Montignac-le-Coq gets fewer frosts than 82% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.8°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 72% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month, July the driest. Plan for rain on about 124 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Martial Viveyrols station, 8.4 km east.
A year in Montignac-le-Coq at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Martial Viveyrols station.
What a year in Montignac-le-Coq feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Martial Viveyrols.
About 862 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 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 Rioux-Martin
26 frosts and 76 days of 25°C a year
On about 26 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, and 23 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Martial Viveyrols: 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 Saint-Martial Viveyrols
Saint-Martial Viveyrols is 8.4 km east of Montignac-le-Coq. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Montignac-le-Coq itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Martial Viveyrols (24452001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.4 km east |
| Station altitude | 166 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 108 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Rioux-Martin, 19 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 Montignac-le-Coq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montignac-le-Coq | Saint-Martial Viveyrols | 26.8°C | 3.1°C | 862 mm |
| Ribérac 14 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 917 mm |
| La Roche-Chalais 27 km | Rioux-Martin | 27.0°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.6°C colder | 837 mm |
Montignac-le-Coq weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Martial Viveyrols station; sunshine at Rioux-Martin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0°C | 3.1°C | 6.0°C | 80 mm | 82 |
| February | 10.6°C | 2.9°C | 6.7°C | 60 mm | 126 |
| March | 14.6°C | 5.3°C | 9.9°C | 60 mm | 173 |
| April | 17.3°C | 7.3°C | 12.3°C | 79 mm | 194 |
| May | 21.1°C | 10.5°C | 15.8°C | 77 mm | 222 |
| June | 24.5°C | 13.6°C | 19.1°C | 65 mm | 255 |
| July | 26.8°C | 15.1°C | 20.9°C | 50 mm | 270 |
| August | 27.1°C | 15.1°C | 21.1°C | 56 mm | 248 |
| September | 23.4°C | 12.4°C | 17.9°C | 71 mm | 214 |
| October | 18.7°C | 10.1°C | 14.4°C | 80 mm | 149 |
| November | 12.9°C | 6.0°C | 9.4°C | 90 mm | 102 |
| December | 9.6°C | 3.6°C | 6.6°C | 93 mm | 90 |
| Year | 18.0°C | 8.8°C | 13.3°C | 862 mm | 2,124 |
Where Montignac-le-Coq’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Martial Viveyrols, 8.4 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, Rioux-Martin, 19 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 Montignac-le-Coq’s climate
How warm does Montignac-le-Coq get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.1°C. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, more than 69% of mainland French towns, and about 23 reach 30°C.
How cold does Montignac-le-Coq get in winter?
February nights average 2.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 26 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Montignac-le-Coq get?
About 862 mm a year, more than 72% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (93 mm) and July the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Rioux-Martin (19 km away), averages 2,124 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Montignac-le-Coq itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Montignac-le-Coq, Saint-Martial Viveyrols, 8.4 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 ST MARTIAL VIVEYROLS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Montignac-le-Coq →
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