Coulouvray-Boisbenâtre

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Coulouvray-Boisbenâtre

(2020–2026) Daniel Tourgis^[1]Area

17.25 km² (6.66 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

529 • Density31/km² (79/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

50144 /50670

Elevation130–315 m (427–1,033 ft)
(avg. 264 m or 866 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coulouvray-Boisbenâtre (French pronunciation: [kuluvʁɛ bwabənatʁ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.^[3]

Geography

Climate

Coulouvray-Boisbenâtre has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Coulouvray-Boisbenâtre is 10.4 °C (50.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,378.3 mm (54.26 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.1 °C (62.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.3 °C (39.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Coulouvray-Boisbenâtre was 36.5 °C (97.7 °F) on 5 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.5 °C (7.7 °F) on 7 February 1991.

Climate data for Coulouvray-Boisbenâtre (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1988−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	14.5 (58.1)	20.5 (68.9)	23.0 (73.4)	27.0 (80.6)	28.5 (83.3)	34.5 (94.1)	36.0 (96.8)	36.5 (97.7)	32.1 (89.8)	27.5 (81.5)	21.0 (69.8)	14.0 (57.2)	36.5 (97.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.6 (43.9)	7.9 (46.2)	10.6 (51.1)	12.9 (55.2)	16.9 (62.4)	19.7 (67.5)	21.4 (70.5)	21.7 (71.1)	18.8 (65.8)	14.7 (58.5)	10.0 (50.0)	6.8 (44.2)	14.0 (57.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4.3 (39.7)	4.9 (40.8)	7.1 (44.8)	8.8 (47.8)	12.5 (54.5)	15.0 (59.0)	16.9 (62.4)	17.1 (62.8)	14.6 (58.3)	11.4 (52.5)	7.2 (45.0)	4.4 (39.9)	10.4 (50.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.9 (35.4)	2.0 (35.6)	3.7 (38.7)	4.7 (40.5)	8.1 (46.6)	10.4 (50.7)	12.4 (54.3)	12.5 (54.5)	10.4 (50.7)	8.1 (46.6)	4.5 (40.1)	2.0 (35.6)	6.8 (44.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−13.5 (7.7)	−13.5 (7.7)	−8.0 (17.6)	−5.0 (23.0)	−1.0 (30.2)	2.5 (36.5)	5.5 (41.9)	4.5 (40.1)	3.0 (37.4)	−3.5 (25.7)	−9.0 (15.8)	−11.0 (12.2)	−13.5 (7.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	149.2 (5.87)	111.5 (4.39)	109.4 (4.31)	83.6 (3.29)	95.5 (3.76)	81.3 (3.20)	86.1 (3.39)	84.5 (3.33)	108.1 (4.26)	149.1 (5.87)	153.6 (6.05)	166.4 (6.55)	1,378.3 (54.26)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	17.0	13.4	14.4	12.4	12.7	10.6	11.6	10.5	11.7	15.1	16.4	16.4	162.3
Source: Meteociel^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Commune de Coulouvray-Boisbenâtre (50144), INSEE
^ "Normales et records pour Coulouvray-Boisbenatre (50)". Meteociel. Retrieved 7 June 2022.