In Avon, July heat, January chill and rainfall all sit near the middle of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 25.9°C, a January night drops to 2.4°C, and 814 mm of rain falls in a year. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 24°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 62% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lusignan-Inrae station, 11 km north-east.
A year in Avon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lusignan-Inrae station.
What a year in Avon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lusignan-Inrae.
About 814 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 19th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Deux-Sèvres.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Niort
40 frosts and 57 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lusignan-Inrae: 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 Lusignan-Inrae
Lusignan-Inrae is 11 km north-east of Avon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Avon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lusignan-Inrae (86139001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 152 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 121 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Niort, 31 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 Avon 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 Deux-Sèvres.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | Lusignan-Inrae | 25.9°C | 2.4°C | 814 mm |
| Rouillé 5.5 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 814 mm |
| Lusignan 12 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 814 mm |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École 16 km | Ménigoute | 27.0°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Valence-en-Poitou 18 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 814 mm |
| Boivre-la-Vallée 20 km | Ménigoute | 27.0°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Melle 21 km | Melle | 26.2°C about the same | 2.9°C 0.5°C milder | 903 mm |
Avon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lusignan-Inrae station; sunshine at Niort.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 2.4°C | 5.2°C | 80 mm | 76 |
| February | 9.3°C | 1.9°C | 5.6°C | 58 mm | 108 |
| March | 13.0°C | 3.9°C | 8.4°C | 58 mm | 160 |
| April | 15.9°C | 5.6°C | 10.8°C | 64 mm | 187 |
| May | 19.6°C | 9.0°C | 14.3°C | 64 mm | 219 |
| June | 23.4°C | 12.2°C | 17.8°C | 65 mm | 241 |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.9°C | 19.9°C | 49 mm | 257 |
| August | 26.0°C | 13.8°C | 19.9°C | 50 mm | 248 |
| September | 22.3°C | 11.0°C | 16.7°C | 61 mm | 207 |
| October | 17.2°C | 8.8°C | 13.0°C | 82 mm | 134 |
| November | 11.7°C | 5.1°C | 8.4°C | 91 mm | 93 |
| December | 8.4°C | 2.7°C | 5.6°C | 93 mm | 77 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.5°C | 12.1°C | 814 mm | 2,006 |
Where Avon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lusignan-Inrae, 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, Niort, 31 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 Deux-Sèvres.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Avon’s climate
How warm does Avon get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Avon get in winter?
February nights average 1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Avon get?
About 814 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (93 mm) and July the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Niort (31 km away), averages 2,006 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Avon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Avon, Lusignan-Inrae, 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 LUSIGNAN-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Avon →
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