Frosty mornings in Vaux-Lavalette are scarcer than in 82% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.8°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 72% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 24°C across the year, low to high. Waterproofs come out on about 124 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Martial Viveyrols station, 9.5 km south-east.
A year in Vaux-Lavalette at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Martial Viveyrols station.
What a year in Vaux-Lavalette 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 9.5 km south-east of Vaux-Lavalette. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vaux-Lavalette itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Martial Viveyrols (24452001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.5 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 166 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 121 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Rioux-Martin, 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 Vaux-Lavalette 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaux-Lavalette | Saint-Martial Viveyrols | 26.8°C | 3.1°C | 862 mm |
| Ribérac 21 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 917 mm |
| La Couronne 24 km | La Couronne | 27.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.8°C about the same | 845 mm |
| Roullet-Saint-Estèphe 24 km | La Couronne | 27.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.8°C about the same | 845 mm |
| Soyaux 25 km | La Couronne | 27.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.8°C about the same | 845 mm |
| Angoulême 26 km | La Couronne | 27.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.8°C about the same | 845 mm |
| Saint-Michel 27 km | La Couronne | 27.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.8°C about the same | 845 mm |
Vaux-Lavalette 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 Vaux-Lavalette’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, 9.5 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, 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 Vaux-Lavalette’s climate
How warm does Vaux-Lavalette 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 Vaux-Lavalette 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 Vaux-Lavalette 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 (25 km away), averages 2,124 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vaux-Lavalette itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vaux-Lavalette, Saint-Martial Viveyrols, 9.5 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 Vaux-Lavalette →
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