Le Mans weather by month & the best time to visit

🇫🇷 France · regional city · oceanic / maritime climate

The best time to visit Le Mans is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with July and August close behind. Le Mans averages about 1,956 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 41 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

1,956

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

83/100

Rain / year

695 mm

Snow / year

≈12 cm

Midday UV at peak

6 (high)

Population

236k

Elevation

53 m

When is the best time to visit Le Mans?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Le Mans is September, then July and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 63 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Le Mans?

Le Mans gets a moderate 1,956 hours of sunshine a year. 83 Sunshine Score points separate September (83) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #38 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 695 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Rennes France · 145 km · best in Sep · 1,848 h sun/yr
• Caen France · 145 km · best in Jun · 1,829 h sun/yr
• Nantes France · 162 km · best in Jun · 1,989 h sun/yr
• Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) France · 210 km · best in Sep · 1,734 h sun/yr
• La Rochelle France · 223 km · best in Jun · 2,187 h sun/yr
• Jersey Jersey · 225 km · best in Jul · 1,930 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Tours France · 70 km · 1,954 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Poitiers/Biard France · 152 km · 2,018 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Deauville France · 158 km · 1,759 h sun/yr · best in Jun