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The rain-plan report: what rainfall data can tell you

Monthly rainfall totals, the difference between rain amount and rain chance, and indoor-plan questions.

Edition: 4 October 2026Rare Venues researchSources & method ↓
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Monthly rainfall totals, the difference between rain amount and rain chance, and indoor-plan questions.

Median estimated monthly precipitation across sampled cells
January66 mm
February53 mm
March59 mm
April56 mm
May68 mm
June58 mm
July51 mm
August51 mm
September49 mm
October73 mm
November78 mm
December72 mm

Forty millimetres in a month could fall in several short showers or in one prolonged spell. Monthly rainfall cannot be converted into the chance that a wedding day will be wet. Use it to prepare the conversation, not to promise dry weather.

Make the indoor alternative specific

  • Ask for a floor plan for your full seated guest count.
  • Check whether the ceremony and dinner can both move inside.
  • Confirm when the weather decision must be made and who moves furniture.
  • Find out whether covered walkways, flooring or extra equipment cost more.

Sources, dates & method

115 distinct NASA POWER cells associated with eligible venue listings; equal weight per cell. Period 2001–2020, retrieved 28 September 2026. Not a geographical average of France or a forecast. Temperature is mean across day and night; precipitation is estimated monthly total. Venue elevations and local shelter differ.

Source: NASA POWER, 2001–2020 modelled climatology, retrieved 28 September 2026. Rare Venues calculates medians across sampled cells. This is not a forecast.

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