Frost comes to Vibraye more often than to 83% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.8°C on average. Rain peaks in December and eases off in August. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 22–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Cormes station, 14 km north.
A year in Vibraye at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cormes station.
What a year in Vibraye feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cormes.
About 759 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 41 towns of 2,500+ in Sarthe.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Mans
A frosty town: 62 frosts and 57 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 57 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cormes: 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 Cormes
Cormes is 14 km north of Vibraye. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vibraye itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cormes (72093001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north |
| Station altitude | 122 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 118 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Mans, 42 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 Vibraye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vibraye | Cormes | 25.8°C | 1.7°C | 759 mm |
| Cherré-Au 14 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 759 mm |
| Saint-Calais 15 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 759 mm |
| La Ferté-Bernard 16 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 759 mm |
| Connerré 18 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 759 mm |
| Val-au-Perche 24 km | Preaux-du-Perche | 25.3°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois 24 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C 1°C milder | 693 mm |
Vibraye weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cormes station; sunshine at Le Mans.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | 1.7°C | 4.5°C | 72 mm | 65 |
| February | 9.0°C | 1.1°C | 5.0°C | 58 mm | 94 |
| March | 12.8°C | 2.7°C | 7.8°C | 59 mm | 139 |
| April | 16.3°C | 4.2°C | 10.3°C | 52 mm | 180 |
| May | 19.8°C | 7.9°C | 13.8°C | 66 mm | 207 |
| June | 23.3°C | 11.0°C | 17.2°C | 60 mm | 221 |
| July | 25.8°C | 12.6°C | 19.2°C | 55 mm | 233 |
| August | 25.7°C | 12.6°C | 19.1°C | 51 mm | 226 |
| September | 21.9°C | 9.8°C | 15.8°C | 53 mm | 185 |
| October | 16.5°C | 7.7°C | 12.1°C | 71 mm | 118 |
| November | 11.0°C | 4.3°C | 7.6°C | 74 mm | 75 |
| December | 7.7°C | 2.1°C | 4.9°C | 89 mm | 67 |
| Year | 16.4°C | 6.5°C | 11.4°C | 759 mm | 1,809 |
Where Vibraye’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cormes, 14 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, Le Mans, 42 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 Vibraye’s climate
How warm does Vibraye get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 58% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vibraye 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 Vibraye get?
About 759 mm a year, more than 51% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (89 mm) and August the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Mans (42 km away), averages 1,809 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vibraye itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vibraye, Cormes, 14 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 CORMES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vibraye →
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.