Abzac is wetter than 87% of mainland French towns: 989 mm of rain a year
Nights in January average 1.9°C. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 70% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month, July the driest. The outdoor season runs from May to October, with highs of 17–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bussiere Boffy station, 13 km south-east.
A year in Abzac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bussiere Boffy station.
What a year in Abzac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bussiere Boffy.
About 989 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 26 towns of 2,500+ in Charente.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montmorillon
A frosty town: 50 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 50 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bussiere Boffy: 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 Bussiere Boffy
Bussiere Boffy is 13 km south-east of Abzac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Abzac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bussiere Boffy (87026001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 240 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 205 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montmorillon, 36 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 Abzac 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abzac | Bussiere Boffy | 26.1°C | 1.9°C | 989 mm |
| Confolens 10 km | Saulgond | 26.0°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 889 mm |
| Bellac 27 km | Le Dorat | 26.5°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 913 mm |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente 27 km | Montembœuf | 25.5°C 0.6°C cooler | 3.0°C 1.1°C milder | 972 mm |
| Saint-Junien 28 km | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
Abzac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bussiere Boffy station; sunshine at Montmorillon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 1.9°C | 5.0°C | 89 mm | 71 |
| February | 9.5°C | 1.3°C | 5.4°C | 72 mm | 104 |
| March | 13.4°C | 3.2°C | 8.3°C | 72 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.4°C | 5.1°C | 10.7°C | 81 mm | 191 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.6°C | 14.4°C | 92 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.8°C | 11.7°C | 17.8°C | 78 mm | 234 |
| July | 26.1°C | 13.1°C | 19.6°C | 59 mm | 259 |
| August | 26.1°C | 13.1°C | 19.6°C | 71 mm | 237 |
| September | 21.8°C | 10.2°C | 16.0°C | 75 mm | 205 |
| October | 17.0°C | 8.4°C | 12.7°C | 92 mm | 136 |
| November | 11.6°C | 4.6°C | 8.1°C | 103 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.7°C | 2.4°C | 5.5°C | 106 mm | 76 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 7.0°C | 11.9°C | 989 mm | 1,969 |
Where Abzac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bussiere Boffy, 13 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, Montmorillon, 36 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.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Abzac’s climate
How warm does Abzac get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Abzac get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 50 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Abzac get?
About 989 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (106 mm) and July the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montmorillon (36 km away), averages 1,969 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Abzac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Abzac, Bussiere Boffy, 13 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 BUSSIERE BOFFY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Abzac →
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.