Weather without surprises: Saint-Lin keeps close to the norm for mainland French towns
A typical year brings 831 mm of rain, with July afternoons around 26.6°C and January nights around 2.5°C. The rainiest month is December; the driest is July. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 67% of mainland French towns. The outdoor season runs from May to October, with highs of 18–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Parthenay station, 12 km north.
A year in Saint-Lin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Parthenay station.
What a year in Saint-Lin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Parthenay.
About 831 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 17th 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 65 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 65 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Parthenay: 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 Parthenay
Parthenay is 12 km north of Saint-Lin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Lin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Parthenay (79202003) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north |
| Station altitude | 159 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 170 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Niort, 27 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-Lin 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-Lin | Parthenay | 26.6°C | 2.5°C | 831 mm |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École 13 km | Ménigoute | 27.0°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Parthenay 13 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 831 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet 15 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 831 mm |
| La Crèche 19 km | Niort | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
| Échiré 20 km | Niort | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
| Chauray 22 km | Niort | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
Saint-Lin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Parthenay station; sunshine at Niort.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 2.5°C | 5.4°C | 91 mm | 76 |
| February | 9.7°C | 2.2°C | 6.0°C | 64 mm | 108 |
| March | 13.2°C | 3.7°C | 8.5°C | 60 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.5°C | 5.6°C | 11.1°C | 61 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.2°C | 9.0°C | 14.6°C | 63 mm | 219 |
| June | 24.2°C | 12.1°C | 18.2°C | 54 mm | 241 |
| July | 26.6°C | 13.8°C | 20.2°C | 46 mm | 257 |
| August | 26.6°C | 13.5°C | 20.0°C | 50 mm | 248 |
| September | 22.8°C | 10.4°C | 16.6°C | 60 mm | 207 |
| October | 17.6°C | 8.7°C | 13.1°C | 91 mm | 134 |
| November | 12.0°C | 4.9°C | 8.4°C | 92 mm | 93 |
| December | 8.8°C | 2.8°C | 5.8°C | 100 mm | 77 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 7.4°C | 12.3°C | 831 mm | 2,006 |
Where Saint-Lin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Parthenay, 12 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, 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, 27 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-Lin’s climate
How warm does Saint-Lin get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Lin get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°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 Saint-Lin get?
About 831 mm a year, more than 67% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (100 mm) and July the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Niort (27 km away), averages 2,006 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Lin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Lin, Parthenay, 12 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 PARTHENAY_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Lin →
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.