The climate in Lageon sits close to the middle of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 26.6°C, a January night drops to 2.5°C, and 831 mm of rain falls in a year. A year here swings 24°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 67% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 117 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Parthenay station, 10 km south.
A year in Lageon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Parthenay station.
What a year in Lageon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Parthenay.
About 831 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 17th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Deux-Sèvres.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
42 frosts and 65 days of 25°C a year
On about 42 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Parthenay: 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 Parthenay
Parthenay is 10 km south of Lageon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lageon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Parthenay (79202003) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south |
| Station altitude | 159 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 151 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 43 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 Lageon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lageon | Parthenay | 26.6°C | 2.5°C | 831 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet 7.3 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 831 mm |
| Parthenay 9.1 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 831 mm |
| Airvault 13 km | Glénay | 27.1°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 648 mm |
| Bressuire 23 km | Bressuire | 25.9°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre 26 km | Bressuire | 25.9°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Thouars 28 km | Thouars-Stna | 27.5°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.9°C about the same | 576 mm |
Lageon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Parthenay station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 2.5°C | 5.4°C | 91 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.7°C | 2.2°C | 6.0°C | 64 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.2°C | 3.7°C | 8.5°C | 60 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.5°C | 5.6°C | 11.1°C | 61 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.2°C | 9.0°C | 14.6°C | 63 mm | 229 |
| June | 24.2°C | 12.1°C | 18.2°C | 54 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.6°C | 13.8°C | 20.2°C | 46 mm | 260 |
| August | 26.6°C | 13.5°C | 20.0°C | 50 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.8°C | 10.4°C | 16.6°C | 60 mm | 206 |
| October | 17.6°C | 8.7°C | 13.1°C | 91 mm | 130 |
| November | 12.0°C | 4.9°C | 8.4°C | 92 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.8°C | 2.8°C | 5.8°C | 100 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 7.4°C | 12.3°C | 831 mm | 2,003 |
Where Lageon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Parthenay, 10 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, 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, Loudun, 43 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 Lageon’s climate
How warm does Lageon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lageon get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 42 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lageon get?
About 831 mm a year, more than 67% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (100 mm) and July the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (43 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lageon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lageon, Parthenay, 10 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 PARTHENAY_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lageon →
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.