No extremes in Mesnac: its weather tracks the middle of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 27.1°C, a January night drops to 2.8°C, and 843 mm of rain falls in a year. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, more than in 71% of mainland French towns. Of all months, November brings the most rain and July the least. The outdoor season, with highs of 19–25°C, runs through May, June, September and October.
Figures from Météo-France’s Matha station, 9.1 km north.
A year in Mesnac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Matha station.
What a year in Mesnac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Matha.
About 843 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 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
42 frosts and 79 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 79 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Matha: 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 Matha
Matha is 9.1 km north of Mesnac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Mesnac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Matha (17224001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.1 km north |
| Station altitude | 38 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 23 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Cognac, 13 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 Mesnac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesnac | Matha | 27.1°C | 2.8°C | 843 mm |
| Val-de-Cognac 4 km | Cognac | 27.0°C about the same | 3.3°C 0.5°C milder | 772 mm |
| Cognac 9.6 km | Cognac | 27.0°C about the same | 3.3°C 0.5°C milder | 772 mm |
| Châteaubernard 11 km | Cognac | 27.0°C about the same | 3.3°C 0.5°C milder | 772 mm |
| Jarnac 17 km | Cognac | 27.0°C about the same | 3.3°C 0.5°C milder | 772 mm |
| Chaniers 18 km | Saintes | 26.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 3.5°C 0.7°C milder | 907 mm |
| Rouillac 22 km | Tusson | 27.3°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.8°C colder | 822 mm |
Mesnac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Matha station; sunshine at Cognac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.5°C | 2.8°C | 6.2°C | 81 mm | 82 |
| February | 11.1°C | 2.2°C | 6.6°C | 62 mm | 116 |
| March | 14.8°C | 4.3°C | 9.5°C | 61 mm | 166 |
| April | 17.5°C | 6.2°C | 11.9°C | 68 mm | 187 |
| May | 21.4°C | 9.8°C | 15.6°C | 63 mm | 221 |
| June | 24.8°C | 12.8°C | 18.8°C | 63 mm | 237 |
| July | 27.1°C | 14.2°C | 20.6°C | 49 mm | 257 |
| August | 27.3°C | 13.9°C | 20.6°C | 54 mm | 250 |
| September | 23.9°C | 11.2°C | 17.5°C | 66 mm | 204 |
| October | 19.0°C | 9.0°C | 14.0°C | 85 mm | 141 |
| November | 13.5°C | 5.4°C | 9.4°C | 96 mm | 97 |
| December | 10.2°C | 3.1°C | 6.6°C | 94 mm | 85 |
| Year | 18.3°C | 7.9°C | 13.1°C | 843 mm | 2,043 |
Where Mesnac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Matha, 9.1 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, 13 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 Mesnac’s climate
How warm does Mesnac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.3°C. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Mesnac 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 Mesnac get?
About 843 mm a year, more than 69% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (96 mm) and July the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Cognac (13 km away), averages 2,043 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Mesnac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Mesnac, Matha, 9.1 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 MATHA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Mesnac →
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.