Rainfall in Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée trails that of 75% of mainland French towns: 682 mm a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.9°C on average. The rainiest month is December; the driest is March. Its January nights stay gentler than in 63% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 38 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais station, 26 km south: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais station.
What a year in Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais.
About 682 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 41st wettest of 41 towns of 2,500+ in Sarthe.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Mans
38 frosts and 56 days of 25°C a year
On about 38 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais: 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 Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais
Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais is 26 km south of Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais (37213003) |
| Distance from the town | 26 km south |
| Station altitude | 107 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 141 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Mans, 32 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 Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée | Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais | 25.9°C | 2.5°C | 682 mm |
| Saint-Calais 15 km | Cormes | 25.8°C about the same | 1.7°C 0.8°C colder | 759 mm |
| Montval-sur-Loir 20 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 682 mm |
| Parigné-l'Évêque 21 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 693 mm |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir 22 km | Saint-Laurent-en-G | 26.0°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.9°C colder | 769 mm |
| Écommoy 23 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 693 mm |
| Teloché 24 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 693 mm |
Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais station; sunshine at Le Mans.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 2.5°C | 5.1°C | 62 mm | 65 |
| February | 9.2°C | 2.3°C | 5.8°C | 49 mm | 94 |
| March | 12.8°C | 3.8°C | 8.3°C | 48 mm | 139 |
| April | 16.1°C | 5.6°C | 10.8°C | 53 mm | 180 |
| May | 19.8°C | 9.0°C | 14.4°C | 59 mm | 207 |
| June | 23.5°C | 12.0°C | 17.8°C | 50 mm | 221 |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.8°C | 19.8°C | 52 mm | 233 |
| August | 25.7°C | 13.7°C | 19.7°C | 50 mm | 226 |
| September | 22.0°C | 10.8°C | 16.4°C | 52 mm | 185 |
| October | 17.0°C | 8.6°C | 12.8°C | 67 mm | 118 |
| November | 11.5°C | 5.1°C | 8.3°C | 66 mm | 75 |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.8°C | 5.6°C | 73 mm | 67 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 7.5°C | 12.1°C | 682 mm | 1,809 |
Where Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais, 26 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, Le Mans, 32 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 Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée’s climate
How warm does Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée get in winter?
February nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 38 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée get?
About 682 mm a year, less than 75% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (73 mm) and March the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Mans (32 km away), averages 1,809 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée, Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais, 26 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 ST-CHRISTOPHE-SUR-NAIS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée →
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