Ice on the ground: Rouessé-Fontaine sees more frosts than 83% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 24.5°C. Only about 42 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than in 78% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in July. Plan time outside from June to September, when highs sit at 21–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s La Fresnaye station, 13 km north.
A year in Rouessé-Fontaine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Fresnaye station.
What a year in Rouessé-Fontaine feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Fresnaye.
About 770 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 22 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 Alençon
A frosty town: 62 frosts and 42 days of 25°C a year
On about 62 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 42 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Fresnaye: 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 La Fresnaye
La Fresnaye is 13 km north of Rouessé-Fontaine. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rouessé-Fontaine itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Fresnaye (72137006) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km north |
| Station altitude | 146 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 99 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Alençon, 14 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 Rouessé-Fontaine 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouessé-Fontaine | La Fresnaye | 24.5°C | 1.6°C | 770 mm |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe 7.2 km | Alençon | 24.3°C about the same | 2.1°C 0.5°C milder | 744 mm |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis 12 km | Alençon | 24.3°C about the same | 2.1°C 0.5°C milder | 744 mm |
| Alençon 13 km | Alençon | 24.3°C about the same | 2.1°C 0.5°C milder | 744 mm |
| Mamers 17 km | same station | 24.5°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 770 mm |
| La Bazoge 25 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C 1.5°C warmer | 2.7°C 1.1°C milder | 693 mm |
| Bonnétable 26 km | Marolles les Br | 25.8°C 1.3°C warmer | 2.2°C 0.6°C milder | 703 mm |
Rouessé-Fontaine weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Fresnaye station; sunshine at Alençon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 1.6°C | 4.5°C | 76 mm | 60 |
| February | 8.5°C | 1.1°C | 4.8°C | 59 mm | 89 |
| March | 11.9°C | 2.5°C | 7.2°C | 57 mm | 134 |
| April | 15.2°C | 4.0°C | 9.6°C | 54 mm | 174 |
| May | 18.6°C | 7.4°C | 13.0°C | 65 mm | 198 |
| June | 22.2°C | 10.4°C | 16.3°C | 57 mm | 215 |
| July | 24.5°C | 11.9°C | 18.2°C | 52 mm | 222 |
| August | 24.4°C | 11.7°C | 18.0°C | 53 mm | 214 |
| September | 20.9°C | 8.7°C | 14.8°C | 56 mm | 174 |
| October | 15.9°C | 7.0°C | 11.5°C | 75 mm | 112 |
| November | 11.0°C | 3.9°C | 7.4°C | 78 mm | 73 |
| December | 7.8°C | 1.8°C | 4.8°C | 89 mm | 63 |
| Year | 15.7°C | 6.0°C | 10.8°C | 770 mm | 1,727 |
Where Rouessé-Fontaine’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Fresnaye, 13 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, 14 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 Rouessé-Fontaine’s climate
How warm does Rouessé-Fontaine get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.5°C. About 42 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 78% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rouessé-Fontaine get in winter?
February nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 62 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rouessé-Fontaine get?
About 770 mm a year, more than 53% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (89 mm) and July the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Alençon (14 km away), averages 1,727 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rouessé-Fontaine itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rouessé-Fontaine, La Fresnaye, 13 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 LA FRESNAYE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rouessé-Fontaine →
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