More rain falls on Saint-Gence than on 92% of mainland French towns: 1,100 mm a year
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.4°C. Winter and summer sit 24°C apart. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 66% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 138 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Nantiat station, 11 km north.
A year in Saint-Gence at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nantiat station.
What a year in Saint-Gence feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nantiat.
About 1,100 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 37 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde
47 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 47 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nantiat: 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 Nantiat
Nantiat is 11 km north of Saint-Gence. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Gence itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nantiat (87103002) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north |
| Station altitude | 335 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 328 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Limoges-Bellegarde, 6.4 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-Gence 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gence | Nantiat | 25.4°C | 1.7°C | 1,100 mm |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne 7.3 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
| Couzeix 8.3 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
| Oradour-sur-Glane 8.9 km | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Limoges 12 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne 13 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.5°C colder | 1,011 mm |
| Isle 13 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
Saint-Gence weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nantiat station; sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 1.7°C | 4.7°C | 106 mm | 80 |
| February | 9.1°C | 1.4°C | 5.3°C | 86 mm | 104 |
| March | 13.1°C | 3.5°C | 8.3°C | 93 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.2°C | 5.8°C | 11.0°C | 98 mm | 173 |
| May | 19.6°C | 9.0°C | 14.3°C | 100 mm | 206 |
| June | 23.4°C | 12.2°C | 17.8°C | 83 mm | 224 |
| July | 25.4°C | 13.5°C | 19.5°C | 63 mm | 244 |
| August | 25.8°C | 13.6°C | 19.7°C | 73 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.2°C | 10.7°C | 16.5°C | 68 mm | 198 |
| October | 17.4°C | 8.8°C | 13.1°C | 95 mm | 135 |
| November | 11.4°C | 4.6°C | 8.0°C | 118 mm | 86 |
| December | 8.6°C | 2.3°C | 5.4°C | 118 mm | 79 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.3°C | 12.0°C | 1,100 mm | 1,922 |
Where Saint-Gence’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nantiat, 11 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, 6.4 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 Saint-Gence’s climate
How warm does Saint-Gence get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 53% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Gence get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 47 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Gence get?
About 1,100 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (118 mm) and July the driest (63 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Limoges-Bellegarde (6.4 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Gence itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Gence, Nantiat, 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 NANTIAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Gence →
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.