Climate averages 1991–2020
Poitiers weather
in July.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Poitiers: daytime highs average 24.9°C and nights cool to about 15.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 44 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes July a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 15 h 26 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tours (94 km away). In July its highs average 24.9°C, about as warm as Poitiers, with 44 mm of rain.
Among the 57 cities listed in France, Poitiers ranks joint 19th of 57 for the warmest July highs and joint 16th of 57 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 57 cities is 24.9°C; Poitiers is level with that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 25.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 44 mm to 49 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Poitiers climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 64 | 11.3 | 9.09 h |
| February | 9.1°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 51 | 9.7 | 10.310 h |
| March | 12.6°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 55 | 10.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.3°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 62 | 11.6 | 13.514 h |
| May | 19.0°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 72 | 11.7 | 15.015 h |
| June | 22.6°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 59 | 9.5 | 15.816 h |
| July, selected | 24.9°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 44 | 7.8 | 15.415 h |
| August | 25.2°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 49 | 7.6 | 14.214 h |
| September | 21.7°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 50 | 7.9 | 12.613 h |
| October | 17.1°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 72 | 11.4 | 10.911 h |
| November | 11.6°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 71 | 12.1 | 9.59 h |
| December | 8.5°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 71 | 11.3 | 8.69 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Tours in JulyFrance · 94 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 15.6°C · 44 mm rain
- Limoges in JulyFrance · 109 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 14.7°C · 65 mm rain
- Angers in JulyFrance · 120 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 15.1°C · 40 mm rain
- La Rochelle in JulyFrance · 124 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 16.7°C · 36 mm rain
- Le Mans in JulyFrance · 158 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 14.7°C · 44 mm rain
- Nantes in JulyFrance · 160 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 15.2°C · 39 mm rain
- Orléans, France in JulyFrance · 188 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 15.2°C · 54 mm rain
- Bordeaux in JulyFrance · 206 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 16.5°C · 48 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Poitiers) is explained once on the Poitiers year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.