Less rain falls on Saint-Germain-d'Arcé than on 75% of mainland French towns: 682 mm a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.9°C. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in March. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 63% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais station, 13 km east.
A year in Saint-Germain-d'Arcé at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais station.
What a year in Saint-Germain-d'Arcé 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 13 km east of Saint-Germain-d'Arcé. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Germain-d'Arcé itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais (37213003) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km east |
| Station altitude | 107 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 49 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Mans, 36 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-Germain-d'Arcé 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-Germain-d'Arcé | Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais | 25.9°C | 2.5°C | 682 mm |
| Le Lude 10 km | Thorée-les-Pins | 25.7°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 745 mm |
| Montval-sur-Loir 12 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 682 mm |
| Mayet 15 km | Thorée-les-Pins | 25.7°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 745 mm |
| Noyant-Villages 18 km | Channay/Lathan | 25.9°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 709 mm |
| Écommoy 22 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 693 mm |
| Cérans-Foulletourte 27 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 693 mm |
Saint-Germain-d'Arcé 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-Germain-d'Arcé’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, 13 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, 36 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-Germain-d'Arcé’s climate
How warm does Saint-Germain-d'Arcé 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-Germain-d'Arcé 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-Germain-d'Arcé 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 (36 km away), averages 1,809 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Germain-d'Arcé itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Germain-d'Arcé, Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais, 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 ST-CHRISTOPHE-SUR-NAIS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Germain-d'Arcé →
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