Rainfall in Sanxay tops that of 84% of mainland French towns: 957 mm a year
Sunny July days climb to about 27.0°C. Its July heat outdoes that of 68% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 26°C across the year, low to high. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Ménigoute station, 4.1 km west.
A year in Sanxay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ménigoute station.
What a year in Sanxay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ménigoute.
About 957 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 37 towns of 2,500+ in Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Poitiers-Biard
43 frosts and 73 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ménigoute: 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 Ménigoute
Ménigoute is 4.1 km west of Sanxay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sanxay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ménigoute (79176001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.1 km west |
| Station altitude | 138 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 125 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Poitiers-Biard, 27 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 Sanxay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanxay | Ménigoute | 27.0°C | 2.2°C | 957 mm |
| Rouillé 9.3 km | Lusignan-Inrae | 25.9°C 1.1°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 814 mm |
| Boivre-la-Vallée 10 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Lusignan 12 km | Lusignan-Inrae | 25.9°C 1.1°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 814 mm |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École 18 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Vouillé 21 km | Vouillé | 26.9°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 657 mm |
| Fontaine-le-Comte 21 km | Poitiers-Biard | 26.1°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.1°C about the same | 695 mm |
Sanxay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ménigoute station; sunshine at Poitiers-Biard.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | 2.2°C | 5.2°C | 112 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.9°C | 1.7°C | 5.8°C | 80 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.8°C | 3.7°C | 8.7°C | 73 mm | 158 |
| April | 17.0°C | 5.6°C | 11.3°C | 71 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.8°C | 9.1°C | 15.0°C | 69 mm | 213 |
| June | 24.6°C | 12.4°C | 18.5°C | 63 mm | 233 |
| July | 27.0°C | 14.1°C | 20.6°C | 52 mm | 251 |
| August | 27.2°C | 14.0°C | 20.6°C | 50 mm | 244 |
| September | 23.3°C | 11.0°C | 17.1°C | 65 mm | 200 |
| October | 17.8°C | 8.8°C | 13.3°C | 97 mm | 131 |
| November | 12.1°C | 4.9°C | 8.5°C | 105 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.7°C | 2.6°C | 5.6°C | 120 mm | 71 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 7.5°C | 12.5°C | 957 mm | 1,941 |
Where Sanxay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ménigoute, 4.1 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, 27 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 Sanxay’s climate
How warm does Sanxay get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.2°C. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sanxay get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sanxay get?
About 957 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (120 mm) and August the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Poitiers-Biard (27 km away), averages 1,941 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sanxay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sanxay, Ménigoute, 4.1 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 MENIGOUTE_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sanxay →
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.