Wet weather: 934 mm a year falls on Largeasse, more than on 82% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 25.9°C. December is the wettest month, August the driest. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 70% of mainland French towns. Garden chairs stay out from May to October, the months with highs of 17–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pougne-Hérisson station, 8.7 km east.
A year in Largeasse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pougne-Hérisson station.
What a year in Largeasse 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 8.7 km east of Largeasse. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Largeasse itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pougne-Hérisson (79215001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.7 km east |
| Station altitude | 196 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 204 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Niort, 42 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 Largeasse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largeasse | Pougne-Hérisson | 25.9°C | 1.9°C | 934 mm |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre 6.8 km | Bressuire | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C 0.5°C milder | 852 mm |
| Bressuire 17 km | Bressuire | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C 0.5°C milder | 852 mm |
| La Châtaigneraie 18 km | Secondigny | 25.8°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 1,097 mm |
| Cerizay 19 km | Bressuire | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C 0.5°C milder | 852 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet 20 km | Parthenay | 26.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 0.6°C milder | 831 mm |
| Parthenay 21 km | Parthenay | 26.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 0.6°C milder | 831 mm |
Largeasse 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 Largeasse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pougne-Hérisson, 8.7 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, 42 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 Largeasse’s climate
How warm does Largeasse 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 Largeasse 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 Largeasse 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 (42 km away), averages 2,006 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Largeasse itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Largeasse, Pougne-Hérisson, 8.7 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 POUGNE-HERISSON_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Largeasse →
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.