Nights stay kind in Vergeroux each January, milder than in 85% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 25.0°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 72% of mainland French towns. Of all months, November brings the most rain and July the least. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 29 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Laurent Prée-Inrae station, 4.3 km north-west.
A year in Vergeroux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Laurent Prée-Inrae station.
What a year in Vergeroux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Laurent Prée-Inrae.
About 781 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 28th wettest of 54 towns of 2,500+ in Charente-Maritime.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at La Rochelle-Île de Re
29 frosts and 51 days of 25°C a year
On about 29 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Laurent Prée-Inrae: 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 Saint-Laurent Prée-Inrae
Saint-Laurent Prée-Inrae is 4.3 km north-west of Vergeroux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vergeroux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Laurent Prée-Inrae (17353001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.3 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 3 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 16 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | La Rochelle-Île de Re, 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 Vergeroux 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 Charente-Maritime.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vergeroux | Saint-Laurent Prée-Inrae | 25.0°C | 3.5°C | 781 mm |
| Rochefort 2.9 km | Saint-Agnant | 25.5°C 0.5°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.5°C milder | 778 mm |
| Soubise 5.4 km | Saint-Agnant | 25.5°C 0.5°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.5°C milder | 778 mm |
| Tonnay-Charente 7.1 km | Saint-Agnant | 25.5°C 0.5°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.5°C milder | 778 mm |
| Échillais 7.5 km | Saint-Agnant | 25.5°C 0.5°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.5°C milder | 778 mm |
| Fouras 8.3 km | same station | 25.0°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 781 mm |
| Saint-Agnant 11 km | Saint-Agnant | 25.5°C 0.5°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.5°C milder | 778 mm |
Vergeroux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Laurent Prée-Inrae station; sunshine at La Rochelle-Île de Re.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9°C | 3.5°C | 6.7°C | 78 mm | 91 |
| February | 11.0°C | 3.1°C | 7.1°C | 55 mm | 131 |
| March | 14.2°C | 5.1°C | 9.6°C | 56 mm | 179 |
| April | 16.7°C | 7.0°C | 11.9°C | 63 mm | 231 |
| May | 20.2°C | 10.5°C | 15.3°C | 54 mm | 258 |
| June | 23.3°C | 13.5°C | 18.4°C | 44 mm | 253 |
| July | 25.0°C | 15.3°C | 20.1°C | 43 mm | 297 |
| August | 25.4°C | 15.1°C | 20.2°C | 44 mm | 278 |
| September | 23.0°C | 12.4°C | 17.7°C | 67 mm | 234 |
| October | 18.8°C | 10.0°C | 14.4°C | 86 mm | 155 |
| November | 13.6°C | 6.3°C | 10.0°C | 100 mm | 109 |
| December | 10.5°C | 3.9°C | 7.2°C | 90 mm | 90 |
| Year | 17.6°C | 8.8°C | 13.2°C | 781 mm | 2,303 |
Where Vergeroux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Laurent Prée-Inrae, 4.3 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, La Rochelle-Île de Re, 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 Charente-Maritime.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Vergeroux’s climate
How warm does Vergeroux get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.4°C. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vergeroux get in winter?
February nights average 3.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 29 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vergeroux get?
About 781 mm a year, more than 55% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (100 mm) and July the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, La Rochelle-Île de Re (29 km away), averages 2,303 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vergeroux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vergeroux, Saint-Laurent Prée-Inrae, 4.3 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 ST-LAURENT PREE-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vergeroux →
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