Rainfall in Basses trails that of 90% of mainland French towns: 632 mm a year
Sunny July days climb to about 26.0°C. In January, nights here are milder than in 66% of mainland French towns. Of all months, November brings the most rain and August the least. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Loudun station, 1.9 km south-west.
A year in Basses at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Loudun station.
What a year in Basses feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Loudun.
About 632 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 37th wettest of 37 towns of 2,500+ in Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
35 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 35 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Loudun: 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 Loudun
Loudun is 1.9 km south-west of Basses. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Basses itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Loudun (86137003) |
| Distance from the town | 1.9 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 96 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 86 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Basses 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basses | Loudun | 26.0°C | 2.7°C | 632 mm |
| Loudun 4.4 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Chinon 17 km | Chinon - Viti | 26.9°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.8°C about the same | 672 mm |
| Beaumont-en-Véron 18 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.8°C about the same | 638 mm |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux 22 km | Mont-Bellay-Inrae | 26.4°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 616 mm |
| Montreuil-Bellay 22 km | Mont-Bellay-Inrae | 26.4°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 616 mm |
| Thouars 27 km | Thouars-Stna | 27.5°C 1.5°C warmer | 2.9°C about the same | 576 mm |
Basses weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Loudun station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 2.7°C | 5.5°C | 56 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.6°C | 2.3°C | 6.0°C | 47 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.3°C | 4.2°C | 8.8°C | 45 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.9°C | 11.1°C | 50 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.0°C | 9.3°C | 14.7°C | 54 mm | 229 |
| June | 23.7°C | 12.5°C | 18.1°C | 49 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.0°C | 14.2°C | 20.1°C | 45 mm | 260 |
| August | 26.1°C | 14.2°C | 20.2°C | 45 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.3°C | 11.4°C | 16.9°C | 47 mm | 206 |
| October | 17.3°C | 9.1°C | 13.2°C | 64 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.9°C | 5.4°C | 8.6°C | 67 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.7°C | 3.0°C | 5.8°C | 64 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 7.9°C | 12.4°C | 632 mm | 2,003 |
Where Basses’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Loudun, 1.9 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, Loudun, 1.9 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 Basses’s climate
How warm does Basses get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 53% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Basses get in winter?
February nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 35 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Basses get?
About 632 mm a year, less than 90% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (67 mm) and August the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (1.9 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Basses itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Basses, Loudun, 1.9 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 LOUDUN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Basses →
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.