The climate in Melleran sits close to the middle of mainland French towns
A typical January night drops to 2.3°C and a July afternoon reaches 27.2°C; 854 mm of rain falls in a year. Warm afternoons come more often than in 71% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. An umbrella earns its place on about 125 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Hanc station, 7 km south.
A year in Melleran at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Hanc station.
What a year in Melleran feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Hanc.
About 854 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Deux-Sèvres.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Niort
42 frosts and 79 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 79 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Hanc: 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 Hanc
Hanc is 7 km south of Melleran. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Melleran itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Hanc (79140002) |
| Distance from the town | 7 km south |
| Station altitude | 125 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 157 m |
| Period | 1991–2014 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Niort, 37 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 Melleran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melleran | Hanc | 27.2°C | 2.3°C | 854 mm |
| Melle 15 km | Melle | 26.2°C 1°C cooler | 2.9°C 0.6°C milder | 903 mm |
| Ruffec 19 km | Tusson | 27.3°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 822 mm |
| Celles-sur-Belle 22 km | Celles-sur-Bell | 26.9°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 902 mm |
| Civray 23 km | Civray | 26.3°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.8°C 0.5°C milder | 841 mm |
| Valence-en-Poitou 26 km | Lusignan-Inrae | 25.9°C 1.3°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 814 mm |
| Aigondigné 27 km | Celles-sur-Bell | 26.9°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 902 mm |
Melleran weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Hanc station; sunshine at Niort.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C | 2.3°C | 5.5°C | 85 mm | 76 |
| February | 10.3°C | 1.8°C | 6.1°C | 66 mm | 108 |
| March | 14.4°C | 4.0°C | 9.2°C | 63 mm | 160 |
| April | 17.1°C | 5.8°C | 11.4°C | 69 mm | 187 |
| May | 21.3°C | 9.4°C | 15.3°C | 65 mm | 219 |
| June | 24.9°C | 12.4°C | 18.6°C | 59 mm | 241 |
| July | 27.2°C | 13.9°C | 20.6°C | 48 mm | 257 |
| August | 27.4°C | 14.1°C | 20.8°C | 53 mm | 248 |
| September | 23.6°C | 11.4°C | 17.5°C | 63 mm | 207 |
| October | 18.5°C | 9.1°C | 13.8°C | 86 mm | 134 |
| November | 12.5°C | 5.1°C | 8.8°C | 97 mm | 93 |
| December | 8.9°C | 2.5°C | 5.7°C | 102 mm | 77 |
| Year | 17.9°C | 7.6°C | 12.8°C | 854 mm | 2,006 |
Where Melleran’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Hanc, 7 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1991–2014, 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, 37 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 Melleran’s climate
How warm does Melleran get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.4°C. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Melleran get in winter?
February nights average 1.8°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 Melleran get?
About 854 mm a year, more than 71% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (102 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Niort (37 km away), averages 2,006 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Melleran itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Melleran, Hanc, 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 HANC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Melleran →
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.