Argentan weather in July

In July, Argentan sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 53 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Argentan's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Argentan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
5:19 AM – 8:53 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Argentan reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12212
22213
32213
42213
52213
62213
72213
82213
92213
102213
112213
122213
132213
142213
152313
162313
172313
182313
192313
202313
212313
222313
232313
242313
252314
262314
272314
282314
292314
302314
312314

How July really feels in Argentan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Argentan weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6211.418.50.8
Feb / 5110.71.39.81.2
Mar11° / 54110.711.62.6
Apr14° / 5911.50.113.43.8
May17° / 6611.40155.1
Jun20° / 11°629.7015.96.2
Jul23° / 13°539.4015.56.8
Aug22° / 13°559014.26.8
Sep19° / 11°519.2012.46.1
Oct15° / 6511.4010.54.3
Nov10° / 6312.10.292.2
Dec / 72131.18.11.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83763
93862
103862
113862
123862
133961
144060
154060
164060
174060
184060
194159
204159
214060
224060
234060
244060
253961
263961
273862
283862
293862
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Argentan gets around 53 mm of rain over 9.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
632
732
831
931
1030
1130
1229
1328
1428
1528
1627
1727
1827
1928
2028
2128
2228
2328
2428
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3030
3130

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15831101
25732101
35633101
45534101
5553591
6553591
7553690
8553690
9543790
10543790
11543790
12533890
13523891
145138101
155039101
164939111
174840111
184740121
194641131
204441131
214341141
224342151
234242151
244142151
254142161
264142161
274042161
284042161
294042171
303942172
313942172

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 9:00 PM to 8:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.95:069:00
215.95:079:00
315.95:089:00
415.95:089:00
515.85:098:59
615.85:108:59
715.85:108:59
815.85:118:58
915.85:128:58
1015.75:138:57
1115.75:148:56
1215.75:158:56
1315.75:168:55
1415.65:178:54
1515.65:188:54
1615.65:198:53
1715.55:208:52
1815.55:218:51
1915.55:228:50
2015.45:238:49
2115.45:248:48
2215.45:258:47
2315.35:278:46
2415.35:288:45
2515.25:298:44
2615.25:308:42
2715.25:318:41
2815.15:338:40
2915.15:348:38
3015.05:358:37
3115.05:378:36

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Argentan?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Argentan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Argentan in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Argentan sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Argentan in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Argentan peaks around June 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Argentan?

Argentan sits at 48.7°N, 0.0°W, 167 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Alençon, 35 km away.

Topography around Argentan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Argentan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Argentan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m.

The land around Argentan is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), grassland (35%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), grassland (32%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
320 m
80 km
460 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Alençon 35 km · Flers 41 km · Lisieux 48 km · Caen 55 km · Hérouville-Saint-Clair 56 km · Mayenne 66 km · Deauville 68 km · Bayeux 77 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Argentan (48.7444°, -0.0202°, elevation 167 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).