Rainfall in Melle tops that of 77% of mainland French towns: 903 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.2°C. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 72% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in July. From May to October, highs of 18–26°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Melle station, 1.6 km north.
A year in Melle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Melle station.
What a year in Melle feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Melle.
About 903 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 28 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 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 32 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Melle: 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 Melle
Melle is 1.6 km north of Melle. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Melle itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Melle (79174002) |
| Distance from the town | 1.6 km north |
| Station altitude | 136 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 123 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Niort, 22 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 Melle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melle | Melle | 26.2°C | 2.9°C | 903 mm |
| Celles-sur-Belle 6.7 km | Celles-sur-Bell | 26.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.6°C colder | 902 mm |
| Aigondigné 12 km | Celles-sur-Bell | 26.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.6°C colder | 902 mm |
| Vouillé 20 km | Niort | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
| La Crèche 20 km | Niort | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École 22 km | Ménigoute | 27.0°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.2°C 0.7°C colder | 957 mm |
| Aiffres 23 km | Niort | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
Melle weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Melle station; sunshine at Niort.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 2.9°C | 5.6°C | 87 mm | 76 |
| February | 9.8°C | 2.6°C | 6.2°C | 69 mm | 108 |
| March | 13.4°C | 4.7°C | 9.0°C | 71 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.3°C | 6.5°C | 11.4°C | 73 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.1°C | 9.9°C | 15.0°C | 70 mm | 219 |
| June | 23.8°C | 12.9°C | 18.3°C | 67 mm | 241 |
| July | 26.2°C | 14.6°C | 20.4°C | 54 mm | 257 |
| August | 26.3°C | 14.6°C | 20.4°C | 55 mm | 248 |
| September | 22.7°C | 12.0°C | 17.3°C | 66 mm | 207 |
| October | 17.8°C | 9.7°C | 13.7°C | 87 mm | 134 |
| November | 12.3°C | 5.7°C | 9.0°C | 99 mm | 93 |
| December | 9.0°C | 3.4°C | 6.2°C | 106 mm | 77 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 8.3°C | 12.7°C | 903 mm | 2,006 |
Where Melle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Melle, 1.6 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, 22 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 Melle’s climate
How warm does Melle get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Melle get in winter?
February nights average 2.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 32 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Melle get?
About 903 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (106 mm) and July the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Niort (22 km away), averages 2,006 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Melle itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Melle, Melle, 1.6 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 MELLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Melle →
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.