More rain falls on Montrollet than on 84% of mainland French towns: 957 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.4°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 24°C. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 69% of mainland French towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from May to October, with highs of 18–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Junien station, 9.7 km south.
A year in Montrollet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Junien station.
What a year in Montrollet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Junien.
About 957 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 26 towns of 2,500+ in Charente.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde
49 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Junien: 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-Junien
Saint-Junien is 9.7 km south of Montrollet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Montrollet itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Junien (87154003) |
| Distance from the town | 9.7 km south |
| Station altitude | 271 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 277 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Limoges-Bellegarde, 25 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 Montrollet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrollet | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C | 1.8°C | 957 mm |
| Saint-Junien 10 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Oradour-sur-Glane 12 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Confolens 18 km | Saulgond | 26.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 889 mm |
| Rochechouart 18 km | Rochechouart | 26.1°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 964 mm |
| Bellac 19 km | Le Dorat | 26.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 913 mm |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne 24 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
Montrollet weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Junien station; sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | 1.8°C | 5.0°C | 88 mm | 80 |
| February | 9.5°C | 1.4°C | 5.4°C | 73 mm | 104 |
| March | 13.3°C | 3.6°C | 8.4°C | 78 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.7°C | 11.0°C | 85 mm | 173 |
| May | 19.6°C | 9.0°C | 14.3°C | 89 mm | 206 |
| June | 23.5°C | 12.4°C | 17.9°C | 72 mm | 224 |
| July | 25.4°C | 13.7°C | 19.5°C | 58 mm | 244 |
| August | 25.6°C | 13.3°C | 19.5°C | 68 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.2°C | 10.3°C | 16.3°C | 62 mm | 198 |
| October | 17.6°C | 8.4°C | 13.0°C | 83 mm | 135 |
| November | 11.8°C | 4.4°C | 8.1°C | 100 mm | 86 |
| December | 8.9°C | 2.2°C | 5.6°C | 102 mm | 79 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 7.2°C | 12.0°C | 957 mm | 1,922 |
Where Montrollet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Junien, 9.7 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1996–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Limoges-Bellegarde, 25 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 Montrollet’s climate
How warm does Montrollet get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.6°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Montrollet get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Montrollet get?
About 957 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (102 mm) and July the driest (58 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Limoges-Bellegarde (25 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Montrollet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Montrollet, Saint-Junien, 9.7 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 JUNIEN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Montrollet →
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.