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Monthly climate in Saintes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Saintes features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 833 mm (32.8 inches) and receives 126 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Saintes enjoys an average of 3759 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 42 minutes to 15 hours 39 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Saintes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France §

The warmest months in Saintes are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 22 °C (68 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 8 °C (43 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Saintes experiences 65 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 21 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Saintes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 18°C
(64°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Mean maximum 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average high 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average low 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Mean minimum -3°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Minimum -7°C
(19°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Saintes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France §

Saintes usually has the most precipitation in May, November and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 100 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Saintes are July, August and September. On average, 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Saintes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 64 (2.5) 67 (2.7) 77 (3.0) 54 (2.1) 88 (3.5) 81 (3.2) 34 (1.3) 26 (1.0) 47 (1.8) 84 (3.3) 93 (3.7) 119 (4.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 10 13 9 13 10 6 6 9 11 12 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Saintes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France §

The sunniest months in Saintes are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Saintes: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Saintes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 166 224 300 352 398 416 428 401 343 291 238 198
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 6m 10h 21m 11h 56m 13h 33m 14h 57m 15h 39m 15h 16m 14h 2m 12h 29m 10h 52m 9h 27m 8h 42m

Solar UV radiation in Saintes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France §

Saintes experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 9, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Saintes UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Saintes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 3 5 7 8 9 9 8 6 5 3 2