Weather without surprises: Genneton keeps close to the norm for mainland French towns
A typical year brings 812 mm of rain, with July afternoons around 25.8°C and January nights around 2.3°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 24°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 62% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Nueil-les-Aubiers station, 16 km south-west.
A year in Genneton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nueil-les-Aubiers station.
What a year in Genneton feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nueil-les-Aubiers.
About 812 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 25 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 Loudun
44 frosts and 57 days of 25°C a year
On about 44 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 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nueil-les-Aubiers: 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 Nueil-les-Aubiers
Nueil-les-Aubiers is 16 km south-west of Genneton. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Genneton itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nueil-les-Aubiers (79017001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 118 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 111 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 40 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 Genneton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genneton | Nueil-les-Aubiers | 25.8°C | 2.3°C | 812 mm |
| Argentonnay 8.5 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 812 mm |
| Lys-Haut-Layon 12 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 812 mm |
| Loretz-d'Argenton 13 km | Thouars-Stna | 27.5°C 1.7°C warmer | 2.9°C 0.6°C milder | 576 mm |
| Nueil-les-Aubiers 16 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 812 mm |
| Thouars 18 km | Thouars-Stna | 27.5°C 1.7°C warmer | 2.9°C 0.6°C milder | 576 mm |
| Doué-en-Anjou 20 km | Mont-Bellay-Inrae | 26.4°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.9°C 0.6°C milder | 616 mm |
Genneton weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nueil-les-Aubiers station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 2.3°C | 5.2°C | 89 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.4°C | 1.7°C | 5.6°C | 66 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.0°C | 3.6°C | 8.3°C | 60 mm | 156 |
| April | 15.9°C | 5.3°C | 10.6°C | 61 mm | 198 |
| May | 19.9°C | 8.8°C | 14.3°C | 65 mm | 229 |
| June | 23.6°C | 11.7°C | 17.7°C | 47 mm | 247 |
| July | 25.8°C | 13.4°C | 19.6°C | 50 mm | 260 |
| August | 25.8°C | 13.4°C | 19.6°C | 47 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.3°C | 10.7°C | 16.5°C | 60 mm | 206 |
| October | 17.2°C | 8.6°C | 12.9°C | 88 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.8°C | 5.0°C | 8.4°C | 86 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.4°C | 5.5°C | 94 mm | 78 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 7.2°C | 12.0°C | 812 mm | 2,003 |
Where Genneton’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nueil-les-Aubiers, 16 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, Loudun, 40 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 Genneton’s climate
How warm does Genneton get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Genneton get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 44 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Genneton get?
About 812 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (94 mm) and June the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (40 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Genneton itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Genneton, Nueil-les-Aubiers, 16 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 NUEIL-LES-AUBIERS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Genneton →
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.