Nights stay kind in Dompierre-sur-Yon each January, milder than in 77% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 24.9°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 76% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 22°C. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from May to October, with highs of 17–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s La Roche-sur-Yon station, 4.1 km south.
A year in Dompierre-sur-Yon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Roche-sur-Yon station.
What a year in Dompierre-sur-Yon 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 4.1 km south of Dompierre-sur-Yon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Dompierre-sur-Yon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Roche-sur-Yon (85191003) |
| Distance from the town | 4.1 km south |
| Station altitude | 88 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 73 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| 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 Dompierre-sur-Yon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-sur-Yon | La Roche-sur-Yon | 24.9°C | 3.2°C | 886 mm |
| La Ferrière 5.8 km | same station | 24.9°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 886 mm |
| Mouilleron-le-Captif 5.8 km | same station | 24.9°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 886 mm |
| Bellevigny 5.9 km | same station | 24.9°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 886 mm |
| Le Poiré-sur-Vie 8.6 km | Palluau | 25.9°C 1°C warmer | 3.1°C about the same | 929 mm |
| La Roche-sur-Yon 8.7 km | same station | 24.9°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 886 mm |
| La Chaize-le-Vicomte 11 km | same station | 24.9°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 886 mm |
Dompierre-sur-Yon 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 Dompierre-sur-Yon’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, 4.1 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, 4.1 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 Dompierre-sur-Yon’s climate
How warm does Dompierre-sur-Yon 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 Dompierre-sur-Yon 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 Dompierre-sur-Yon 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 (4.1 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Dompierre-sur-Yon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Dompierre-sur-Yon, La Roche-sur-Yon, 4.1 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 Dompierre-sur-Yon →
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