Frost comes to Genac-Bignac more often than to 75% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 27.3°C on average. Temperatures cover 26°C across the year, low to high. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 71% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 121 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Tusson station, 17 km north.
A year in Genac-Bignac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Tusson station.
What a year in Genac-Bignac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tusson.
About 822 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 20th wettest of 26 towns of 2,500+ in Charente.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Cognac
A frosty town: 55 frosts and 75 days of 25°C a year
On about 55 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tusson: 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 Tusson
Tusson is 17 km north of Genac-Bignac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Genac-Bignac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Tusson (16390001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north |
| Station altitude | 88 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 61 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Cognac, 31 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 Genac-Bignac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genac-Bignac | Tusson | 27.3°C | 2.0°C | 822 mm |
| Rouillac 7.4 km | same station | 27.3°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 822 mm |
| La Boixe 8.4 km | La Couronne | 27.5°C about the same | 2.8°C 0.8°C milder | 845 mm |
| Fléac 15 km | La Couronne | 27.5°C about the same | 2.8°C 0.8°C milder | 845 mm |
| Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente 16 km | La Couronne | 27.5°C about the same | 2.8°C 0.8°C milder | 845 mm |
| Champniers 16 km | La Couronne | 27.5°C about the same | 2.8°C 0.8°C milder | 845 mm |
| Gond-Pontouvre 17 km | La Couronne | 27.5°C about the same | 2.8°C 0.8°C milder | 845 mm |
Genac-Bignac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Tusson station; sunshine at Cognac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C | 2.0°C | 5.4°C | 78 mm | 82 |
| February | 10.4°C | 1.2°C | 5.8°C | 59 mm | 116 |
| March | 14.2°C | 3.0°C | 8.6°C | 61 mm | 166 |
| April | 17.0°C | 4.6°C | 10.8°C | 65 mm | 187 |
| May | 21.0°C | 8.1°C | 14.6°C | 65 mm | 221 |
| June | 24.7°C | 11.1°C | 17.9°C | 65 mm | 237 |
| July | 27.3°C | 13.0°C | 20.1°C | 48 mm | 257 |
| August | 27.4°C | 13.0°C | 20.2°C | 57 mm | 250 |
| September | 23.4°C | 10.3°C | 16.8°C | 61 mm | 204 |
| October | 18.3°C | 8.4°C | 13.4°C | 82 mm | 141 |
| November | 12.7°C | 4.7°C | 8.7°C | 91 mm | 97 |
| December | 9.5°C | 2.4°C | 5.9°C | 91 mm | 85 |
| Year | 17.9°C | 6.8°C | 12.3°C | 822 mm | 2,043 |
Where Genac-Bignac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Tusson, 17 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, 31 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 Genac-Bignac’s climate
How warm does Genac-Bignac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.4°C. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Genac-Bignac get in winter?
February nights average 1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 55 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Genac-Bignac get?
About 822 mm a year, more than 65% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (91 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Cognac (31 km away), averages 2,043 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Genac-Bignac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Genac-Bignac, Tusson, 17 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 TUSSON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Genac-Bignac →
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