Frost comes to Vendières more often than to 92% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 26.0°C. Temperatures cover 26°C across the year, low to high. Plan for rain on about 124 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Esternay-Man station, 18 km south-east.
A year in Vendières at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Esternay-Man station.
What a year in Vendières feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Esternay-Man.
About 781 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Aisne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Melun
A frosty town: 72 frosts and 62 days of 25°C a year
On about 72 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Esternay-Man: 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 Esternay-Man
Esternay-Man is 18 km south-east of Vendières. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vendières itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Esternay-Man (51237001) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 175 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 153 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 16 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Melun, 63 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 Vendières 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 Aisne.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendières | Esternay-Man | 26.0°C | 0.4°C | 781 mm |
| Montmirail 7.2 km | Esternay | 25.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.9°C 0.5°C milder | 701 mm |
| La Ferté-Gaucher 14 km | Chevru | 25.3°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.3°C 0.9°C milder | 698 mm |
| Charly-sur-Marne 17 km | Saint-Cyr/Morin-Bg | 25.5°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.0°C 0.6°C milder | 815 mm |
| Essômes-sur-Marne 19 km | Saint-Cyr/Morin-Bg | 25.5°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.0°C 0.6°C milder | 815 mm |
| Château-Thierry 20 km | Blesmes | 24.4°C 1.6°C cooler | 0.8°C about the same | 713 mm |
| Boissy-le-Châtel 23 km | Mouroux | 25.0°C 1°C cooler | 1.3°C 0.9°C milder | 721 mm |
Vendières weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Esternay-Man station; sunshine at Melun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | 0.4°C | 3.4°C | 69 mm | 60 |
| February | 8.0°C | 0.1°C | 4.1°C | 60 mm | 83 |
| March | 12.4°C | 1.9°C | 7.1°C | 58 mm | 143 |
| April | 16.3°C | 3.6°C | 9.9°C | 53 mm | 188 |
| May | 20.1°C | 7.3°C | 13.7°C | 70 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.5°C | 10.4°C | 17.0°C | 60 mm | 226 |
| July | 26.0°C | 12.3°C | 19.2°C | 64 mm | 235 |
| August | 26.0°C | 12.0°C | 19.0°C | 56 mm | 225 |
| September | 21.7°C | 8.9°C | 15.3°C | 57 mm | 180 |
| October | 16.4°C | 6.8°C | 11.6°C | 75 mm | 119 |
| November | 10.5°C | 3.4°C | 6.9°C | 71 mm | 68 |
| December | 7.1°C | 1.1°C | 4.1°C | 87 mm | 54 |
| Year | 16.2°C | 5.7°C | 10.9°C | 781 mm | 1,798 |
Where Vendières’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Esternay-Man, 18 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, Melun, 63 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 Aisne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Vendières’s climate
How warm does Vendières get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, more than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vendières get in winter?
February nights average 0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 72 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vendières get?
About 781 mm a year, more than 55% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (87 mm) and April the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Melun (63 km away), averages 1,798 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vendières itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vendières, Esternay-Man, 18 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 ESTERNAY-MAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vendières →
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.