Loix has some of the mildest winter nights among mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 22.3°C. The year changes little: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are only 17°C apart. Only about 19 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than in 96% of mainland French towns. Garden chairs stay out from May to October, the months with highs of 18–23°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Chassiron station, 20 km south.
A year in Loix at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chassiron station.
What a year in Loix feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chassiron.
About 683 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and June the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 54th 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
6 frosts and 19 days of 25°C a year
On about 6 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 19 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chassiron: 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 Chassiron
Chassiron is 20 km south of Loix. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Loix itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chassiron (17323001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km south |
| Station altitude | 11 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 6 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | La Rochelle-Île de Re, 20 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 Loix 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loix | Chassiron | 22.3°C | 5.8°C | 683 mm |
| La Flotte 9.4 km | La Rochelle-Île de Re | 24.6°C 2.3°C warmer | 4.4°C 1.4°C colder | 754 mm |
| Sainte-Marie-de-Ré 12 km | La Rochelle-Île de Re | 24.6°C 2.3°C warmer | 4.4°C 1.4°C colder | 754 mm |
| La Tranche-sur-Mer 14 km | Angles | 26.7°C 4.4°C warmer | 3.2°C 2.6°C colder | 869 mm |
| L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île 16 km | Angles | 26.7°C 4.4°C warmer | 3.2°C 2.6°C colder | 869 mm |
| L'Houmeau 20 km | La Rochelle-Île de Re | 24.6°C 2.3°C warmer | 4.4°C 1.4°C colder | 754 mm |
| Angles 20 km | Angles | 26.7°C 4.4°C warmer | 3.2°C 2.6°C colder | 869 mm |
Loix weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chassiron station; sunshine at La Rochelle-Île de Re.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | 5.8°C | 7.8°C | 69 mm | 91 |
| February | 10.0°C | 5.7°C | 7.9°C | 50 mm | 131 |
| March | 12.5°C | 7.6°C | 10.1°C | 49 mm | 179 |
| April | 14.7°C | 9.6°C | 12.1°C | 53 mm | 231 |
| May | 17.8°C | 12.6°C | 15.2°C | 44 mm | 258 |
| June | 20.7°C | 15.5°C | 18.1°C | 36 mm | 253 |
| July | 22.3°C | 17.4°C | 19.8°C | 39 mm | 297 |
| August | 22.7°C | 17.7°C | 20.2°C | 42 mm | 278 |
| September | 20.9°C | 15.5°C | 18.2°C | 58 mm | 234 |
| October | 17.6°C | 12.9°C | 15.3°C | 73 mm | 155 |
| November | 13.5°C | 9.3°C | 11.4°C | 91 mm | 109 |
| December | 10.6°C | 6.5°C | 8.6°C | 82 mm | 90 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 11.3°C | 13.7°C | 683 mm | 2,303 |
Where Loix’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chassiron, 20 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, La Rochelle-Île de Re, 20 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 Loix’s climate
How warm does Loix get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.7°C. About 19 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Loix get in winter?
February nights average 5.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 6 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Loix get?
About 683 mm a year, less than 75% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (91 mm) and June the driest (36 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, La Rochelle-Île de Re (20 km away), averages 2,303 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Loix itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Loix, Chassiron, 20 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 CHASSIRON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Loix →
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