Weather without surprises: Marçay keeps close to the norm for mainland French towns
January nights average 2.4°C, July afternoons 25.9°C, and a year brings 814 mm of rain. Winter and summer sit 24°C apart. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 62% of mainland French towns. Expect about 40 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Lusignan-Inrae station, 10 km south-west.
A year in Marçay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lusignan-Inrae station.
What a year in Marçay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lusignan-Inrae.
About 814 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd 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 57 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 57 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lusignan-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 Lusignan-Inrae
Lusignan-Inrae is 10 km south-west of Marçay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Marçay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lusignan-Inrae (86139001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 152 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 129 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Poitiers-Biard, 15 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 Marçay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marçay | Lusignan-Inrae | 25.9°C | 2.4°C | 814 mm |
| Vivonne 5.3 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 814 mm |
| Iteuil 6.1 km | Poitiers-Biard | 26.1°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 695 mm |
| Fontaine-le-Comte 7.8 km | Poitiers-Biard | 26.1°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 695 mm |
| Ligugé 8.8 km | Poitiers-Biard | 26.1°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 695 mm |
| Lusignan 9.2 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 814 mm |
| Smarves 10 km | Poitiers-Biard | 26.1°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 695 mm |
Marçay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lusignan-Inrae station; sunshine at Poitiers-Biard.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 2.4°C | 5.2°C | 80 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.3°C | 1.9°C | 5.6°C | 58 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.0°C | 3.9°C | 8.4°C | 58 mm | 158 |
| April | 15.9°C | 5.6°C | 10.8°C | 64 mm | 183 |
| May | 19.6°C | 9.0°C | 14.3°C | 64 mm | 213 |
| June | 23.4°C | 12.2°C | 17.8°C | 65 mm | 233 |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.9°C | 19.9°C | 49 mm | 251 |
| August | 26.0°C | 13.8°C | 19.9°C | 50 mm | 244 |
| September | 22.3°C | 11.0°C | 16.7°C | 61 mm | 200 |
| October | 17.2°C | 8.8°C | 13.0°C | 82 mm | 131 |
| November | 11.7°C | 5.1°C | 8.4°C | 91 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.4°C | 2.7°C | 5.6°C | 93 mm | 71 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.5°C | 12.1°C | 814 mm | 1,941 |
Where Marçay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lusignan-Inrae, 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, Poitiers-Biard, 15 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 Marçay’s climate
How warm does Marçay get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Marçay get in winter?
February nights average 1.9°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 Marçay get?
About 814 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (93 mm) and July the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Poitiers-Biard (15 km away), averages 1,941 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Marçay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Marçay, Lusignan-Inrae, 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 LUSIGNAN-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Marçay →
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.