Rainfall in Vancé trails that of 75% of mainland French towns: 682 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.9°C. Its January nights stay gentler than in 63% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 24°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Plan for rain on about 112 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais station, 28 km south-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Vancé at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais station.
What a year in Vancé 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 28 km south-west of Vancé. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vancé itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais (37213003) |
| Distance from the town | 28 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 107 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 102 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 25 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Mans, 37 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 Vancé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancé | Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais | 25.9°C | 2.5°C | 682 mm |
| Saint-Calais 12 km | Cormes | 25.8°C about the same | 1.7°C 0.8°C colder | 759 mm |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir 18 km | Saint-Laurent-en-G | 26.0°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.9°C colder | 769 mm |
| Montval-sur-Loir 23 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 682 mm |
| Parigné-l'Évêque 25 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 693 mm |
| Vibraye 26 km | Cormes | 25.8°C about the same | 1.7°C 0.8°C colder | 759 mm |
| Écommoy 28 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 693 mm |
Vancé 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 Vancé’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, 28 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, 37 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 Vancé’s climate
How warm does Vancé 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 Vancé 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 Vancé 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 (37 km away), averages 1,809 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vancé itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vancé, Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais, 28 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 Vancé →
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.