Rainfall in Pougne-Hérisson tops that of 82% of mainland French towns: 934 mm a year
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.9°C. December is the wettest month, August the driest. About 51 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 70% of mainland French towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pougne-Hérisson station, 0.9 km east.
A year in Pougne-Hérisson at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pougne-Hérisson station.
What a year in Pougne-Hérisson 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 0.9 km east of Pougne-Hérisson. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pougne-Hérisson itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pougne-Hérisson (79215001) |
| Distance from the town | 0.9 km east |
| Station altitude | 196 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 199 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Niort, 39 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 Pougne-Hérisson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pougne-Hérisson | Pougne-Hérisson | 25.9°C | 1.9°C | 934 mm |
| Parthenay 13 km | Parthenay | 26.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 0.6°C milder | 831 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet 13 km | Parthenay | 26.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 0.6°C milder | 831 mm |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre 15 km | Bressuire | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C 0.5°C milder | 852 mm |
| Bressuire 21 km | Bressuire | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C 0.5°C milder | 852 mm |
| La Châtaigneraie 25 km | Secondigny | 25.8°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 1,097 mm |
| Cerizay 26 km | Bressuire | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C 0.5°C milder | 852 mm |
Pougne-Hérisson 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 Pougne-Hérisson’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pougne-Hérisson, 0.9 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, 39 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 Pougne-Hérisson’s climate
How warm does Pougne-Hérisson 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 Pougne-Hérisson 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 Pougne-Hérisson 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 (39 km away), averages 2,006 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pougne-Hérisson itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pougne-Hérisson, Pougne-Hérisson, 0.9 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 Pougne-Hérisson →
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.