Winter nights in Bourg-Charente are milder than in 80% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 27.0°C. By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 70% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 24°C across the year, low to high. Central heating does most of its work from November to February, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Cognac station, 7.8 km west.
A year in Bourg-Charente at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cognac station.
What a year in Bourg-Charente feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cognac.
About 772 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 23rd wettest of 26 towns of 2,500+ in Charente.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Cognac
29 frosts and 77 days of 25°C a year
On about 29 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 77 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cognac: 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 Cognac
Cognac is 7.8 km west of Bourg-Charente. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bourg-Charente itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cognac (16089001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.8 km west |
| Station altitude | 30 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 35 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Bourg-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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-Charente | Cognac | 27.0°C | 3.3°C | 772 mm |
| Jarnac 3.8 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Châteaubernard 7.9 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Cognac 9.3 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Val-de-Cognac 14 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente 15 km | La Couronne | 27.5°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.8°C 0.5°C colder | 845 mm |
| Rouillac 18 km | Tusson | 27.3°C about the same | 2.0°C 1.3°C colder | 822 mm |
Bourg-Charente weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cognac station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | 3.3°C | 6.5°C | 72 mm | 82 |
| February | 11.3°C | 3.0°C | 7.1°C | 51 mm | 116 |
| March | 14.9°C | 5.2°C | 10.1°C | 53 mm | 166 |
| April | 17.7°C | 7.3°C | 12.5°C | 65 mm | 187 |
| May | 21.3°C | 10.9°C | 16.1°C | 62 mm | 221 |
| June | 24.8°C | 14.0°C | 19.4°C | 60 mm | 237 |
| July | 27.0°C | 15.6°C | 21.3°C | 45 mm | 257 |
| August | 27.3°C | 15.4°C | 21.3°C | 53 mm | 250 |
| September | 23.8°C | 12.5°C | 18.1°C | 63 mm | 204 |
| October | 19.1°C | 10.1°C | 14.6°C | 76 mm | 141 |
| November | 13.5°C | 6.1°C | 9.8°C | 88 mm | 97 |
| December | 10.4°C | 3.7°C | 7.1°C | 84 mm | 85 |
| Year | 18.4°C | 8.9°C | 13.7°C | 772 mm | 2,043 |
Where Bourg-Charente’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cognac, 7.8 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, Cognac, 7.8 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 Bourg-Charente’s climate
How warm does Bourg-Charente get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.3°C. About 77 days a year reach 25°C, more than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bourg-Charente get in winter?
February nights average 3.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 29 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bourg-Charente get?
About 772 mm a year, more than 54% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (88 mm) and July the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Cognac (7.8 km away), averages 2,043 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bourg-Charente itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bourg-Charente, Cognac, 7.8 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 COGNAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bourg-Charente →
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.