Photo: Llann Wé² , ex- Week-et-pédia · CC BY-SA 3.0Winter nights in Cugand-la-Bernardière are milder than in 83% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.8°C. The rainiest month is December; the driest is July. Frost greets about 32 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Pallet station, 11 km north-west.
A year in Cugand-la-Bernardière at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Pallet station.
What a year in Cugand-la-Bernardière feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Pallet.
About 772 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 65th wettest of 75 towns of 2,500+ in Vendée.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nantes-Bouguenais
32 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 32 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Pallet: 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 Le Pallet
Le Pallet is 11 km north-west of Cugand-la-Bernardière. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cugand-la-Bernardière itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Pallet (44117002) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 35 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 50 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Nantes-Bouguenais, 28 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 Cugand-la-Bernardière 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cugand-la-Bernardière | Le Pallet | 25.8°C | 3.4°C | 772 mm |
| Gétigné 2.5 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Clisson 3.9 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Gorges 6 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Boussay 6.2 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 772 mm |
| La Bruffière 7.1 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Treize-Septiers 7.8 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 772 mm |
Cugand-la-Bernardière weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Pallet station; sunshine at Nantes-Bouguenais.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2°C | 3.4°C | 6.3°C | 81 mm | 73 |
| February | 10.5°C | 3.0°C | 6.7°C | 62 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.7°C | 4.8°C | 9.2°C | 55 mm | 147 |
| April | 16.9°C | 6.7°C | 11.8°C | 56 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.2°C | 10.0°C | 15.1°C | 61 mm | 203 |
| June | 23.8°C | 12.8°C | 18.3°C | 45 mm | 213 |
| July | 25.8°C | 14.3°C | 20.0°C | 44 mm | 229 |
| August | 25.8°C | 14.0°C | 19.9°C | 46 mm | 233 |
| September | 23.0°C | 11.3°C | 17.1°C | 55 mm | 199 |
| October | 18.3°C | 9.5°C | 13.9°C | 81 mm | 123 |
| November | 13.0°C | 5.9°C | 9.5°C | 90 mm | 91 |
| December | 9.8°C | 3.5°C | 6.6°C | 95 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 8.3°C | 12.9°C | 772 mm | 1,873 |
Where Cugand-la-Bernardière’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Pallet, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, 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, Nantes-Bouguenais, 28 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 Cugand-la-Bernardière’s climate
How warm does Cugand-la-Bernardière get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cugand-la-Bernardière get in winter?
February nights average 3.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 32 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cugand-la-Bernardière get?
About 772 mm a year, more than 53% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (95 mm) and July the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nantes-Bouguenais (28 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cugand-la-Bernardière itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cugand-la-Bernardière, Le Pallet, 11 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 LE PALLET_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cugand-la-Bernardière →
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.