Hardly any mainland French towns collect less rain than Arçay: 584 mm a year
In January the night’s low is typically 2.1°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 72% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month, August the driest. Garden chairs stay out from May to October, the months with highs of 18–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Martaizé station, 6.1 km south.
A year in Arçay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Martaizé station.
What a year in Arçay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Martaizé.
About 584 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and August the driest. About 16 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 38th wettest of 37 towns of 2,500+ in Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
A frosty town: 51 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 51 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Martaizé: 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 Martaizé
Martaizé is 6.1 km south of Arçay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Arçay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Martaizé (86149001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.1 km south |
| Station altitude | 61 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 70 m |
| Period | 1993–2016 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 10 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 Arçay 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arçay | Martaizé | 26.8°C | 2.1°C | 584 mm |
| Loudun 7.6 km | Loudun | 26.0°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.7°C 0.6°C milder | 632 mm |
| Thouars 18 km | Thouars-Stna | 27.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.9°C 0.8°C milder | 576 mm |
| Airvault 20 km | Glénay | 27.1°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 648 mm |
| Montreuil-Bellay 22 km | Mont-Bellay-Inrae | 26.4°C about the same | 2.9°C 0.8°C milder | 616 mm |
| Loretz-d'Argenton 23 km | Thouars-Stna | 27.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.9°C 0.8°C milder | 576 mm |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux 26 km | Mont-Bellay-Inrae | 26.4°C about the same | 2.9°C 0.8°C milder | 616 mm |
Arçay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Martaizé station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C | 2.1°C | 5.3°C | 51 mm | 70 |
| February | 10.1°C | 1.6°C | 5.9°C | 40 mm | 105 |
| March | 14.0°C | 2.6°C | 8.3°C | 40 mm | 156 |
| April | 17.0°C | 4.6°C | 10.8°C | 47 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.8°C | 8.3°C | 14.5°C | 49 mm | 229 |
| June | 24.8°C | 11.3°C | 18.0°C | 50 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.8°C | 12.9°C | 19.8°C | 42 mm | 260 |
| August | 26.7°C | 12.7°C | 19.7°C | 38 mm | 237 |
| September | 23.0°C | 9.6°C | 16.3°C | 45 mm | 206 |
| October | 18.3°C | 8.3°C | 13.3°C | 64 mm | 130 |
| November | 12.4°C | 4.6°C | 8.5°C | 60 mm | 87 |
| December | 9.0°C | 2.4°C | 5.7°C | 59 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.6°C | 6.8°C | 12.2°C | 584 mm | 2,003 |
Where Arçay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Martaizé, 6.1 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, Loudun, 10 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 Vienne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Arçay’s climate
How warm does Arçay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Arçay get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 51 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Arçay get?
About 584 mm a year, less than 97% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (64 mm) and August the driest (38 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (10 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Arçay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Arçay, Martaizé, 6.1 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 MARTAIZE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Arçay →
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