A middle-of-the-road climate: Chaunay is close to most mainland French towns on every count
A typical year brings 841 mm of rain, with July afternoons around 26.3°C and January nights around 2.8°C. Of the 37 towns of 2,500+ in Vienne, it has the mildest January nights. December is the wettest month, July the driest. An umbrella earns its place on about 121 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Civray station, 12 km south-east.
A year in Chaunay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Civray station.
What a year in Chaunay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Civray.
About 841 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 37 towns of 2,500+ in Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Poitiers-Biard
36 frosts and 64 days of 25°C a year
On about 36 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Civray: 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 Civray
Civray is 12 km south-east of Chaunay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chaunay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Civray (86078002) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 143 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 130 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Poitiers-Biard, 45 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 Chaunay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaunay | Civray | 26.3°C | 2.8°C | 841 mm |
| Civray 12 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 841 mm |
| Valence-en-Poitou 12 km | Lusignan-Inrae | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 814 mm |
| Ruffec 20 km | Tusson | 27.3°C 1°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.8°C colder | 822 mm |
| Melle 24 km | Melle | 26.2°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 903 mm |
| Rouillé 25 km | Lusignan-Inrae | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 814 mm |
| Vivonne 26 km | Lusignan-Inrae | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 814 mm |
Chaunay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Civray station; sunshine at Poitiers-Biard.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5°C | 2.8°C | 5.6°C | 81 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.8°C | 2.4°C | 6.1°C | 60 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.5°C | 4.3°C | 8.9°C | 61 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.4°C | 6.1°C | 11.3°C | 67 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.2°C | 9.7°C | 14.9°C | 67 mm | 213 |
| June | 23.9°C | 12.8°C | 18.4°C | 65 mm | 233 |
| July | 26.3°C | 14.4°C | 20.4°C | 50 mm | 251 |
| August | 26.4°C | 14.3°C | 20.3°C | 58 mm | 244 |
| September | 22.6°C | 11.5°C | 17.1°C | 60 mm | 200 |
| October | 17.7°C | 9.4°C | 13.5°C | 84 mm | 131 |
| November | 12.2°C | 5.5°C | 8.8°C | 90 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.9°C | 3.2°C | 6.0°C | 98 mm | 71 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 8.0°C | 12.6°C | 841 mm | 1,941 |
Where Chaunay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Civray, 12 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, Poitiers-Biard, 45 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 Chaunay’s climate
How warm does Chaunay get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°C. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chaunay get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 36 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chaunay get?
About 841 mm a year, more than 69% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (98 mm) and July the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Poitiers-Biard (45 km away), averages 1,941 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chaunay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chaunay, Civray, 12 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 CIVRAY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chaunay →
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.