Saint-Christophe is drier than 74% of mainland French towns: 688 mm of rain a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.8°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 65% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. Windscreens need scraping on about 39 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Courcoué station, 10 km north.
A year in Saint-Christophe at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Courcoué station.
What a year in Saint-Christophe 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 10 km north of Saint-Christophe. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Christophe itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Courcoué (37087001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north |
| Station altitude | 115 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 87 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 24 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 Saint-Christophe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Christophe | Courcoué | 26.8°C | 2.5°C | 688 mm |
| Thuré 13 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain 18 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Châtellerault 18 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Naintré 20 km | Neuville de Poi | 27.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 705 mm |
| Beaumont Saint-Cyr 22 km | Neuville de Poi | 27.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 705 mm |
| Loudun 24 km | Loudun | 26.0°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.7°C about the same | 632 mm |
Saint-Christophe 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 Saint-Christophe’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Courcoué, 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, Loudun, 24 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 Saint-Christophe’s climate
How warm does Saint-Christophe 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 Saint-Christophe 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 Saint-Christophe 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 (24 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Christophe itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Christophe, Courcoué, 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 COURCOUE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Christophe →
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