More rain falls on Cherves-Châtelars than on 86% of mainland French towns: 972 mm a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.5°C. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 80% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is December; the driest is July. Frost greets about 28 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montembœuf station, 2.8 km south-west.
A year in Cherves-Châtelars at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montembœuf station.
What a year in Cherves-Châtelars feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montembœuf.
About 972 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 32 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 Montembœuf
28 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 28 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montembœuf: 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 Montembœuf
Montembœuf is 2.8 km south-west of Cherves-Châtelars. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cherves-Châtelars itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montembœuf (16225001) |
| Distance from the town | 2.8 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 247 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 208 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| 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 Cherves-Châtelars 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherves-Châtelars | Montembœuf | 25.5°C | 3.0°C | 972 mm |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente 8 km | same station | 25.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 972 mm |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 8.6 km | Le Vieux-Cérier | 26.4°C 0.9°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C colder | 1,007 mm |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois 16 km | La Couronne | 27.5°C 2°C warmer | 2.8°C about the same | 845 mm |
| Rochechouart 21 km | Rochechouart | 26.1°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.0°C 1°C colder | 964 mm |
| Confolens 24 km | Saulgond | 26.0°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.7°C colder | 889 mm |
| Brie 25 km | La Couronne | 27.5°C 2°C warmer | 2.8°C about the same | 845 mm |
Cherves-Châtelars weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montembœuf station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | 3.0°C | 5.6°C | 94 mm | 78 |
| February | 9.4°C | 2.9°C | 6.1°C | 76 mm | 117 |
| March | 13.2°C | 5.1°C | 9.2°C | 71 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.0°C | 7.1°C | 11.5°C | 76 mm | 192 |
| May | 19.7°C | 10.4°C | 15.0°C | 86 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.3°C | 13.5°C | 18.4°C | 77 mm | 241 |
| July | 25.5°C | 15.1°C | 20.3°C | 60 mm | 258 |
| August | 25.8°C | 15.2°C | 20.5°C | 68 mm | 230 |
| September | 22.0°C | 12.5°C | 17.2°C | 73 mm | 209 |
| October | 17.3°C | 10.1°C | 13.7°C | 86 mm | 142 |
| November | 11.8°C | 6.0°C | 8.9°C | 100 mm | 96 |
| December | 8.9°C | 3.6°C | 6.3°C | 106 mm | 87 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 8.7°C | 12.7°C | 972 mm | 2,026 |
Where Cherves-Châtelars’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montembœuf, 2.8 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, Montembœuf, 2.8 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 Cherves-Châtelars’s climate
How warm does Cherves-Châtelars get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cherves-Châtelars get in winter?
February nights average 2.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 28 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cherves-Châtelars get?
About 972 mm a year, more than 86% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (106 mm) and July the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montembœuf (2.8 km away), averages 2,026 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cherves-Châtelars itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cherves-Châtelars, Montembœuf, 2.8 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 MONTEMBOEUF, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cherves-Châtelars →
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.