Less rain falls on Pierrefitte than on 83% of mainland French towns: 648 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near 2.5°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 69% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in October and the lightest in August. Plan for rain on about 108 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Glénay station, 3.8 km east.
A year in Pierrefitte at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Glénay station.
What a year in Pierrefitte feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Glénay.
About 648 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and August the driest. About 19 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
41 frosts and 74 days of 25°C a year
On about 41 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 74 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Glénay: 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 Glénay
Glénay is 3.8 km east of Pierrefitte. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pierrefitte itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Glénay (79134001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.8 km east |
| Station altitude | 121 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 135 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 35 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 Pierrefitte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefitte | Glénay | 27.1°C | 2.5°C | 648 mm |
| Airvault 12 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 648 mm |
| Thouars 14 km | Thouars-Stna | 27.5°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 576 mm |
| Bressuire 15 km | Bressuire | 25.9°C 1.2°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Argentonnay 15 km | Nueil-les-Aubiers | 25.8°C 1.3°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 812 mm |
| Loretz-d'Argenton 22 km | Thouars-Stna | 27.5°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 576 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet 23 km | Parthenay | 26.6°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.5°C about the same | 831 mm |
Pierrefitte weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Glénay station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.7°C | 2.5°C | 5.6°C | 62 mm | 70 |
| February | 10.1°C | 1.9°C | 6.0°C | 48 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.9°C | 3.8°C | 8.9°C | 46 mm | 156 |
| April | 17.0°C | 5.4°C | 11.2°C | 49 mm | 198 |
| May | 21.0°C | 9.0°C | 15.0°C | 53 mm | 229 |
| June | 24.8°C | 12.1°C | 18.4°C | 48 mm | 247 |
| July | 27.1°C | 13.7°C | 20.4°C | 43 mm | 260 |
| August | 27.2°C | 13.6°C | 20.4°C | 40 mm | 237 |
| September | 23.4°C | 10.7°C | 17.1°C | 51 mm | 206 |
| October | 18.0°C | 8.8°C | 13.4°C | 71 mm | 130 |
| November | 12.6°C | 5.2°C | 8.9°C | 69 mm | 87 |
| December | 9.2°C | 3.0°C | 6.1°C | 69 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.8°C | 7.5°C | 12.6°C | 648 mm | 2,003 |
Where Pierrefitte’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Glénay, 3.8 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, Loudun, 35 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 Pierrefitte’s climate
How warm does Pierrefitte get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.2°C. About 74 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pierrefitte get in winter?
February nights average 1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 41 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pierrefitte get?
About 648 mm a year, less than 83% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (71 mm) and August the driest (40 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (35 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pierrefitte itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pierrefitte, Glénay, 3.8 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 GLENAY_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pierrefitte →
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.