La Ferté-Macé climate — normals and trends
La Ferté-Macé (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 733 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
La Ferté-Macé averages 41 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
La Ferté-Macé has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 53 to 29 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -19.2 °C (on 21 January 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
La Ferté-MacéNormandy
- coords
- 48.59°, -0.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
733mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.1 cm
Average feels-like high
11.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.9 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-19.2 °C
21 January 1942
Wettest day
45 mm
5 January 2001
Windiest day
51.3 km/h
11 March 1963
Strongest gust
129.6 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
6 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-24.1 °C
21 January 1942
Snowiest day
13.4 cm
28 February 1962
Sunniest day
15.9 h
21 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 175 mm | +108 mm |
| Feb | 7.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 61 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 12.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 22 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 38 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 31 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +4.6 °C | 59 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 70 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 41 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 46 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 15.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 65 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 11.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 65 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 8.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 48 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Ferté-Macé?
La Ferté-Macé has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 733 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Ferté-Macé?
The hottest day measured in La Ferté-Macé between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Ferté-Macé?
The coldest day measured in La Ferté-Macé between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1942, at -19.2 °C.
Does it snow in La Ferté-Macé?
Yes. La Ferté-Macé gets on average 14.1 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of La Ferté-Macé warmed?
Yes: La Ferté-Macé warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Ferté-Macé?
The wettest day measured in La Ferté-Macé between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 2001, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Ferté-Macé?
The windiest day measured in La Ferté-Macé between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1963, with winds reaching 51.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Ferté-Macé?
The warmest month in La Ferté-Macé is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in La Ferté-Macé?
La Ferté-Macé receives on average 733 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Ferté-Macé?
La Ferté-Macé gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in La Ferté-Macé?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in La Ferté-Macé between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1962, with 13.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in La Ferté-Macé?
Yes: La Ferté-Macé has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Ferté-Macé?
In La Ferté-Macé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 6 August 2003, and the lowest was -24.1 °C on 21 January 1942.
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