Saint-Savin is wetter than 82% of mainland French towns: 929 mm of rain a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 27.2°C. Warm days come often: about 83 a year reach 25°C, more than in 74% of mainland French towns. Of all months, November brings the most rain and July the least. Comfortable outdoor weather, highs of 19–25°C, belongs to May, June, September and October.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montlieu station, 15 km north-east.
A year in Saint-Savin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montlieu station.
What a year in Saint-Savin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montlieu.
About 929 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 23rd wettest of 113 towns of 2,500+ in Gironde.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Pauillac
38 frosts and 83 days of 25°C a year
On about 38 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 83 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montlieu: 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 Montlieu
Montlieu is 15 km north-east of Saint-Savin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Savin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montlieu (17243002) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 89 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 73 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 0.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Pauillac, 28 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-Savin 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 Gironde.
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-Savin | Montlieu | 27.2°C | 2.4°C | 929 mm |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac 3.2 km | same station | 27.2°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 929 mm |
| Cézac 6 km | Saint-Gervais | 27.1°C about the same | 3.5°C 1.1°C milder | 825 mm |
| Laruscade 8.4 km | Saint-Gervais | 27.1°C about the same | 3.5°C 1.1°C milder | 825 mm |
| Val de Virvée 14 km | Saint-Gervais | 27.1°C about the same | 3.5°C 1.1°C milder | 825 mm |
| Montendre 16 km | same station | 27.2°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 929 mm |
| Ambès 16 km | Saint-Gervais | 27.1°C about the same | 3.5°C 1.1°C milder | 825 mm |
Saint-Savin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montlieu station; sunshine at Pauillac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.8°C | 2.4°C | 6.1°C | 90 mm | 84 |
| February | 11.4°C | 2.1°C | 6.7°C | 69 mm | 126 |
| March | 15.3°C | 4.3°C | 9.8°C | 69 mm | 171 |
| April | 18.0°C | 6.2°C | 12.1°C | 77 mm | 205 |
| May | 21.7°C | 9.7°C | 15.7°C | 69 mm | 232 |
| June | 25.1°C | 12.7°C | 18.9°C | 74 mm | 251 |
| July | 27.2°C | 13.9°C | 20.6°C | 50 mm | 273 |
| August | 27.7°C | 13.9°C | 20.8°C | 59 mm | 255 |
| September | 24.2°C | 11.4°C | 17.8°C | 76 mm | 223 |
| October | 19.4°C | 9.0°C | 14.2°C | 82 mm | 158 |
| November | 13.5°C | 5.1°C | 9.3°C | 107 mm | 106 |
| December | 10.4°C | 2.9°C | 6.6°C | 106 mm | 92 |
| Year | 18.6°C | 7.8°C | 13.2°C | 929 mm | 2,175 |
Where Saint-Savin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montlieu, 15 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, Pauillac, 28 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 Gironde.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Saint-Savin’s climate
How warm does Saint-Savin get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.7°C. About 83 days a year reach 25°C, more than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Savin get in winter?
February nights average 2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 38 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Savin get?
About 929 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (107 mm) and July the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Pauillac (28 km away), averages 2,175 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Savin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Savin, Montlieu, 15 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 MONTLIEU_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Savin →
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