Rainfall in Saint-Germier tops that of 84% of mainland French towns: 957 mm a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 27.0°C on average. Of all months, December brings the most rain and August the least. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 68% of mainland French towns. Long walks are most pleasant from May to July and September to October, when afternoons reach 18–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Ménigoute station, 4.1 km north-west.
A year in Saint-Germier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ménigoute station.
What a year in Saint-Germier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ménigoute.
About 957 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Deux-Sèvres.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Poitiers-Biard
43 frosts and 73 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ménigoute: 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 Ménigoute
Ménigoute is 4.1 km north-west of Saint-Germier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Germier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ménigoute (79176001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.1 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 138 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 169 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Poitiers-Biard, 31 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 Saint-Germier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germier | Ménigoute | 27.0°C | 2.2°C | 957 mm |
| Rouillé 7.7 km | Lusignan-Inrae | 25.9°C 1.1°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 814 mm |
| Lusignan 13 km | Lusignan-Inrae | 25.9°C 1.1°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 814 mm |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École 14 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Boivre-la-Vallée 14 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 957 mm |
| La Crèche 23 km | Niort | 26.3°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.8°C 0.6°C milder | 847 mm |
| Vivonne 24 km | Lusignan-Inrae | 25.9°C 1.1°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 814 mm |
Saint-Germier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ménigoute station; sunshine at Poitiers-Biard.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | 2.2°C | 5.2°C | 112 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.9°C | 1.7°C | 5.8°C | 80 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.8°C | 3.7°C | 8.7°C | 73 mm | 158 |
| April | 17.0°C | 5.6°C | 11.3°C | 71 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.8°C | 9.1°C | 15.0°C | 69 mm | 213 |
| June | 24.6°C | 12.4°C | 18.5°C | 63 mm | 233 |
| July | 27.0°C | 14.1°C | 20.6°C | 52 mm | 251 |
| August | 27.2°C | 14.0°C | 20.6°C | 50 mm | 244 |
| September | 23.3°C | 11.0°C | 17.1°C | 65 mm | 200 |
| October | 17.8°C | 8.8°C | 13.3°C | 97 mm | 131 |
| November | 12.1°C | 4.9°C | 8.5°C | 105 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.7°C | 2.6°C | 5.6°C | 120 mm | 71 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 7.5°C | 12.5°C | 957 mm | 1,941 |
Where Saint-Germier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ménigoute, 4.1 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, Poitiers-Biard, 31 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 Saint-Germier’s climate
How warm does Saint-Germier get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.2°C. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Germier get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Germier get?
About 957 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (120 mm) and August the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Poitiers-Biard (31 km away), averages 1,941 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Germier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Germier, Ménigoute, 4.1 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 MENIGOUTE_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Germier →
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