Rainfall in Cognac-la-Forêt tops that of 84% of mainland French towns: 957 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.4°C. About 49 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 69% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 24°C. An umbrella earns its place on about 133 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Junien station, 10 km north-west.
A year in Cognac-la-Forêt at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Junien station.
What a year in Cognac-la-Forêt feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Junien.
About 957 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 21st wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde
49 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Junien: 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 Saint-Junien
Saint-Junien is 10 km north-west of Cognac-la-Forêt. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cognac-la-Forêt itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Junien (87154003) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 271 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 335 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Limoges-Bellegarde, 13 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 Cognac-la-Forêt 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 Haute-Vienne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognac-la-Forêt | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C | 1.8°C | 957 mm |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne 9.4 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne 11 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.6°C colder | 1,011 mm |
| Saint-Junien 11 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Oradour-sur-Glane 11 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Rochechouart 14 km | Rochechouart | 26.1°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 964 mm |
| Isle 16 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
Cognac-la-Forêt weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Junien station; sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | 1.8°C | 5.0°C | 88 mm | 80 |
| February | 9.5°C | 1.4°C | 5.4°C | 73 mm | 104 |
| March | 13.3°C | 3.6°C | 8.4°C | 78 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.7°C | 11.0°C | 85 mm | 173 |
| May | 19.6°C | 9.0°C | 14.3°C | 89 mm | 206 |
| June | 23.5°C | 12.4°C | 17.9°C | 72 mm | 224 |
| July | 25.4°C | 13.7°C | 19.5°C | 58 mm | 244 |
| August | 25.6°C | 13.3°C | 19.5°C | 68 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.2°C | 10.3°C | 16.3°C | 62 mm | 198 |
| October | 17.6°C | 8.4°C | 13.0°C | 83 mm | 135 |
| November | 11.8°C | 4.4°C | 8.1°C | 100 mm | 86 |
| December | 8.9°C | 2.2°C | 5.6°C | 102 mm | 79 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 7.2°C | 12.0°C | 957 mm | 1,922 |
Where Cognac-la-Forêt’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Junien, 10 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1996–2020, 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, Limoges-Bellegarde, 13 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 Haute-Vienne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Cognac-la-Forêt’s climate
How warm does Cognac-la-Forêt get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.6°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cognac-la-Forêt get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cognac-la-Forêt get?
About 957 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (102 mm) and July the driest (58 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Limoges-Bellegarde (13 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cognac-la-Forêt itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cognac-la-Forêt, Saint-Junien, 10 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 ST JUNIEN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cognac-la-Forêt →
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