Afternoon heat in Fléac beats that of 72% of mainland French towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 2.8°C on average. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 69% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s La Couronne station, 4.9 km south.
A year in Fléac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Couronne station.
What a year in Fléac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Couronne.
About 845 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 26 towns of 2,500+ in Charente.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Cognac
42 frosts and 81 days of 25°C a year
On about 42 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Couronne: 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 La Couronne
La Couronne is 4.9 km south of Fléac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fléac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Couronne (16113001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.9 km south |
| Station altitude | 58 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 68 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Cognac, 32 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 Fléac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fléac | La Couronne | 27.5°C | 2.8°C | 845 mm |
| Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente 3 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 845 mm |
| Saint-Michel 3.5 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 845 mm |
| Angoulême 5.6 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 845 mm |
| Gond-Pontouvre 5.8 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 845 mm |
| La Couronne 6.8 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 845 mm |
| L'Isle-d'Espagnac 8 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 845 mm |
Fléac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Couronne station; sunshine at Cognac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.5°C | 2.8°C | 6.1°C | 77 mm | 82 |
| February | 11.0°C | 2.2°C | 6.6°C | 59 mm | 116 |
| March | 14.8°C | 4.4°C | 9.6°C | 60 mm | 166 |
| April | 17.6°C | 6.3°C | 12.0°C | 69 mm | 187 |
| May | 21.5°C | 9.8°C | 15.6°C | 69 mm | 221 |
| June | 25.1°C | 12.9°C | 19.0°C | 70 mm | 237 |
| July | 27.5°C | 14.2°C | 20.9°C | 55 mm | 257 |
| August | 27.7°C | 13.9°C | 20.8°C | 56 mm | 250 |
| September | 23.8°C | 10.9°C | 17.4°C | 69 mm | 204 |
| October | 19.0°C | 9.0°C | 14.0°C | 78 mm | 141 |
| November | 13.3°C | 5.3°C | 9.3°C | 93 mm | 97 |
| December | 10.2°C | 3.2°C | 6.7°C | 91 mm | 85 |
| Year | 18.4°C | 7.9°C | 13.2°C | 845 mm | 2,043 |
Where Fléac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Couronne, 4.9 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, 32 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 Fléac’s climate
How warm does Fléac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.7°C. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, more than 72% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fléac get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 42 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fléac get?
About 845 mm a year, more than 69% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (93 mm) and July the driest (55 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Cognac (32 km away), averages 2,043 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Fléac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fléac, La Couronne, 4.9 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 LA COURONNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fléac →
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