Froidfond is wetter than 82% of mainland French towns: 929 mm of rain a year
Deep winter brings January lows near 3.1°C. Temperatures cover 24°C across the year, low to high. Its January nights stay gentler than in 75% of mainland French towns. From May to October, highs of 18–26°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Figures from Météo-France’s Palluau station, 14 km south-east.
A year in Froidfond at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Palluau station.
What a year in Froidfond feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Palluau.
About 929 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th wettest of 75 towns of 2,500+ in Vendée.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nantes-Bouguenais
37 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 37 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Palluau: 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 Palluau
Palluau is 14 km south-east of Froidfond. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Froidfond itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Palluau (85169002) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 51 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 39 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Nantes-Bouguenais, 33 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 Froidfond 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Froidfond | Palluau | 25.9°C | 3.1°C | 929 mm |
| Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron 5.4 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 3.1°C about the same | 929 mm |
| La Garnache 6 km | Saint-Meme-le-Tenu | 25.0°C 0.9°C cooler | 3.5°C about the same | 866 mm |
| Challans 9.4 km | Le Perrier | 24.1°C 1.8°C cooler | 4.1°C 1°C milder | 762 mm |
| Soullans 13 km | Le Perrier | 24.1°C 1.8°C cooler | 4.1°C 1°C milder | 762 mm |
| Commequiers 13 km | Le Perrier | 24.1°C 1.8°C cooler | 4.1°C 1°C milder | 762 mm |
| Legé 13 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 3.1°C about the same | 929 mm |
Froidfond weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Palluau station; sunshine at Nantes-Bouguenais.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.5°C | 3.1°C | 6.3°C | 100 mm | 73 |
| February | 10.6°C | 2.6°C | 6.6°C | 80 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.7°C | 4.2°C | 8.9°C | 67 mm | 147 |
| April | 16.5°C | 5.6°C | 11.0°C | 69 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.1°C | 9.0°C | 14.5°C | 66 mm | 203 |
| June | 23.7°C | 11.8°C | 17.7°C | 49 mm | 213 |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.4°C | 19.7°C | 47 mm | 229 |
| August | 26.2°C | 13.3°C | 19.7°C | 55 mm | 233 |
| September | 23.0°C | 10.9°C | 17.0°C | 69 mm | 199 |
| October | 18.0°C | 9.3°C | 13.6°C | 101 mm | 123 |
| November | 13.1°C | 5.8°C | 9.4°C | 114 mm | 91 |
| December | 10.0°C | 3.5°C | 6.8°C | 112 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 7.7°C | 12.6°C | 929 mm | 1,873 |
Where Froidfond’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Palluau, 14 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, Nantes-Bouguenais, 33 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 Froidfond’s climate
How warm does Froidfond get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Froidfond get in winter?
February nights average 2.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 37 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Froidfond get?
About 929 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (114 mm) and July the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nantes-Bouguenais (33 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Froidfond itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Froidfond, Palluau, 14 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 PALLUAU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Froidfond →
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