The climate in Leigné-les-Bois sits close to the middle of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 26.1°C, a January night drops to 2.3°C, and 710 mm of rain falls in a year. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 65% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 24°C apart. Waterproofs come out on about 113 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Ferrière-Larçon station, 28 km north-east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Leigné-les-Bois at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ferrière-Larçon station.
What a year in Leigné-les-Bois feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ferrière-Larçon.
About 710 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th wettest of 37 towns of 2,500+ in Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Poitiers-Biard
40 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 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 Ferrière-Larçon: 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 Ferrière-Larçon
Ferrière-Larçon is 28 km north-east of Leigné-les-Bois. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Leigné-les-Bois itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ferrière-Larçon (37107001) |
| Distance from the town | 28 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 116 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 133 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Poitiers-Biard, 35 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 Leigné-les-Bois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigné-les-Bois | Ferrière-Larçon | 26.1°C | 2.3°C | 710 mm |
| Châtellerault 14 km | Courcoué | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Naintré 16 km | Neuville de Poi | 27.2°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 705 mm |
| Thuré 19 km | Courcoué | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Beaumont Saint-Cyr 20 km | Neuville de Poi | 27.2°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 705 mm |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain 21 km | Courcoué | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Chauvigny 22 km | Montmorillon | 26.3°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 782 mm |
Leigné-les-Bois weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ferrière-Larçon station; sunshine at Poitiers-Biard.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 2.3°C | 5.0°C | 62 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.3°C | 2.1°C | 5.7°C | 50 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.1°C | 3.9°C | 8.5°C | 49 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.7°C | 11.0°C | 56 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.0°C | 9.3°C | 14.6°C | 62 mm | 213 |
| June | 23.7°C | 12.5°C | 18.1°C | 51 mm | 233 |
| July | 26.1°C | 14.1°C | 20.1°C | 55 mm | 251 |
| August | 26.1°C | 14.0°C | 20.1°C | 51 mm | 244 |
| September | 22.2°C | 11.0°C | 16.6°C | 53 mm | 200 |
| October | 17.3°C | 9.0°C | 13.1°C | 71 mm | 131 |
| November | 11.6°C | 5.1°C | 8.3°C | 73 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.8°C | 5.5°C | 75 mm | 71 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 7.7°C | 12.2°C | 710 mm | 1,941 |
Where Leigné-les-Bois’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ferrière-Larçon, 28 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, 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, Poitiers-Biard, 35 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 Leigné-les-Bois’s climate
How warm does Leigné-les-Bois get in summer?
July 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 Leigné-les-Bois get in winter?
February nights average 2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Leigné-les-Bois get?
About 710 mm a year, less than 65% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (75 mm) and March the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Poitiers-Biard (35 km away), averages 1,941 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Leigné-les-Bois itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Leigné-les-Bois, Ferrière-Larçon, 28 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 FERRIERE-LARCON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Leigné-les-Bois →
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