Rainfall in Cours tops that of 82% of mainland French towns: 937 mm a year
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.6°C. Seasons differ by 24°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 73% of mainland French towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Surin station, 5.7 km south-west.
A year in Cours at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Surin station.
What a year in Cours feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Surin.
About 937 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 30 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
32 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 32 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Surin: 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 Surin
Surin is 5.7 km south-west of Cours. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cours itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Surin (79320002) |
| Distance from the town | 5.7 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 100 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 113 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Niort, 20 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 Cours 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cours | Surin | 26.6°C | 2.8°C | 937 mm |
| Échiré 12 km | Niort | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
| Chauray 16 km | Niort | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
| La Crèche 17 km | Niort | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École 19 km | Ménigoute | 27.0°C about the same | 2.2°C 0.6°C colder | 957 mm |
| Niort 20 km | Niort | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
| Benet 20 km | Niort | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
Cours weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Surin station; sunshine at Niort.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C | 2.8°C | 5.8°C | 99 mm | 76 |
| February | 10.2°C | 2.4°C | 6.3°C | 75 mm | 108 |
| March | 13.8°C | 4.5°C | 9.2°C | 73 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.8°C | 6.3°C | 11.6°C | 70 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.6°C | 9.7°C | 15.1°C | 69 mm | 219 |
| June | 24.2°C | 12.8°C | 18.5°C | 56 mm | 241 |
| July | 26.6°C | 14.5°C | 20.6°C | 58 mm | 257 |
| August | 26.7°C | 14.6°C | 20.6°C | 56 mm | 248 |
| September | 23.1°C | 12.0°C | 17.6°C | 70 mm | 207 |
| October | 18.0°C | 9.5°C | 13.8°C | 97 mm | 134 |
| November | 12.6°C | 5.6°C | 9.1°C | 101 mm | 93 |
| December | 9.4°C | 3.2°C | 6.3°C | 113 mm | 77 |
| Year | 17.6°C | 8.2°C | 12.9°C | 937 mm | 2,006 |
Where Cours’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Surin, 5.7 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, 20 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 Cours’s climate
How warm does Cours get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cours get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 32 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cours get?
About 937 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (113 mm) and June the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Niort (20 km away), averages 2,006 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cours itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cours, Surin, 5.7 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 SURIN_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cours →
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.