Saint-André-des-Eaux has some of the mildest winter nights among mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 22.7°C on average. Rain is light here, less than falls on 96% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 18°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from December to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pte de Chemoulin station, 9.7 km south.
A year in Saint-André-des-Eaux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pte de Chemoulin station.
What a year in Saint-André-des-Eaux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pte de Chemoulin.
About 595 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 14 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 125th wettest of 133 towns of 2,500+ in Loire-Atlantique.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Nazaire-Montoir
12 frosts and 30 days of 25°C a year
On about 12 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 30 days a year reach 25°C, and 5 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pte de Chemoulin: 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 Pte de Chemoulin
Pte de Chemoulin is 9.7 km south of Saint-André-des-Eaux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-André-des-Eaux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pte de Chemoulin (44184001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.7 km south |
| Station altitude | 14 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 17 m |
| Period | 1991–2014 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Nazaire-Montoir, 12 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 Saint-André-des-Eaux 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 Loire-Atlantique.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-des-Eaux | Pte de Chemoulin | 22.7°C | 5.0°C | 595 mm |
| La Baule-Escoublac 5.9 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 5.0°C about the same | 595 mm |
| Pornichet 6.8 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 5.0°C about the same | 595 mm |
| Saint-Lyphard 7 km | Herbignac | 24.6°C 1.9°C warmer | 3.6°C 1.4°C colder | 886 mm |
| Saint-Nazaire 7.8 km | same station | 22.7°C about the same | 5.0°C about the same | 595 mm |
| Guérande 8.1 km | Herbignac | 24.6°C 1.9°C warmer | 3.6°C 1.4°C colder | 886 mm |
| Trignac 8.3 km | Saint-Nazaire-Montoir | 24.4°C 1.7°C warmer | 3.7°C 1.3°C colder | 792 mm |
Saint-André-des-Eaux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pte de Chemoulin station; sunshine at Saint-Nazaire-Montoir.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2°C | 5.0°C | 7.1°C | 61 mm | 73 |
| February | 10.0°C | 4.9°C | 7.4°C | 48 mm | 102 |
| March | 12.7°C | 6.6°C | 9.7°C | 45 mm | 149 |
| April | 15.1°C | 8.3°C | 11.7°C | 44 mm | 175 |
| May | 18.5°C | 11.3°C | 14.9°C | 42 mm | 207 |
| June | 21.4°C | 13.8°C | 17.6°C | 29 mm | 233 |
| July | 22.7°C | 15.6°C | 19.1°C | 35 mm | 233 |
| August | 23.2°C | 15.8°C | 19.5°C | 33 mm | 234 |
| September | 21.4°C | 13.9°C | 17.7°C | 47 mm | 198 |
| October | 17.3°C | 11.7°C | 14.5°C | 69 mm | 128 |
| November | 13.2°C | 8.2°C | 10.7°C | 71 mm | 90 |
| December | 10.0°C | 5.5°C | 7.8°C | 72 mm | 72 |
| Year | 16.2°C | 10.1°C | 13.1°C | 595 mm | 1,893 |
Where Saint-André-des-Eaux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pte de Chemoulin, 9.7 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1991–2014, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Saint-Nazaire-Montoir, 12 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 Loire-Atlantique.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Saint-André-des-Eaux’s climate
How warm does Saint-André-des-Eaux get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.2°C. About 30 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 92% of mainland French towns, and about 5 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-André-des-Eaux get in winter?
February nights average 4.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 12 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-André-des-Eaux get?
About 595 mm a year, less than 96% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (72 mm) and June the driest (29 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Nazaire-Montoir (12 km away), averages 1,893 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-André-des-Eaux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-André-des-Eaux, Pte de Chemoulin, 9.7 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 PTE DE CHEMOULIN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-André-des-Eaux →
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