Winter nights in Fontenay-le-Comte are milder than in 83% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.3°C. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in July. Windscreens need scraping on about 31 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Marans station, 23 km south-west.
A year in Fontenay-le-Comte at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Marans station.
What a year in Fontenay-le-Comte feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marans.
About 740 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 74th wettest of 75 towns of 2,500+ in Vendée.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Niort
31 frosts and 66 days of 25°C a year
On about 31 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marans: 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 Marans
Marans is 23 km south-west of Fontenay-le-Comte. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fontenay-le-Comte itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Marans (17218001) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 2 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 8 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Niort, 35 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 Fontenay-le-Comte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenay-le-Comte | Marans | 26.3°C | 3.4°C | 740 mm |
| Benet 19 km | Niort | 26.3°C about the same | 2.8°C 0.6°C colder | 847 mm |
| La Châtaigneraie 21 km | Secondigny | 25.8°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.1°C 1.3°C colder | 1,097 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay 23 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Marans 23 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine 23 km | Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine | 26.1°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 809 mm |
| Magné 26 km | Prin-Deyrançon | 27.0°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.8°C 0.6°C colder | 837 mm |
Fontenay-le-Comte weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Marans station; sunshine at Niort.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | 3.4°C | 6.6°C | 72 mm | 76 |
| February | 11.1°C | 2.9°C | 7.0°C | 55 mm | 108 |
| March | 14.4°C | 4.8°C | 9.6°C | 56 mm | 160 |
| April | 17.2°C | 6.7°C | 11.9°C | 56 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.8°C | 10.0°C | 15.4°C | 55 mm | 219 |
| June | 24.1°C | 12.9°C | 18.5°C | 44 mm | 241 |
| July | 26.3°C | 14.4°C | 20.3°C | 40 mm | 257 |
| August | 26.5°C | 14.3°C | 20.4°C | 45 mm | 248 |
| September | 23.7°C | 11.9°C | 17.8°C | 60 mm | 207 |
| October | 18.9°C | 9.8°C | 14.3°C | 83 mm | 134 |
| November | 13.6°C | 6.1°C | 9.8°C | 89 mm | 93 |
| December | 10.3°C | 3.7°C | 7.0°C | 86 mm | 77 |
| Year | 18.0°C | 8.4°C | 13.2°C | 740 mm | 2,006 |
Where Fontenay-le-Comte’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Marans, 23 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, 35 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 Fontenay-le-Comte’s climate
How warm does Fontenay-le-Comte get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.5°C. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, more than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fontenay-le-Comte get in winter?
February nights average 2.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 31 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fontenay-le-Comte get?
About 740 mm a year, less than 57% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (89 mm) and July the driest (40 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Niort (35 km away), averages 2,006 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Fontenay-le-Comte itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fontenay-le-Comte, Marans, 23 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 MARANS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fontenay-le-Comte →
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