Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Saint-Mathieu: 1,190 mm a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.7°C. Expect the heaviest rain in December and the lightest in July. Frosty nights outnumber those of 79% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 59 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Champagnac la R station, 10 km east.
A year in Saint-Mathieu at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Champagnac la R station.
What a year in Saint-Mathieu feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Champagnac la R.
About 1,190 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 42 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montembœuf
A frosty town: 59 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 59 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Champagnac la R: 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 Champagnac la R
Champagnac la R is 10 km east of Saint-Mathieu. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Mathieu itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Champagnac la R (87034001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km east |
| Station altitude | 340 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 349 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montembœuf, 20 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-Mathieu 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-Mathieu | Champagnac la R | 25.7°C | 1.2°C | 1,190 mm |
| Rochechouart 15 km | Rochechouart | 26.1°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.8°C milder | 964 mm |
| Nontron 21 km | Montembœuf | 25.5°C about the same | 3.0°C 1.8°C milder | 972 mm |
| Saint-Junien 23 km | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C about the same | 1.8°C 0.6°C milder | 957 mm |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente 24 km | Montembœuf | 25.5°C about the same | 3.0°C 1.8°C milder | 972 mm |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure 28 km | Le Vieux-Cérier | 26.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 1,007 mm |
Saint-Mathieu weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Champagnac la R station; sunshine at Montembœuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 1.2°C | 4.6°C | 120 mm | 78 |
| February | 9.4°C | 0.7°C | 5.0°C | 95 mm | 117 |
| March | 13.4°C | 2.7°C | 8.0°C | 92 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.1°C | 4.5°C | 10.3°C | 101 mm | 192 |
| May | 19.9°C | 7.8°C | 13.8°C | 94 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.4°C | 10.9°C | 17.1°C | 88 mm | 241 |
| July | 25.7°C | 12.2°C | 19.0°C | 63 mm | 258 |
| August | 26.1°C | 12.0°C | 19.0°C | 80 mm | 230 |
| September | 22.1°C | 9.1°C | 15.6°C | 84 mm | 209 |
| October | 17.4°C | 7.6°C | 12.5°C | 105 mm | 142 |
| November | 11.6°C | 3.9°C | 7.7°C | 130 mm | 96 |
| December | 8.7°C | 1.8°C | 5.2°C | 137 mm | 87 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 6.2°C | 11.5°C | 1,190 mm | 2,026 |
Where Saint-Mathieu’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Champagnac la R, 10 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, Montembœuf, 20 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-Mathieu’s climate
How warm does Saint-Mathieu get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 53% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Mathieu get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 59 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Mathieu get?
About 1,190 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (137 mm) and July the driest (63 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montembœuf (20 km away), averages 2,026 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Mathieu itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Mathieu, Champagnac la R, 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 CHAMPAGNAC LA R, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Mathieu →
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.