Frost comes to Pillac less often than to 82% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.8°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 24°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 72% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Martial Viveyrols station, 11 km east.
A year in Pillac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Martial Viveyrols station.
What a year in Pillac 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 11 km east of Pillac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pillac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Martial Viveyrols (24452001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km east |
| Station altitude | 166 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 112 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Rioux-Martin, 16 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 Pillac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pillac | Saint-Martial Viveyrols | 26.8°C | 3.1°C | 862 mm |
| Ribérac 15 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 917 mm |
| La Roche-Chalais 24 km | Rioux-Martin | 27.0°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.6°C colder | 837 mm |
Pillac 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 Pillac’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, 11 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, 16 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 Pillac’s climate
How warm does Pillac 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 Pillac 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 Pillac 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 (16 km away), averages 2,124 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pillac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pillac, Saint-Martial Viveyrols, 11 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 Pillac →
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.