Rainfall in Saint-Claud tops that of 87% of mainland French towns: 1,007 mm a year
July afternoons average 26.4°C. Seasons differ by 26°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 74% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Le Vieux-Cérier station, 8.1 km north.
A year in Saint-Claud at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Vieux-Cérier station.
What a year in Saint-Claud feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Vieux-Cérier.
About 1,007 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 26 towns of 2,500+ in Charente.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montembœuf
A frosty town: 54 frosts and 66 days of 25°C a year
On about 54 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Vieux-Cérier: 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 Le Vieux-Cérier
Le Vieux-Cérier is 8.1 km north of Saint-Claud. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Claud itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Vieux-Cérier (16403001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.1 km north |
| Station altitude | 162 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 158 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montembœuf, 14 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-Claud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Claud | Le Vieux-Cérier | 26.4°C | 1.6°C | 1,007 mm |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 8.2 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,007 mm |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente 9.3 km | Montembœuf | 25.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 3.0°C 1.4°C milder | 972 mm |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois 19 km | La Couronne | 27.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.8°C 1.2°C milder | 845 mm |
| Confolens 21 km | Saulgond | 26.0°C about the same | 2.3°C 0.7°C milder | 889 mm |
| Brie 25 km | La Couronne | 27.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.8°C 1.2°C milder | 845 mm |
| Ruffec 25 km | Tusson | 27.3°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 822 mm |
Saint-Claud weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Vieux-Cérier station; sunshine at Montembœuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 1.6°C | 5.0°C | 97 mm | 78 |
| February | 9.7°C | 1.0°C | 5.4°C | 73 mm | 117 |
| March | 13.5°C | 3.1°C | 8.3°C | 71 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.4°C | 4.9°C | 10.6°C | 77 mm | 192 |
| May | 20.3°C | 8.3°C | 14.3°C | 81 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.0°C | 11.6°C | 17.8°C | 75 mm | 241 |
| July | 26.4°C | 13.0°C | 19.7°C | 56 mm | 258 |
| August | 26.6°C | 12.9°C | 19.8°C | 71 mm | 230 |
| September | 22.5°C | 10.1°C | 16.3°C | 76 mm | 209 |
| October | 17.6°C | 8.2°C | 12.9°C | 101 mm | 142 |
| November | 12.0°C | 4.3°C | 8.1°C | 113 mm | 96 |
| December | 8.9°C | 2.0°C | 5.5°C | 116 mm | 87 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 6.8°C | 12.0°C | 1,007 mm | 2,026 |
Where Saint-Claud’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Vieux-Cérier, 8.1 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, Montembœuf, 14 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-Claud’s climate
How warm does Saint-Claud get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Claud get in winter?
February nights average 1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 54 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Claud get?
About 1,007 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (116 mm) and July the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montembœuf (14 km away), averages 2,026 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Claud itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Claud, Le Vieux-Cérier, 8.1 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 LE VIEUX CERIER_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Claud →
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