Rainfall in Clessé tops that of 82% of mainland French towns: 934 mm a year
July afternoons average 25.9°C. Temperatures cover 25°C across the year, low to high. Frosty nights outnumber those of 70% of mainland French towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to October brings highs of 17–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pougne-Hérisson station, 7.3 km south.
A year in Clessé at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pougne-Hérisson station.
What a year in Clessé feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pougne-Hérisson.
About 934 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Deux-Sèvres.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Niort
A frosty town: 51 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 51 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pougne-Hérisson: 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 Pougne-Hérisson
Pougne-Hérisson is 7.3 km south of Clessé. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Clessé itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pougne-Hérisson (79215001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.3 km south |
| Station altitude | 196 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 194 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Niort, 46 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 Clessé 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clessé | Pougne-Hérisson | 25.9°C | 1.9°C | 934 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet 14 km | Parthenay | 26.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 0.6°C milder | 831 mm |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre 14 km | Bressuire | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C 0.5°C milder | 852 mm |
| Bressuire 14 km | Bressuire | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C 0.5°C milder | 852 mm |
| Parthenay 15 km | Parthenay | 26.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 0.6°C milder | 831 mm |
| Airvault 22 km | Glénay | 27.1°C 1.2°C warmer | 2.5°C 0.6°C milder | 648 mm |
| Cerizay 23 km | Bressuire | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C 0.5°C milder | 852 mm |
Clessé weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pougne-Hérisson station; sunshine at Niort.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 1.9°C | 4.9°C | 101 mm | 76 |
| February | 9.4°C | 1.4°C | 5.4°C | 74 mm | 108 |
| March | 12.9°C | 3.1°C | 8.0°C | 65 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.1°C | 5.0°C | 10.5°C | 70 mm | 187 |
| May | 19.8°C | 8.4°C | 14.1°C | 71 mm | 219 |
| June | 23.7°C | 11.4°C | 17.6°C | 54 mm | 241 |
| July | 25.9°C | 12.9°C | 19.4°C | 53 mm | 257 |
| August | 26.0°C | 12.5°C | 19.2°C | 52 mm | 248 |
| September | 22.3°C | 9.7°C | 16.0°C | 68 mm | 207 |
| October | 17.2°C | 8.0°C | 12.6°C | 104 mm | 134 |
| November | 11.7°C | 4.4°C | 8.0°C | 105 mm | 93 |
| December | 8.4°C | 2.2°C | 5.3°C | 116 mm | 77 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 6.7°C | 11.8°C | 934 mm | 2,006 |
Where Clessé’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pougne-Hérisson, 7.3 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, 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, Niort, 46 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 Clessé’s climate
How warm does Clessé get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Clessé get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 51 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Clessé get?
About 934 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (116 mm) and August the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Niort (46 km away), averages 2,006 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Clessé itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Clessé, Pougne-Hérisson, 7.3 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 POUGNE-HERISSON_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Clessé →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.