Rainfall in Leigné-sur-Usseau trails that of 74% of mainland French towns: 688 mm a year
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.8°C. Its July heat outdoes that of 65% of mainland French towns. Only 25°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Courcoué station, 12 km north-west.
A year in Leigné-sur-Usseau at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Courcoué station.
What a year in Leigné-sur-Usseau feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Courcoué.
About 688 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 32nd wettest of 37 towns of 2,500+ in Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
39 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Courcoué: 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 Courcoué
Courcoué is 12 km north-west of Leigné-sur-Usseau. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Leigné-sur-Usseau itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Courcoué (37087001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 115 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 121 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 31 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-sur-Usseau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigné-sur-Usseau | Courcoué | 26.8°C | 2.5°C | 688 mm |
| Thuré 9.4 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain 10 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Châtellerault 12 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Naintré 17 km | Neuville de Poi | 27.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 705 mm |
| Descartes 18 km | Ferrière-Larçon | 26.1°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 710 mm |
| Beaumont Saint-Cyr 21 km | Neuville de Poi | 27.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 705 mm |
Leigné-sur-Usseau weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Courcoué station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 2.5°C | 5.3°C | 61 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.5°C | 2.2°C | 5.9°C | 48 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.5°C | 4.1°C | 8.8°C | 49 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.7°C | 5.9°C | 11.3°C | 53 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.5°C | 9.4°C | 15.0°C | 63 mm | 229 |
| June | 24.4°C | 12.5°C | 18.4°C | 53 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.8°C | 14.1°C | 20.4°C | 47 mm | 260 |
| August | 26.7°C | 14.1°C | 20.4°C | 52 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.7°C | 11.3°C | 17.0°C | 53 mm | 206 |
| October | 17.5°C | 9.2°C | 13.3°C | 69 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.9°C | 5.4°C | 8.6°C | 72 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.9°C | 5.7°C | 70 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 7.8°C | 12.5°C | 688 mm | 2,003 |
Where Leigné-sur-Usseau’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Courcoué, 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, Loudun, 31 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-sur-Usseau’s climate
How warm does Leigné-sur-Usseau get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Leigné-sur-Usseau get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 39 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Leigné-sur-Usseau get?
About 688 mm a year, less than 74% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (72 mm) and July the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (31 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Leigné-sur-Usseau itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Leigné-sur-Usseau, Courcoué, 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 COURCOUE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Leigné-sur-Usseau →
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