Saint-Christophe is wetter than 87% of mainland French towns: 989 mm of rain a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.9°C. About 50 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 70% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is December; the driest is July. Plan time outside from May to October, when highs sit at 17–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bussiere Boffy station, 5.6 km north.
A year in Saint-Christophe at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bussiere Boffy station.
What a year in Saint-Christophe feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bussiere Boffy.
About 989 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 26 towns of 2,500+ in Charente.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde
A frosty town: 50 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 50 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bussiere Boffy: 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 Bussiere Boffy
Bussiere Boffy is 5.6 km north of Saint-Christophe. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Christophe itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bussiere Boffy (87026001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.6 km north |
| Station altitude | 240 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 278 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Limoges-Bellegarde, 30 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 Saint-Christophe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Christophe | Bussiere Boffy | 26.1°C | 1.9°C | 989 mm |
| Saint-Junien 13 km | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Confolens 14 km | Saulgond | 26.0°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 889 mm |
| Oradour-sur-Glane 16 km | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Rochechouart 19 km | Rochechouart | 26.1°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 964 mm |
| Bellac 20 km | Le Dorat | 26.5°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 913 mm |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente 25 km | Montembœuf | 25.5°C 0.6°C cooler | 3.0°C 1.1°C milder | 972 mm |
Saint-Christophe weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bussiere Boffy station; sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 1.9°C | 5.0°C | 89 mm | 80 |
| February | 9.5°C | 1.3°C | 5.4°C | 72 mm | 104 |
| March | 13.4°C | 3.2°C | 8.3°C | 72 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.4°C | 5.1°C | 10.7°C | 81 mm | 173 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.6°C | 14.4°C | 92 mm | 206 |
| June | 23.8°C | 11.7°C | 17.8°C | 78 mm | 224 |
| July | 26.1°C | 13.1°C | 19.6°C | 59 mm | 244 |
| August | 26.1°C | 13.1°C | 19.6°C | 71 mm | 237 |
| September | 21.8°C | 10.2°C | 16.0°C | 75 mm | 198 |
| October | 17.0°C | 8.4°C | 12.7°C | 92 mm | 135 |
| November | 11.6°C | 4.6°C | 8.1°C | 103 mm | 86 |
| December | 8.7°C | 2.4°C | 5.5°C | 106 mm | 79 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 7.0°C | 11.9°C | 989 mm | 1,922 |
Where Saint-Christophe’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bussiere Boffy, 5.6 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, Limoges-Bellegarde, 30 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 Saint-Christophe’s climate
How warm does Saint-Christophe get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Christophe get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 50 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Christophe get?
About 989 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (106 mm) and July the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Limoges-Bellegarde (30 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Christophe itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Christophe, Bussiere Boffy, 5.6 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 BUSSIERE BOFFY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Christophe →
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