Rainfall in Antigny tops that of 82% of mainland French towns: 937 mm a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.6°C on average. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in June. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 73% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 128 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Surin station, 30 km south-east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Antigny at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Surin station.
What a year in Antigny feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Surin.
About 937 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th wettest of 75 towns of 2,500+ in Vendée.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Niort
32 frosts and 68 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 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Surin: 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 Surin
Surin is 30 km south-east of Antigny. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Antigny itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Surin (79320002) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 100 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 87 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 15 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Niort, 44 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 Antigny 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 Vendée.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigny | Surin | 26.6°C | 2.8°C | 937 mm |
| La Châtaigneraie 3.5 km | Secondigny | 25.8°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.1°C 0.7°C colder | 1,097 mm |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre 18 km | Bressuire | 25.9°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Fontenay-le-Comte 18 km | Marans | 26.3°C about the same | 3.4°C 0.6°C milder | 740 mm |
| Pouzauges 18 km | Bressuire | 25.9°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Chantonnay 22 km | La Roche-sur-Yon | 24.9°C 1.7°C cooler | 3.2°C about the same | 886 mm |
| Le Boupère 22 km | Cholet | 25.0°C 1.6°C cooler | 2.9°C about the same | 773 mm |
Antigny weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Surin station; sunshine at Niort.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C | 2.8°C | 5.8°C | 99 mm | 76 |
| February | 10.2°C | 2.4°C | 6.3°C | 75 mm | 108 |
| March | 13.8°C | 4.5°C | 9.2°C | 73 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.8°C | 6.3°C | 11.6°C | 70 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.6°C | 9.7°C | 15.1°C | 69 mm | 219 |
| June | 24.2°C | 12.8°C | 18.5°C | 56 mm | 241 |
| July | 26.6°C | 14.5°C | 20.6°C | 58 mm | 257 |
| August | 26.7°C | 14.6°C | 20.6°C | 56 mm | 248 |
| September | 23.1°C | 12.0°C | 17.6°C | 70 mm | 207 |
| October | 18.0°C | 9.5°C | 13.8°C | 97 mm | 134 |
| November | 12.6°C | 5.6°C | 9.1°C | 101 mm | 93 |
| December | 9.4°C | 3.2°C | 6.3°C | 113 mm | 77 |
| Year | 17.6°C | 8.2°C | 12.9°C | 937 mm | 2,006 |
Where Antigny’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Surin, 30 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, 44 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 Vendée.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Antigny’s climate
How warm does Antigny get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Antigny get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°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 Antigny get?
About 937 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (113 mm) and June the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Niort (44 km away), averages 2,006 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Antigny itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Antigny, Surin, 30 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 SURIN_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Antigny →
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.