A middle-of-the-road climate: La Guierche is close to most mainland French towns on every count
A typical year brings 703 mm of rain, with July afternoons around 25.8°C and January nights around 2.2°C. December is the wettest month, April the driest. About 51 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 71% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 51 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Marolles les Br station, 18 km north-east.
A year in La Guierche at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Marolles les Br station.
What a year in La Guierche feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marolles les Br.
About 703 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 41 towns of 2,500+ in Sarthe.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Mans
A frosty town: 51 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 51 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marolles les Br: 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 Marolles les Br
Marolles les Br is 18 km north-east of La Guierche. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Guierche itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Marolles les Br (72189001) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 65 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 61 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Mans, 19 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 La Guierche 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 Sarthe.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Guierche | Marolles les Br | 25.8°C | 2.2°C | 703 mm |
| La Bazoge 3.9 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.5°C milder | 693 mm |
| Saint-Saturnin 6.6 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.5°C milder | 693 mm |
| La Milesse 7.2 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.5°C milder | 693 mm |
| Savigné-l'Évêque 8.3 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.5°C milder | 693 mm |
| Sargé-lès-le-Mans 9.4 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.5°C milder | 693 mm |
| Coulaines 10 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.5°C milder | 693 mm |
La Guierche weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Marolles les Br station; sunshine at Le Mans.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | 2.2°C | 5.2°C | 63 mm | 65 |
| February | 9.6°C | 1.6°C | 5.6°C | 53 mm | 94 |
| March | 13.2°C | 3.2°C | 8.2°C | 54 mm | 139 |
| April | 16.6°C | 4.7°C | 10.7°C | 47 mm | 180 |
| May | 20.1°C | 8.4°C | 14.2°C | 59 mm | 207 |
| June | 23.5°C | 11.4°C | 17.4°C | 58 mm | 221 |
| July | 25.8°C | 12.8°C | 19.3°C | 53 mm | 233 |
| August | 25.8°C | 12.6°C | 19.2°C | 52 mm | 226 |
| September | 22.3°C | 9.7°C | 16.0°C | 51 mm | 185 |
| October | 17.2°C | 7.8°C | 12.5°C | 66 mm | 118 |
| November | 11.8°C | 4.6°C | 8.2°C | 69 mm | 75 |
| December | 8.6°C | 2.3°C | 5.4°C | 78 mm | 67 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 6.8°C | 11.8°C | 703 mm | 1,809 |
Where La Guierche’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Marolles les Br, 18 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, Le Mans, 19 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 Sarthe.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about La Guierche’s climate
How warm does La Guierche get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Guierche get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 51 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Guierche get?
About 703 mm a year, less than 67% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (78 mm) and April the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Mans (19 km away), averages 1,809 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Guierche itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Guierche, Marolles les Br, 18 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 MAROLLES LES BR, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Guierche →
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