Summer warmth: Saint-Léger logs more 25-degree days than 87% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 2.9°C. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 72% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 26°C apart. Radiators earn their keep from November to February, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Verteuil station, 20 km north-east.
A year in Saint-Léger at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Verteuil station.
What a year in Saint-Léger feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Verteuil.
About 821 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Lot-et-Garonne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Agen-la Garenne
38 frosts and 97 days of 25°C a year
On about 38 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, and 34 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Verteuil: 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 Verteuil
Verteuil is 20 km north-east of Saint-Léger. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Léger itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Verteuil (47317002) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 81 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 31 m |
| Period | 1993–2016 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Agen-la Garenne, 26 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-Léger 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 Lot-et-Garonne.
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-Léger | Verteuil | 28.2°C | 2.9°C | 821 mm |
| Aiguillon 2.4 km | same station | 28.2°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Clairac 9.1 km | same station | 28.2°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Tonneins 11 km | same station | 28.2°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Casteljaloux 18 km | Saint-Martin-Curto | 27.8°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 867 mm |
| Nérac 18 km | Agen-la Garenne | 28.0°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Colayrac-Saint-Cirq 22 km | Agen-la Garenne | 28.0°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 708 mm |
Saint-Léger weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Verteuil station; sunshine at Agen-la Garenne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.1°C | 2.9°C | 6.5°C | 80 mm | 76 |
| February | 11.7°C | 2.4°C | 7.0°C | 58 mm | 113 |
| March | 15.8°C | 4.5°C | 10.2°C | 60 mm | 172 |
| April | 18.5°C | 6.8°C | 12.7°C | 80 mm | 186 |
| May | 22.4°C | 10.4°C | 16.4°C | 77 mm | 216 |
| June | 26.2°C | 13.6°C | 19.9°C | 68 mm | 235 |
| July | 28.2°C | 15.0°C | 21.6°C | 52 mm | 260 |
| August | 28.3°C | 15.0°C | 21.7°C | 56 mm | 250 |
| September | 24.7°C | 11.8°C | 18.3°C | 64 mm | 211 |
| October | 20.4°C | 10.0°C | 15.2°C | 64 mm | 143 |
| November | 13.8°C | 5.7°C | 9.8°C | 82 mm | 88 |
| December | 10.4°C | 3.3°C | 6.8°C | 81 mm | 72 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 8.4°C | 13.8°C | 821 mm | 2,020 |
Where Saint-Léger’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Verteuil, 20 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2016, 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, Agen-la Garenne, 26 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 Lot-et-Garonne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Saint-Léger’s climate
How warm does Saint-Léger get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.3°C. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, more than 87% of mainland French towns, and about 34 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Léger get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 38 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Léger get?
About 821 mm a year, more than 65% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (82 mm) and July the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Agen-la Garenne (26 km away), averages 2,020 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Léger itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Léger, Verteuil, 20 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 VERTEUIL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Léger →
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.