In Villiers-le-Roux, July heat, January chill and rainfall all sit near the middle of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 27.2°C, a January night drops to 2.3°C, and 854 mm of rain falls in a year. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, more than in 71% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 26°C. Comfortable outdoor weather, highs of 19–25°C, belongs to May, June, September and October.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Hanc station, 9.1 km west.
A year in Villiers-le-Roux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Hanc station.
What a year in Villiers-le-Roux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Hanc.
About 854 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 Montembœuf
42 frosts and 79 days of 25°C a year
On about 42 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Hanc: 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 Hanc
Hanc is 9.1 km west of Villiers-le-Roux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Villiers-le-Roux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Hanc (79140002) |
| Distance from the town | 9.1 km west |
| Station altitude | 125 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 131 m |
| Period | 1991–2014 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Montembœuf, 44 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 Villiers-le-Roux 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.
Villiers-le-Roux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Hanc station; sunshine at Montembœuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C | 2.3°C | 5.5°C | 85 mm | 78 |
| February | 10.3°C | 1.8°C | 6.1°C | 66 mm | 117 |
| March | 14.4°C | 4.0°C | 9.2°C | 63 mm | 162 |
| April | 17.1°C | 5.8°C | 11.4°C | 69 mm | 192 |
| May | 21.3°C | 9.4°C | 15.3°C | 65 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.9°C | 12.4°C | 18.6°C | 59 mm | 241 |
| July | 27.2°C | 13.9°C | 20.6°C | 48 mm | 258 |
| August | 27.4°C | 14.1°C | 20.8°C | 53 mm | 230 |
| September | 23.6°C | 11.4°C | 17.5°C | 63 mm | 209 |
| October | 18.5°C | 9.1°C | 13.8°C | 86 mm | 142 |
| November | 12.5°C | 5.1°C | 8.8°C | 97 mm | 96 |
| December | 8.9°C | 2.5°C | 5.7°C | 102 mm | 87 |
| Year | 17.9°C | 7.6°C | 12.8°C | 854 mm | 2,026 |
Where Villiers-le-Roux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Hanc, 9.1 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1991–2014, 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, Montembœuf, 44 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 Villiers-le-Roux’s climate
How warm does Villiers-le-Roux get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.4°C. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Villiers-le-Roux get in winter?
February nights average 1.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 42 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Villiers-le-Roux get?
About 854 mm a year, more than 71% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (102 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montembœuf (44 km away), averages 2,026 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Villiers-le-Roux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Villiers-le-Roux, Hanc, 9.1 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 HANC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Villiers-le-Roux →
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