Verrières’s climate
How warm does Verrières 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 Verrières 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 Verrières 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 (48 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Verrières itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Verrières, Preaux-du-Perche, 8.1 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 Verrières →
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