Dry weather: only 616 mm a year falls on Berrie, less than on 93% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 2.9°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 24°C. Of the 37 towns of 2,500+ in Vienne, it has the mildest January nights. Plan for rain on about 108 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Mont-Bellay-Inrae station, 8.9 km north-west.
A year in Berrie at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mont-Bellay-Inrae station.
What a year in Berrie feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mont-Bellay-Inrae.
About 616 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and August the driest. About 17 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
34 frosts and 66 days of 25°C a year
On about 34 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mont-Bellay-Inrae: 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 Mont-Bellay-Inrae
Mont-Bellay-Inrae is 8.9 km north-west of Berrie. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Berrie itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mont-Bellay-Inrae (49215002) |
| Distance from the town | 8.9 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 58 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 76 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 13 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 Berrie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrie | Mont-Bellay-Inrae | 26.4°C | 2.9°C | 616 mm |
| Montreuil-Bellay 9.1 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 616 mm |
| Loudun 14 km | Loudun | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Loretz-d'Argenton 14 km | Thouars-Stna | 27.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.9°C about the same | 576 mm |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux 14 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 616 mm |
| Thouars 15 km | Thouars-Stna | 27.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.9°C about the same | 576 mm |
| Saumur 21 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 616 mm |
Berrie weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mont-Bellay-Inrae station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C | 2.9°C | 5.8°C | 56 mm | 70 |
| February | 10.2°C | 2.5°C | 6.4°C | 44 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.8°C | 4.4°C | 9.1°C | 44 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.9°C | 6.2°C | 11.6°C | 51 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.6°C | 9.8°C | 15.2°C | 54 mm | 229 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.8°C | 18.6°C | 43 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.4°C | 14.4°C | 20.4°C | 44 mm | 260 |
| August | 26.6°C | 14.3°C | 20.4°C | 41 mm | 237 |
| September | 23.0°C | 11.4°C | 17.2°C | 47 mm | 206 |
| October | 17.9°C | 9.0°C | 13.5°C | 68 mm | 130 |
| November | 12.5°C | 5.5°C | 9.0°C | 66 mm | 87 |
| December | 9.3°C | 3.2°C | 6.2°C | 60 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 8.0°C | 12.8°C | 616 mm | 2,003 |
Where Berrie’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mont-Bellay-Inrae, 8.9 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, 13 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 Berrie’s climate
How warm does Berrie get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, more than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Berrie get in winter?
February nights average 2.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 34 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Berrie get?
About 616 mm a year, less than 93% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (68 mm) and August the driest (41 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (13 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Berrie itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Berrie, Mont-Bellay-Inrae, 8.9 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 MONT-BELLAY-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Berrie →
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.