The climate in Gourgé sits close to the middle of mainland French towns
A typical January night drops to 2.1°C and a July afternoon reaches 26.5°C; 714 mm of rain falls in a year. Frosty nights outnumber those of 69% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in December and eases off in July. Plan for rain on about 113 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Thénezay station, 8.5 km east.
A year in Gourgé at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Thénezay station.
What a year in Gourgé feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Thénezay.
About 714 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 22nd wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Deux-Sèvres.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
49 frosts and 67 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Thénezay: 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 Thénezay
Thénezay is 8.5 km east of Gourgé. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gourgé itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Thénezay (79326002) |
| Distance from the town | 8.5 km east |
| Station altitude | 140 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 122 m |
| Period | 1991–2019 (the station’s own record) |
| 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 Gourgé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gourgé | Thénezay | 26.5°C | 2.1°C | 714 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet 9.1 km | Parthenay | 26.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 831 mm |
| Parthenay 11 km | Parthenay | 26.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 831 mm |
| Airvault 11 km | Glénay | 27.1°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 648 mm |
| Bressuire 27 km | Bressuire | 25.9°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Vouillé 28 km | Vouillé | 26.9°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 657 mm |
| Boivre-la-Vallée 29 km | Ménigoute | 27.0°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 957 mm |
Gourgé weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Thénezay station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | 2.1°C | 5.1°C | 68 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.6°C | 1.4°C | 5.5°C | 51 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.5°C | 3.2°C | 8.4°C | 50 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.6°C | 4.8°C | 10.7°C | 55 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.6°C | 8.5°C | 14.5°C | 60 mm | 229 |
| June | 24.3°C | 11.7°C | 18.0°C | 53 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.5°C | 13.5°C | 20.0°C | 45 mm | 260 |
| August | 26.7°C | 13.4°C | 20.0°C | 48 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.8°C | 10.4°C | 16.6°C | 53 mm | 206 |
| October | 17.7°C | 8.3°C | 13.0°C | 76 mm | 130 |
| November | 12.0°C | 4.8°C | 8.4°C | 77 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.6°C | 2.4°C | 5.5°C | 78 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 7.0°C | 12.1°C | 714 mm | 2,003 |
Where Gourgé’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Thénezay, 8.5 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1991–2019, 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, 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 Gourgé’s climate
How warm does Gourgé get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 58% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Gourgé get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gourgé get?
About 714 mm a year, less than 63% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (78 mm) and July the driest (45 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 Gourgé itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gourgé, Thénezay, 8.5 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 THENEZAY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Gourgé →
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.