In Saint-Maxire, July heat, January chill and rainfall all sit near the middle of mainland French towns
About 847 mm of rain falls in a typical year; July afternoons reach 26.3°C and January nights drop to 2.8°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 70% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in December and eases off in July. Waterproofs come out on about 118 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Niort station, 11 km south-east.
A year in Saint-Maxire at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Niort station.
What a year in Saint-Maxire feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Niort.
About 847 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Deux-Sèvres.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Niort
35 frosts and 65 days of 25°C a year
On about 35 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Niort: 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 Niort
Niort is 11 km south-east of Saint-Maxire. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Maxire itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Niort (79191005) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 57 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 32 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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-Maxire 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-Maxire | Niort | 26.3°C | 2.8°C | 847 mm |
| Échiré 4.8 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
| Niort 8.2 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
| Chauray 8.9 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
| Benet 10 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
| Magné 11 km | Prin-Deyrançon | 27.0°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.8°C about the same | 837 mm |
| Aiffres 13 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
Saint-Maxire weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Niort station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.9°C | 2.8°C | 5.9°C | 82 mm | 76 |
| February | 10.3°C | 2.4°C | 6.4°C | 64 mm | 108 |
| March | 13.8°C | 4.3°C | 9.1°C | 63 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.7°C | 6.1°C | 11.4°C | 67 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.4°C | 9.6°C | 15.0°C | 67 mm | 219 |
| June | 24.0°C | 12.8°C | 18.4°C | 59 mm | 241 |
| July | 26.3°C | 14.6°C | 20.4°C | 52 mm | 257 |
| August | 26.4°C | 14.4°C | 20.4°C | 53 mm | 248 |
| September | 23.0°C | 11.8°C | 17.4°C | 62 mm | 207 |
| October | 18.1°C | 9.5°C | 13.8°C | 88 mm | 134 |
| November | 12.7°C | 5.6°C | 9.1°C | 92 mm | 93 |
| December | 9.5°C | 3.2°C | 6.3°C | 97 mm | 77 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 8.1°C | 12.8°C | 847 mm | 2,006 |
Where Saint-Maxire’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Niort, 11 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, Niort, 11 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-Maxire’s climate
How warm does Saint-Maxire get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°C. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Maxire get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 35 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Maxire get?
About 847 mm a year, more than 70% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (97 mm) and July the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Niort (11 km away), averages 2,006 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Maxire itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Maxire, Niort, 11 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 NIORT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Maxire →
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.