Chauché has milder winter nights than 77% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.9°C. November is the wettest month, June the driest. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 76% of mainland French towns. Expect about 33 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
Figures from Météo-France’s La Roche-sur-Yon station, 16 km south-west.
A year in Chauché at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Roche-sur-Yon station.
What a year in Chauché feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Roche-sur-Yon.
About 886 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and June the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 17th wettest of 75 towns of 2,500+ in Vendée.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at La Roche-sur-Yon
33 frosts and 47 days of 25°C a year
On about 33 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 47 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Roche-sur-Yon: 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 La Roche-sur-Yon
La Roche-sur-Yon is 16 km south-west of Chauché. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chauché itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Roche-sur-Yon (85191003) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 88 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 72 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7 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 Chauché 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauché | La Roche-sur-Yon | 24.9°C | 3.2°C | 886 mm |
| Essarts-en-Bocage 6.5 km | same station | 24.9°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 886 mm |
| Chavagnes-en-Paillers 7.3 km | Rocheservière | 25.8°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.9°C about the same | 831 mm |
| Les Brouzils 7.6 km | Rocheservière | 25.8°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.9°C about the same | 831 mm |
| Saint-Fulgent 7.8 km | same station | 24.9°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 886 mm |
| L'Herbergement 12 km | Rocheservière | 25.8°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.9°C about the same | 831 mm |
| Bellevigny 13 km | same station | 24.9°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 886 mm |
Chauché weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Roche-sur-Yon station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0°C | 3.2°C | 6.1°C | 95 mm | 74 |
| February | 10.1°C | 2.7°C | 6.4°C | 71 mm | 106 |
| March | 13.1°C | 4.4°C | 8.8°C | 64 mm | 151 |
| April | 15.7°C | 6.0°C | 10.9°C | 66 mm | 184 |
| May | 19.3°C | 9.3°C | 14.3°C | 62 mm | 211 |
| June | 22.8°C | 12.3°C | 17.5°C | 45 mm | 229 |
| July | 24.9°C | 13.9°C | 19.4°C | 48 mm | 241 |
| August | 25.1°C | 13.9°C | 19.5°C | 52 mm | 236 |
| September | 22.1°C | 11.4°C | 16.8°C | 72 mm | 199 |
| October | 17.3°C | 9.4°C | 13.4°C | 99 mm | 129 |
| November | 12.5°C | 5.9°C | 9.2°C | 108 mm | 89 |
| December | 9.5°C | 3.6°C | 6.5°C | 104 mm | 74 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 8.0°C | 12.4°C | 886 mm | 1,922 |
Where Chauché’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Roche-sur-Yon, 16 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, La Roche-sur-Yon, 16 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 Chauché’s climate
How warm does Chauché get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 47 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 73% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chauché get in winter?
February nights average 2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 33 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chauché get?
About 886 mm a year, more than 76% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (108 mm) and June the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, La Roche-sur-Yon (16 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chauché itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chauché, La Roche-sur-Yon, 16 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 LA ROCHE SUR YON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chauché →
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