In Valdivienne, July heat, January chill and rainfall all sit near the middle of mainland French towns
A typical January night drops to 2.6°C and a July afternoon reaches 26.3°C; 782 mm of rain falls in a year. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 24°C. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 64% of mainland French towns. Expect about 36 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montmorillon station, 19 km south-east.
A year in Valdivienne at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montmorillon station.
What a year in Valdivienne feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montmorillon.
About 782 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 22 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
36 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 36 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montmorillon: 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 Montmorillon
Montmorillon is 19 km south-east of Valdivienne. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Valdivienne itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montmorillon (86165005) |
| Distance from the town | 19 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 153 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 68 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Valdivienne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdivienne | Montmorillon | 26.3°C | 2.6°C | 782 mm |
| Chauvigny 7.3 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 782 mm |
| Saint-Julien-l'Ars 12 km | Poitiers-Biard | 26.1°C about the same | 2.1°C 0.5°C colder | 695 mm |
| Nieuil-l'Espoir 13 km | Poitiers-Biard | 26.1°C about the same | 2.1°C 0.5°C colder | 695 mm |
| Nouaillé-Maupertuis 17 km | Poitiers-Biard | 26.1°C about the same | 2.1°C 0.5°C colder | 695 mm |
| Mignaloux-Beauvoir 18 km | Poitiers-Biard | 26.1°C about the same | 2.1°C 0.5°C colder | 695 mm |
| Montmorillon 20 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 782 mm |
Valdivienne weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montmorillon station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | 2.6°C | 5.4°C | 70 mm | 71 |
| February | 9.4°C | 2.2°C | 5.8°C | 56 mm | 104 |
| March | 13.3°C | 4.3°C | 8.8°C | 55 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.3°C | 6.3°C | 11.3°C | 66 mm | 191 |
| May | 20.0°C | 9.7°C | 14.9°C | 73 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.8°C | 13.0°C | 18.4°C | 64 mm | 234 |
| July | 26.3°C | 14.7°C | 20.5°C | 48 mm | 259 |
| August | 26.5°C | 14.6°C | 20.6°C | 55 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.5°C | 11.5°C | 17.0°C | 58 mm | 205 |
| October | 17.4°C | 9.3°C | 13.4°C | 78 mm | 136 |
| November | 11.9°C | 5.3°C | 8.6°C | 79 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.7°C | 3.0°C | 5.9°C | 79 mm | 76 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 8.0°C | 12.5°C | 782 mm | 1,969 |
Where Valdivienne’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montmorillon, 19 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, 19 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 Valdivienne’s climate
How warm does Valdivienne get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.5°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Valdivienne get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 36 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Valdivienne get?
About 782 mm a year, more than 55% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (79 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montmorillon (19 km away), averages 1,969 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Valdivienne itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Valdivienne, Montmorillon, 19 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 MONTMORILLON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Valdivienne →
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.