Winter nights in Dompierre-sur-Charente are milder than in 85% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.4°C. A year here swings 24°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 78% of mainland French towns. Long walks are most pleasant from May to October, when afternoons reach 19–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saintes station, 14 km north-west.
A year in Dompierre-sur-Charente at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saintes station.
What a year in Dompierre-sur-Charente feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saintes.
About 907 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 54 towns of 2,500+ in Charente-Maritime.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Cognac
29 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 29 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saintes: 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 Saintes
Saintes is 14 km north-west of Dompierre-sur-Charente. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Dompierre-sur-Charente itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saintes (17415003) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 38 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 25 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Cognac, 15 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 Dompierre-sur-Charente 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-sur-Charente | Saintes | 26.4°C | 3.5°C | 907 mm |
| Chaniers 5.9 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 907 mm |
| Val-de-Cognac 11 km | Cognac | 27.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.3°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Saintes 12 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 907 mm |
| Cognac 13 km | Cognac | 27.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.3°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Châteaubernard 14 km | Cognac | 27.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.3°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Pons 14 km | Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan | 26.5°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 931 mm |
Dompierre-sur-Charente weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saintes station; sunshine at Cognac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.6°C | 3.5°C | 6.5°C | 92 mm | 82 |
| February | 11.0°C | 3.1°C | 7.1°C | 68 mm | 116 |
| March | 14.4°C | 5.2°C | 9.8°C | 65 mm | 166 |
| April | 17.1°C | 7.0°C | 12.0°C | 74 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.9°C | 10.4°C | 15.6°C | 66 mm | 221 |
| June | 24.3°C | 13.3°C | 18.8°C | 61 mm | 237 |
| July | 26.4°C | 14.8°C | 20.6°C | 42 mm | 257 |
| August | 26.7°C | 14.7°C | 20.7°C | 53 mm | 250 |
| September | 23.5°C | 12.0°C | 17.7°C | 73 mm | 204 |
| October | 18.9°C | 9.8°C | 14.3°C | 95 mm | 141 |
| November | 13.4°C | 6.1°C | 9.8°C | 108 mm | 97 |
| December | 10.2°C | 3.8°C | 7.0°C | 110 mm | 85 |
| Year | 18.0°C | 8.6°C | 13.3°C | 907 mm | 2,043 |
Where Dompierre-sur-Charente’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saintes, 14 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, Cognac, 15 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 Dompierre-sur-Charente’s climate
How warm does Dompierre-sur-Charente get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 62% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Dompierre-sur-Charente get in winter?
February nights average 3.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 29 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Dompierre-sur-Charente get?
About 907 mm a year, more than 78% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (110 mm) and July the driest (42 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Cognac (15 km away), averages 2,043 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Dompierre-sur-Charente itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Dompierre-sur-Charente, Saintes, 14 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 SAINTES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Dompierre-sur-Charente →
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