In Cléré-sur-Layon, July heat, January chill and rainfall all sit near the middle of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 25.8°C, a January night drops to 2.3°C, and 812 mm of rain falls in a year. Of all months, December brings the most rain and June the least. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 62% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Nueil-les-Aubiers station, 21 km south-west.
A year in Cléré-sur-Layon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nueil-les-Aubiers station.
What a year in Cléré-sur-Layon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nueil-les-Aubiers.
About 812 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 69 towns of 2,500+ in Maine-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
44 frosts and 57 days of 25°C a year
On about 44 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nueil-les-Aubiers: 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 Nueil-les-Aubiers
Nueil-les-Aubiers is 21 km south-west of Cléré-sur-Layon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cléré-sur-Layon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nueil-les-Aubiers (79017001) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 118 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 106 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 40 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 Cléré-sur-Layon 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 Maine-et-Loire.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cléré-sur-Layon | Nueil-les-Aubiers | 25.8°C | 2.3°C | 812 mm |
| Lys-Haut-Layon 7.9 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 812 mm |
| Loretz-d'Argenton 13 km | Thouars-Stna | 27.5°C 1.7°C warmer | 2.9°C 0.6°C milder | 576 mm |
| Argentonnay 13 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 812 mm |
| Doué-en-Anjou 15 km | Mont-Bellay-Inrae | 26.4°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.9°C 0.6°C milder | 616 mm |
| Terranjou 19 km | Blaison-Gohier | 26.4°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.2°C 0.9°C milder | 673 mm |
| Thouars 19 km | Thouars-Stna | 27.5°C 1.7°C warmer | 2.9°C 0.6°C milder | 576 mm |
Cléré-sur-Layon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nueil-les-Aubiers station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 2.3°C | 5.2°C | 89 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.4°C | 1.7°C | 5.6°C | 66 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.0°C | 3.6°C | 8.3°C | 60 mm | 156 |
| April | 15.9°C | 5.3°C | 10.6°C | 61 mm | 198 |
| May | 19.9°C | 8.8°C | 14.3°C | 65 mm | 229 |
| June | 23.6°C | 11.7°C | 17.7°C | 47 mm | 247 |
| July | 25.8°C | 13.4°C | 19.6°C | 50 mm | 260 |
| August | 25.8°C | 13.4°C | 19.6°C | 47 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.3°C | 10.7°C | 16.5°C | 60 mm | 206 |
| October | 17.2°C | 8.6°C | 12.9°C | 88 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.8°C | 5.0°C | 8.4°C | 86 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.4°C | 5.5°C | 94 mm | 78 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 7.2°C | 12.0°C | 812 mm | 2,003 |
Where Cléré-sur-Layon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nueil-les-Aubiers, 21 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, Loudun, 40 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 Maine-et-Loire.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Cléré-sur-Layon’s climate
How warm does Cléré-sur-Layon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cléré-sur-Layon get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 44 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cléré-sur-Layon get?
About 812 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (94 mm) and June the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (40 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cléré-sur-Layon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cléré-sur-Layon, Nueil-les-Aubiers, 21 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 NUEIL-LES-AUBIERS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cléré-sur-Layon →
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