Winter nights in Champdolent are milder than in 92% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 25.5°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 22°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 64% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 23 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Agnant station, 16 km west.
A year in Champdolent at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Agnant station.
What a year in Champdolent feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Agnant.
About 778 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 31st wettest of 54 towns of 2,500+ in Charente-Maritime.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at La Rochelle-Île de Re
23 frosts and 56 days of 25°C a year
On about 23 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Agnant: 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 Saint-Agnant
Saint-Agnant is 16 km west of Champdolent. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Champdolent itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Agnant (17308001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km west |
| Station altitude | 18 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 16 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | La Rochelle-Île de Re, 43 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 Champdolent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champdolent | Saint-Agnant | 25.5°C | 4.0°C | 778 mm |
| Tonnay-Charente 9.2 km | same station | 25.5°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 778 mm |
| Échillais 13 km | same station | 25.5°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 778 mm |
| Saint-Agnant 14 km | same station | 25.5°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 778 mm |
| Rochefort 15 km | same station | 25.5°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 778 mm |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux 17 km | Saintes | 26.4°C 0.9°C warmer | 3.5°C 0.5°C colder | 907 mm |
| Soubise 17 km | same station | 25.5°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 778 mm |
Champdolent weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Agnant station; sunshine at La Rochelle-Île de Re.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9°C | 4.0°C | 6.9°C | 77 mm | 91 |
| February | 11.0°C | 3.7°C | 7.4°C | 57 mm | 131 |
| March | 14.0°C | 5.4°C | 9.7°C | 58 mm | 179 |
| April | 16.7°C | 7.4°C | 12.1°C | 65 mm | 231 |
| May | 20.2°C | 10.9°C | 15.6°C | 58 mm | 258 |
| June | 23.6°C | 14.1°C | 18.8°C | 47 mm | 253 |
| July | 25.5°C | 15.7°C | 20.6°C | 37 mm | 297 |
| August | 25.6°C | 15.5°C | 20.6°C | 44 mm | 278 |
| September | 23.1°C | 12.8°C | 17.9°C | 62 mm | 234 |
| October | 18.7°C | 10.5°C | 14.6°C | 83 mm | 155 |
| November | 13.5°C | 6.8°C | 10.1°C | 98 mm | 109 |
| December | 10.4°C | 4.3°C | 7.4°C | 93 mm | 90 |
| Year | 17.7°C | 9.3°C | 13.5°C | 778 mm | 2,303 |
Where Champdolent’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Agnant, 16 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, La Rochelle-Île de Re, 43 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 Champdolent’s climate
How warm does Champdolent get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.6°C. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Champdolent get in winter?
February nights average 3.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 23 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Champdolent get?
About 778 mm a year, more than 55% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (98 mm) and July the driest (37 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, La Rochelle-Île de Re (43 km away), averages 2,303 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Champdolent itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Champdolent, Saint-Agnant, 16 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 ST AGNANT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Champdolent →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.