Photo: Glabb · CC BY-SA 3.0Val-du-Layon has milder winter nights than 80% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.8°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 65% of mainland French towns. Of all months, December brings the most rain and July the least. Windscreens need scraping on about 32 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Beaucouzé station, 19 km north.
A year in Val-du-Layon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Beaucouzé station.
What a year in Val-du-Layon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Beaucouzé.
About 709 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 20th wettest of 69 towns of 2,500+ in Maine-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Beaucouzé
32 frosts and 56 days of 25°C a year
On about 32 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Beaucouzé: 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 Beaucouzé
Beaucouzé is 19 km north of Val-du-Layon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Val-du-Layon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Beaucouzé (49020001) |
| Distance from the town | 19 km north |
| Station altitude | 50 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 43 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 17 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Val-du-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-du-Layon | Beaucouzé | 25.8°C | 3.3°C | 709 mm |
| La Possonnière 8.1 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 709 mm |
| Bellevigne-en-Layon 9.6 km | Blaison-Gohier | 26.4°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.2°C about the same | 673 mm |
| Chalonnes-sur-Loire 9.8 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 709 mm |
| Chemillé-en-Anjou 12 km | Cholet | 25.0°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.9°C about the same | 773 mm |
| Mûrs-Erigné 13 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 709 mm |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Loire 13 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 709 mm |
Val-du-Layon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Beaucouzé station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C | 3.3°C | 6.0°C | 70 mm | 68 |
| February | 9.9°C | 2.9°C | 6.4°C | 54 mm | 98 |
| March | 13.3°C | 4.6°C | 9.0°C | 53 mm | 142 |
| April | 16.4°C | 6.3°C | 11.3°C | 55 mm | 180 |
| May | 19.9°C | 9.6°C | 14.7°C | 59 mm | 205 |
| June | 23.5°C | 12.6°C | 18.1°C | 49 mm | 224 |
| July | 25.8°C | 14.3°C | 20.0°C | 45 mm | 235 |
| August | 25.9°C | 14.3°C | 20.1°C | 48 mm | 225 |
| September | 22.4°C | 11.4°C | 16.9°C | 57 mm | 192 |
| October | 17.4°C | 9.3°C | 13.4°C | 72 mm | 121 |
| November | 12.3°C | 5.9°C | 9.1°C | 73 mm | 84 |
| December | 9.2°C | 3.5°C | 6.3°C | 75 mm | 71 |
| Year | 17.1°C | 8.2°C | 12.6°C | 709 mm | 1,845 |
Where Val-du-Layon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Beaucouzé, 19 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, Beaucouzé, 19 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 Val-du-Layon’s climate
How warm does Val-du-Layon get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Val-du-Layon get in winter?
February nights average 2.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 32 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Val-du-Layon get?
About 709 mm a year, less than 65% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (75 mm) and July the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Beaucouzé (19 km away), averages 1,845 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Val-du-Layon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Val-du-Layon, Beaucouzé, 19 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 BEAUCOUZE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Val-du-Layon →
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.