A middle-of-the-road climate: Damvix is close to most mainland French towns on every count
July afternoons reach 27.0°C on a typical day and January nights drop to 2.8°C; 837 mm of rain falls in a year. Warm days come often: about 77 a year reach 25°C, more than in 70% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 25°C across the year, low to high. Long walks are most pleasant from May to July and September to October, when afternoons reach 19–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Prin-Deyrançon station, 13 km south-east.
A year in Damvix at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Prin-Deyrançon station.
What a year in Damvix feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Prin-Deyrançon.
About 837 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 42nd wettest of 75 towns of 2,500+ in Vendée.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Niort
45 frosts and 77 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 77 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Prin-Deyrançon: 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 Prin-Deyrançon
Prin-Deyrançon is 13 km south-east of Damvix. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Damvix itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Prin-Deyrançon (79220001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 14 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 5 m |
| Period | 1991–2019 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Niort, 26 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 Damvix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damvix | Prin-Deyrançon | 27.0°C | 2.8°C | 837 mm |
| Benet 12 km | Niort | 26.3°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.8°C about the same | 847 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay 12 km | Marans | 26.3°C 0.7°C cooler | 3.4°C 0.6°C milder | 740 mm |
| Magné 15 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 837 mm |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon 15 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 837 mm |
| Fontenay-le-Comte 17 km | Marans | 26.3°C 0.7°C cooler | 3.4°C 0.6°C milder | 740 mm |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan 17 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 837 mm |
Damvix weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Prin-Deyrançon station; sunshine at Niort.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3°C | 2.8°C | 6.0°C | 85 mm | 76 |
| February | 10.8°C | 2.1°C | 6.4°C | 63 mm | 108 |
| March | 14.6°C | 3.9°C | 9.2°C | 63 mm | 160 |
| April | 17.4°C | 5.6°C | 11.5°C | 65 mm | 187 |
| May | 21.3°C | 9.2°C | 15.2°C | 64 mm | 219 |
| June | 24.9°C | 12.3°C | 18.6°C | 51 mm | 241 |
| July | 27.0°C | 13.9°C | 20.4°C | 43 mm | 257 |
| August | 27.2°C | 13.7°C | 20.4°C | 54 mm | 248 |
| September | 23.8°C | 10.8°C | 17.3°C | 64 mm | 207 |
| October | 18.8°C | 8.9°C | 13.8°C | 91 mm | 134 |
| November | 13.1°C | 5.4°C | 9.2°C | 100 mm | 93 |
| December | 9.7°C | 3.0°C | 6.4°C | 96 mm | 77 |
| Year | 18.2°C | 7.6°C | 12.9°C | 837 mm | 2,006 |
Where Damvix’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Prin-Deyrançon, 13 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1991–2019, 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, Niort, 26 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 Damvix’s climate
How warm does Damvix get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.2°C. About 77 days a year reach 25°C, more than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Damvix get in winter?
February nights average 2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 45 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Damvix get?
About 837 mm a year, more than 68% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (100 mm) and July the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Niort (26 km away), averages 2,006 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Damvix itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Damvix, Prin-Deyrançon, 13 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 PRIN-DEYRANCON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Damvix →
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