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The rainiest cities in Normandy

Noues de Sienne (Calvados), Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny (Manche), Sourdeval (Manche), and Brécey (Manche) are tied as the rainiest cities in Normandy, with 1,271 mm (50.0 in) of precipitation a year on average.

295 towns ranked out of 2,644

Noues de Sienne, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stNoues de Sienne 1,271mm/yr Calvados
  2. 2ndVilledieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny 1,271mm/yr Manche
  3. 3rdSourdeval 1,271mm/yr Manche

This ranking covers 295 of the 2,644 towns in Normandy. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Nonancourt (Eure) comes last with 561 mm.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: rainiest cities in Normandy

Rank Town Department Annual precipitation (mm) Proportional bar Population
1 tied Noues de Sienne Calvados (14) 1,271 4,290
1 tied Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny Manche (50) 1,271 3,972
1 tied Sourdeval Manche (50) 1,271 3,086
1 tied Brécey Manche (50) 1,271 2,307
5 tied Marigny-Le-Lozon Manche (50) 1,113 2,838
5 tied Percy-en-Normandie Manche (50) 1,113 2,744
5 tied Gavray-sur-Sienne Manche (50) 1,113 2,074
8 tied Coutances Manche (50) 1,093 9,529
8 tied Saint-Sauveur-Villages Manche (50) 1,093 3,325
8 tied Quettreville-sur-Sienne Manche (50) 1,093 3,235
8 tied Périers Manche (50) 1,093 2,410
12 tied Les Monts d'Aunay Calvados (14) 992 4,846
12 tied Villers-Bocage Calvados (14) 992 3,124
14 tied Cherbourg-en-Cotentin Manche (50) 964 80,317
14 tied La Hague Manche (50) 964 11,761
14 tied Bricquebec-en-Cotentin Manche (50) 964 5,981
14 tied Les Pieux Manche (50) 964 3,349
14 tied Brix Manche (50) 964 2,212
19 tied Saint-Lô Manche (50) 957 20,213
19 tied Agneaux Manche (50) 957 4,712
19 tied Torigny-les-Villes Manche (50) 957 4,505
19 tied Condé-sur-Vire Manche (50) 957 4,271
19 tied Bourgvallées Manche (50) 957 3,398
19 tied Saint-Amand-Villages Manche (50) 957 2,585
19 tied Saint-Jean-d'Elle Manche (50) 957 2,580
19 tied Tessy-Bocage Manche (50) 957 2,264
19 tied Pont-Hébert Manche (50) 957 2,078
28 tied Flers Orne (61) 945 14,745
28 tied Condé-en-Normandie Calvados (14) 945 6,320
28 tied Tinchebray-Bocage Orne (61) 945 4,875
28 tied Athis-Val de Rouvre Orne (61) 945 4,287
28 tied Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers Orne (61) 945 3,256
33 Valognes Manche (50) 940 7,200
34 tied Vire Normandie Calvados (14) 931 18,238
34 tied Souleuvre en Bocage Calvados (14) 931 8,774
36 tied Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët Manche (50) 930 6,076
36 tied Isigny-le-Buat Manche (50) 930 3,272
36 tied Mortain-Bocage Manche (50) 930 3,130
36 tied Ducey-Les Chéris Manche (50) 930 2,851
36 tied Grandparigny Manche (50) 930 2,681
41 tied Bayeux Calvados (14) 924 13,043
41 tied Le Molay-Littry Calvados (14) 924 3,149
41 tied Saint-Vigor-le-Grand Calvados (14) 924 2,497
44 tied La Ferté Macé Orne (61) 921 5,365
44 tied Putanges-le-Lac Orne (61) 921 2,135
46 tied Honfleur Calvados (14) 920 6,824
46 tied Pont-l'Évêque Calvados (14) 920 5,215
46 tied Trouville-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 920 4,671
46 tied Touques Calvados (14) 920 3,960
46 tied Deauville Calvados (14) 920 3,589
46 tied La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur Calvados (14) 920 2,571
46 tied Villers-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 920 2,470
53 Caumont-sur-Aure Calvados (14) 914 2,458
54 Valdallière Calvados (14) 909 5,804
55 tied Barentin Seine-Maritime (76) 906 12,239
55 tied Yvetot Seine-Maritime (76) 906 11,648
55 tied Pavilly Seine-Maritime (76) 906 6,076
55 tied Terres-de-Caux Seine-Maritime (76) 906 4,363
55 tied Saint-Valery-en-Caux Seine-Maritime (76) 906 3,997
55 tied Cany-Barville Seine-Maritime (76) 906 2,948
55 tied Yerville Seine-Maritime (76) 906 2,759
55 tied Val-de-Scie Seine-Maritime (76) 906 2,555
55 tied Doudeville Seine-Maritime (76) 906 2,462
64 tied Carentan-les-Marais Manche (50) 890 10,375
64 tied Isigny-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 890 3,583
64 tied Picauville Manche (50) 890 3,270
64 tied Sainte-Mère-Église Manche (50) 890 2,942
64 tied Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte Manche (50) 890 2,159
64 tied Montebourg Manche (50) 890 2,077
70 tied Lisieux Calvados (14) 881 20,196
70 tied Valorbiquet Calvados (14) 881 2,475
72 tied Forges-les-Eaux Seine-Maritime (76) 860 3,788
72 tied Buchy Seine-Maritime (76) 860 2,920
74 tied Rives d'Andaine Orne (61) 857 2,919
74 tied Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie Orne (61) 857 2,764
76 tied Pont-Audemer Eure (27) 851 10,303
76 tied Beuzeville Eure (27) 851 4,773
78 tied Domfront en Poiraie Orne (61) 850 4,226
78 tied Juvigny Val d'Andaine Orne (61) 850 2,125
80 tied Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray Seine-Maritime (76) 848 29,760
80 tied Oissel-sur-Seine Seine-Maritime (76) 848 12,405
80 tied Le Mesnil-Esnard Seine-Maritime (76) 848 8,560
80 tied Franqueville-Saint-Pierre Seine-Maritime (76) 848 6,371
80 tied Pont-de-l'Arche Eure (27) 848 4,188
80 tied Boos Seine-Maritime (76) 848 4,029
80 tied Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis Seine-Maritime (76) 848 3,677
80 tied Romilly-sur-Andelle Eure (27) 848 3,275
80 tied Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal Seine-Maritime (76) 848 3,162
80 tied Pîtres Eure (27) 848 2,617
80 tied Tourville-la-Rivière Seine-Maritime (76) 848 2,617
80 tied La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel Seine-Maritime (76) 848 2,415
80 tied Belbeuf Seine-Maritime (76) 848 2,314
93 tied Bolbec Seine-Maritime (76) 845 11,749
93 tied Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine Seine-Maritime (76) 845 10,821
93 tied Lillebonne Seine-Maritime (76) 845 8,651
93 tied Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc Seine-Maritime (76) 845 4,832
93 tied Rives-en-Seine Seine-Maritime (76) 845 4,065
93 tied Gruchet-le-Valasse Seine-Maritime (76) 845 3,040
93 tied La Frénaye Seine-Maritime (76) 845 2,128
100 tied La Haye Manche (50) 845 4,136

Source: Météo-France, climate data sheets (30-year normals); average annual precipitation at the reference station, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Rainiest cities in Normandy: FAQ

What is the rainiest city in Normandy?

Noues de Sienne (Calvados), Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny (Manche), Sourdeval (Manche), and Brécey (Manche) are tied as the rainiest cities in Normandy, with 1,271 mm (50.0 in) of precipitation a year on average.

What are the 10 rainiest cities in Normandy?

In order: Noues de Sienne (1,271 mm), Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny (1,271 mm), Sourdeval (1,271 mm), Brécey (1,271 mm), Marigny-Le-Lozon (1,113 mm), Percy-en-Normandie (1,113 mm), Gavray-sur-Sienne (1,113 mm), Coutances (1,093 mm), Saint-Sauveur-Villages (1,093 mm), and Quettreville-sur-Sienne (1,093 mm).

What is the driest city in Normandy?

Nonancourt (Eure) is the driest city in Normandy, with just 561 mm (22.1 in) of precipitation a year on average. See the driest cities in Normandy.

How many towns in Normandy are ranked?

295 out of 2,644. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation.

Where do these figures come from?

They are Météo-France climate normals (30-year averages), recorded at the weather station closest to the town hall, no more than 30 km away and within 300 m of elevation: towns linked to the same station share the same value and are tied. Towns without a station close enough are not ranked. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked.

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