Ice on the ground: Rahay sees more frosts than 73% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.0°C. Temperatures cover 24°C across the year, low to high. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 72% of mainland French towns. From May to September, highs of 19–25°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Figures from Météo-France’s Droué - Morache station, 17 km east.
A year in Rahay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Droué - Morache station.
What a year in Rahay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Droué - Morache.
About 789 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 41 towns of 2,500+ in Sarthe.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Blois
A frosty town: 53 frosts and 49 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Droué - Morache: 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 Droué - Morache
Droué - Morache is 17 km east of Rahay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rahay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Droué - Morache (41075003) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km east |
| Station altitude | 206 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 145 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Blois, 43 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 Rahay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahay | Droué - Morache | 25.0°C | 1.5°C | 789 mm |
| Saint-Calais 6.7 km | Cormes | 25.8°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 759 mm |
| Vibraye 13 km | Cormes | 25.8°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 759 mm |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir 23 km | Saint-Laurent-en-G | 26.0°C 1°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Saint-Ouen 25 km | Blois | 26.2°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.8°C about the same | 641 mm |
| Vendôme 25 km | Blois | 26.2°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.8°C about the same | 641 mm |
| Connerré 27 km | Cormes | 25.8°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 759 mm |
Rahay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Droué - Morache station; sunshine at Blois.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8°C | 1.5°C | 4.1°C | 76 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.1°C | 1.2°C | 4.6°C | 60 mm | 93 |
| March | 11.8°C | 2.8°C | 7.3°C | 61 mm | 148 |
| April | 15.3°C | 4.7°C | 10.0°C | 59 mm | 187 |
| May | 18.9°C | 8.2°C | 13.6°C | 67 mm | 211 |
| June | 22.7°C | 11.4°C | 17.1°C | 59 mm | 210 |
| July | 25.0°C | 13.0°C | 19.0°C | 59 mm | 231 |
| August | 24.9°C | 12.9°C | 18.9°C | 52 mm | 228 |
| September | 21.1°C | 10.2°C | 15.6°C | 53 mm | 187 |
| October | 16.0°C | 7.8°C | 11.9°C | 76 mm | 122 |
| November | 10.3°C | 4.1°C | 7.2°C | 76 mm | 75 |
| December | 7.3°C | 1.9°C | 4.6°C | 91 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.7°C | 6.6°C | 11.2°C | 789 mm | 1,813 |
Where Rahay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Droué - Morache, 17 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, 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, Blois, 43 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 Rahay’s climate
How warm does Rahay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rahay get in winter?
February nights average 1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 53 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rahay get?
About 789 mm a year, more than 57% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (91 mm) and August the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Blois (43 km away), averages 1,813 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rahay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rahay, Droué - Morache, 17 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 DROUE - MORACHE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rahay →
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.