Wet weather: 929 mm a year falls on Bussac-Forêt, more than on 82% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 27.2°C on average. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Warm afternoons come more often than in 74% of mainland French towns. Comfortable outdoor weather, highs of 19–25°C, belongs to May, June, September and October.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montlieu station, 6.8 km east.
A year in Bussac-Forêt at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montlieu station.
What a year in Bussac-Forêt feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montlieu.
About 929 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 54 towns of 2,500+ in Charente-Maritime.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Rioux-Martin
38 frosts and 83 days of 25°C a year
On about 38 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 83 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montlieu: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Montlieu
Montlieu is 6.8 km east of Bussac-Forêt. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bussac-Forêt itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montlieu (17243002) |
| Distance from the town | 6.8 km east |
| Station altitude | 89 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 60 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Rioux-Martin, 30 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Bussac-Forêt compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Charente-Maritime.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussac-Forêt | Montlieu | 27.2°C | 2.4°C | 929 mm |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac 7.6 km | same station | 27.2°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 929 mm |
| Montendre 8.8 km | same station | 27.2°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 929 mm |
| Saint-Savin 8.9 km | same station | 27.2°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 929 mm |
| Laruscade 11 km | Saint-Gervais | 27.1°C about the same | 3.5°C 1.1°C milder | 825 mm |
| Cézac 14 km | Saint-Gervais | 27.1°C about the same | 3.5°C 1.1°C milder | 825 mm |
| Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde 21 km | Pauillac | 26.7°C 0.5°C cooler | 4.0°C 1.6°C milder | 857 mm |
Bussac-Forêt weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montlieu station; sunshine at Rioux-Martin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.8°C | 2.4°C | 6.1°C | 90 mm | 82 |
| February | 11.4°C | 2.1°C | 6.7°C | 69 mm | 126 |
| March | 15.3°C | 4.3°C | 9.8°C | 69 mm | 173 |
| April | 18.0°C | 6.2°C | 12.1°C | 77 mm | 194 |
| May | 21.7°C | 9.7°C | 15.7°C | 69 mm | 222 |
| June | 25.1°C | 12.7°C | 18.9°C | 74 mm | 255 |
| July | 27.2°C | 13.9°C | 20.6°C | 50 mm | 270 |
| August | 27.7°C | 13.9°C | 20.8°C | 59 mm | 248 |
| September | 24.2°C | 11.4°C | 17.8°C | 76 mm | 214 |
| October | 19.4°C | 9.0°C | 14.2°C | 82 mm | 149 |
| November | 13.5°C | 5.1°C | 9.3°C | 107 mm | 102 |
| December | 10.4°C | 2.9°C | 6.6°C | 106 mm | 90 |
| Year | 18.6°C | 7.8°C | 13.2°C | 929 mm | 2,124 |
Where Bussac-Forêt’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montlieu, 6.8 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Rioux-Martin, 30 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Charente-Maritime.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bussac-Forêt’s climate
How warm does Bussac-Forêt get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.7°C. About 83 days a year reach 25°C, more than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bussac-Forêt get in winter?
February nights average 2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 38 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bussac-Forêt get?
About 929 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (107 mm) and July the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Rioux-Martin (30 km away), averages 2,124 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bussac-Forêt itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bussac-Forêt, Montlieu, 6.8 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station MONTLIEU_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bussac-Forêt →
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