Dry weather: only 688 mm a year falls on Sossais, less than on 74% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 2.5°C. Seasons differ by 25°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 65% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 39 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Courcoué station, 17 km north.
A year in Sossais at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Courcoué station.
What a year in Sossais 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 17 km north of Sossais. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sossais itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Courcoué (37087001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north |
| Station altitude | 115 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 109 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 29 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 Sossais 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sossais | Courcoué | 26.8°C | 2.5°C | 688 mm |
| Thuré 7.9 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Châtellerault 13 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Naintré 13 km | Neuville de Poi | 27.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 705 mm |
| Beaumont Saint-Cyr 15 km | Neuville de Poi | 27.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 705 mm |
| Dissay 18 km | Neuville de Poi | 27.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 705 mm |
| Saint-Martin-la-Pallu 18 km | Neuville de Poi | 27.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 705 mm |
Sossais 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 Sossais’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Courcoué, 17 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, 29 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 Sossais’s climate
How warm does Sossais 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 Sossais 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 Sossais 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 (29 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sossais itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sossais, Courcoué, 17 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 Sossais →
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.