Wet weather: 957 mm a year falls on Vautebis, more than on 84% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 27.0°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 68% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 26°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Expect about 43 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Ménigoute station, 8.3 km south-east.
A year in Vautebis at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ménigoute station.
What a year in Vautebis feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ménigoute.
About 957 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Deux-Sèvres.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Niort
43 frosts and 73 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ménigoute: 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 Ménigoute
Ménigoute is 8.3 km south-east of Vautebis. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vautebis itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ménigoute (79176001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.3 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 138 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 182 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Niort, 31 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 Vautebis 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 Deux-Sèvres.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vautebis | Ménigoute | 27.0°C | 2.2°C | 957 mm |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École 14 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Parthenay 14 km | Parthenay | 26.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 831 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet 16 km | Parthenay | 26.6°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 831 mm |
| Boivre-la-Vallée 19 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Rouillé 20 km | Lusignan-Inrae | 25.9°C 1.1°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 814 mm |
| La Crèche 23 km | Niort | 26.3°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.8°C 0.6°C milder | 847 mm |
Vautebis weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ménigoute station; sunshine at Niort.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | 2.2°C | 5.2°C | 112 mm | 76 |
| February | 9.9°C | 1.7°C | 5.8°C | 80 mm | 108 |
| March | 13.8°C | 3.7°C | 8.7°C | 73 mm | 160 |
| April | 17.0°C | 5.6°C | 11.3°C | 71 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.8°C | 9.1°C | 15.0°C | 69 mm | 219 |
| June | 24.6°C | 12.4°C | 18.5°C | 63 mm | 241 |
| July | 27.0°C | 14.1°C | 20.6°C | 52 mm | 257 |
| August | 27.2°C | 14.0°C | 20.6°C | 50 mm | 248 |
| September | 23.3°C | 11.0°C | 17.1°C | 65 mm | 207 |
| October | 17.8°C | 8.8°C | 13.3°C | 97 mm | 134 |
| November | 12.1°C | 4.9°C | 8.5°C | 105 mm | 93 |
| December | 8.7°C | 2.6°C | 5.6°C | 120 mm | 77 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 7.5°C | 12.5°C | 957 mm | 2,006 |
Where Vautebis’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ménigoute, 8.3 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, Niort, 31 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 Deux-Sèvres.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Vautebis’s climate
How warm does Vautebis get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.2°C. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vautebis get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vautebis get?
About 957 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (120 mm) and August the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Niort (31 km away), averages 2,006 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vautebis itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vautebis, Ménigoute, 8.3 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 MENIGOUTE_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vautebis →
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.