Angers climate
Angers is warmest in August, with average highs of 24 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 2.7 °C. December is the wettest month (72 mm) and July the driest (41 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Angers averages 666 mm of rain, 38 days above 25 °C and 27 days below freezing.
France · population 168,279 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 24 °C
- Coldest month February 2.7 °C
- Driest month July 41 mm
- Wettest month December 72 mm
- Least cloud August 54 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 38 °C
- Coldest on record January -14 °C
What to expectAngers through the year
Angers has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 9.4 °C in February to 24 °C in August, a swing of 14 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 38 days a year reach 25 °C, 7 of them reach 30 °C, 27 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 41 mm in July to 72 mm in December. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3 °C | 63 mm | 73 % |
| February | 9.4 °C | 52 mm | 67 % |
| March | 12.4 °C | 49 mm | 65 % |
| April | 15.2 °C | 54 mm | 62 % |
| May | 18.7 °C | 63 mm | 64 % |
| June | 22.2 °C | 44 mm | 59 % |
| July | 24.3 °C | 41 mm | 55 % |
| August | 24.5 °C | 47 mm | 54 % |
| September | 21.3 °C | 50 mm | 56 % |
| October | 16.8 °C | 69 mm | 67 % |
| November | 11.8 °C | 63 mm | 71 % |
| December | 8.7 °C | 72 mm | 71 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3 °C | 3.0 °C | 5.6 °C | 15.9 °C | -13.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| February | 9.4 °C | 2.7 °C | 5.9 °C | 20.0 °C | -12.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| March | 12.4 °C | 4.6 °C | 8.4 °C | 22.2 °C | -6.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| April | 15.2 °C | 6.5 °C | 10.9 °C | 26.8 °C | -1.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 18.7 °C | 9.9 °C | 14.4 °C | 31.7 °C | 2.0 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 22.2 °C | 13.1 °C | 17.8 °C | 37.5 °C | 5.6 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 24.3 °C | 15.0 °C | 19.7 °C | 38.3 °C | 8.4 °C | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| August | 24.5 °C | 15.1 °C | 19.8 °C | 37.3 °C | 9.1 °C | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| September | 21.3 °C | 12.5 °C | 16.8 °C | 33.8 °C | 4.9 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 16.8 °C | 9.9 °C | 13.2 °C | 28.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 11.8 °C | 6.1 °C | 8.8 °C | 20.3 °C | -4.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| December | 8.7 °C | 3.5 °C | 6.1 °C | 17.8 °C | -10.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63 mm | 11 | 8.9 h/day | 73 % | 86 % | 21 km/h |
| February | 52 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 67 % | 81 % | 20 km/h |
| March | 49 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 65 % | 78 % | 20 km/h |
| April | 54 mm | 10 | 14 h/day | 62 % | 74 % | 19 km/h |
| May | 63 mm | 11 | 15 h/day | 64 % | 72 % | 18 km/h |
| June | 44 mm | 8 | 16 h/day | 59 % | 69 % | 17 km/h |
| July | 41 mm | 7 | 16 h/day | 55 % | 68 % | 17 km/h |
| August | 47 mm | 7 | 14 h/day | 54 % | 68 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 50 mm | 7 | 13 h/day | 56 % | 72 % | 17 km/h |
| October | 69 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 67 % | 80 % | 18 km/h |
| November | 63 mm | 11 | 9.3 h/day | 71 % | 85 % | 19 km/h |
| December | 72 mm | 11 | 8.5 h/day | 71 % | 87 % | 20 km/h |
How Angers compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angers | 24 °C | 2.7 °C | 666 mm | 38 |
| Nantes · France | 24 °C | 3.3 °C | 721 mm | 33 |
| Rennes · France | 23 °C | 2.8 °C | 703 mm | 26 |
| Saint Helier · Jersey | 19 °C | 6.2 °C | 995 mm | 1 |
| Le Havre · France | 22 °C | 3.2 °C | 931 mm | 15 |
Where Angers ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in July | 2ndof 50 | 92/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in August | 13thof 50 | 92/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in June | 16thof 50 | 91/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Angers.
QuestionsCommon questions about Angers’s climate
When is the best time to visit Angers?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Angers get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 24 °C. About 7 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 2.7 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 27 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Angers?
December, averaging 72 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is July with 41 mm. The year as a whole averages 666 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Angers rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.