Weather without surprises: Luchapt keeps close to the norm for mainland French towns
A typical year brings 782 mm of rain, with July afternoons around 26.8°C and January nights around 2.0°C. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 72% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in October and eases off in July. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 121 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Vigeant station, 10 km north-west.
A year in Luchapt at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Vigeant station.
What a year in Luchapt feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Vigeant.
About 782 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 37 towns of 2,500+ in Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montmorillon
A frosty town: 52 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 52 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Vigeant: 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 Le Vigeant
Le Vigeant is 10 km north-west of Luchapt. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Luchapt itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Vigeant (86289001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 117 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 179 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montmorillon, 26 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 Luchapt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luchapt | Le Vigeant | 26.8°C | 2.0°C | 782 mm |
| Confolens 20 km | Saulgond | 26.0°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 889 mm |
| Bellac 23 km | Le Dorat | 26.5°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 913 mm |
| Montmorillon 28 km | Montmorillon | 26.3°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.6°C 0.6°C milder | 782 mm |
Luchapt weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Vigeant station; sunshine at Montmorillon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C | 2.0°C | 5.4°C | 66 mm | 71 |
| February | 10.2°C | 1.4°C | 5.8°C | 55 mm | 104 |
| March | 14.0°C | 3.2°C | 8.6°C | 55 mm | 160 |
| April | 17.0°C | 5.2°C | 11.1°C | 64 mm | 191 |
| May | 20.8°C | 8.8°C | 14.8°C | 71 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.4°C | 12.0°C | 18.2°C | 68 mm | 234 |
| July | 26.8°C | 13.4°C | 20.1°C | 51 mm | 259 |
| August | 27.1°C | 13.3°C | 20.2°C | 58 mm | 237 |
| September | 23.1°C | 10.2°C | 16.7°C | 59 mm | 205 |
| October | 18.2°C | 8.4°C | 13.3°C | 80 mm | 136 |
| November | 12.6°C | 4.5°C | 8.5°C | 78 mm | 81 |
| December | 9.3°C | 2.3°C | 5.8°C | 79 mm | 76 |
| Year | 17.7°C | 7.1°C | 12.4°C | 782 mm | 1,969 |
Where Luchapt’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Vigeant, 10 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, Montmorillon, 26 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 Luchapt’s climate
How warm does Luchapt get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.1°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Luchapt get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 52 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Luchapt get?
About 782 mm a year, more than 55% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (80 mm) and July the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montmorillon (26 km away), averages 1,969 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Luchapt itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Luchapt, Le Vigeant, 10 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 LE-VIGEANT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Luchapt →
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.