Few mainland French towns have milder winter nights than L'Épine
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 23.3°C. Winter and summer sit 19°C apart. Only about 28 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than in 93% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs December to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Noirmoutier en station, 2.9 km north-east.
A year in L'Épine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Noirmoutier en station.
What a year in L'Épine feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Noirmoutier en.
About 704 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 75th wettest of 75 towns of 2,500+ in Vendée.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Nazaire-Montoir
10 frosts and 28 days of 25°C a year
On about 10 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Noirmoutier en: 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 Noirmoutier en
Noirmoutier en is 2.9 km north-east of L'Épine. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in L'Épine itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Noirmoutier en (85163001) |
| Distance from the town | 2.9 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 3 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 2 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Nazaire-Montoir, 38 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 L'Épine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Épine | Noirmoutier en | 23.3°C | 5.2°C | 704 mm |
| Noirmoutier-en-l'Île 3.7 km | same station | 23.3°C about the same | 5.2°C about the same | 704 mm |
| Beauvoir-sur-Mer 19 km | Le Perrier | 24.1°C 0.8°C warmer | 4.1°C 1.1°C colder | 762 mm |
| La Plaine-sur-Mer 20 km | Pte de Chemoulin | 22.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 5.0°C about the same | 595 mm |
| Pornic 21 km | same station | 23.3°C about the same | 5.2°C about the same | 704 mm |
| La Bernerie-en-Retz 21 km | same station | 23.3°C about the same | 5.2°C about the same | 704 mm |
| Saint-Gervais 23 km | Le Perrier | 24.1°C 0.8°C warmer | 4.1°C 1.1°C colder | 762 mm |
L'Épine weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Noirmoutier en station; sunshine at Saint-Nazaire-Montoir.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.6°C | 5.2°C | 7.4°C | 75 mm | 73 |
| February | 10.2°C | 5.0°C | 7.6°C | 59 mm | 102 |
| March | 12.8°C | 6.8°C | 9.8°C | 51 mm | 149 |
| April | 15.3°C | 8.5°C | 11.9°C | 52 mm | 175 |
| May | 18.6°C | 11.6°C | 15.1°C | 49 mm | 207 |
| June | 21.6°C | 14.3°C | 17.9°C | 37 mm | 233 |
| July | 23.3°C | 15.9°C | 19.6°C | 37 mm | 233 |
| August | 23.5°C | 16.2°C | 19.8°C | 39 mm | 234 |
| September | 21.4°C | 14.2°C | 17.8°C | 54 mm | 198 |
| October | 17.4°C | 11.9°C | 14.6°C | 81 mm | 128 |
| November | 13.2°C | 8.4°C | 10.8°C | 87 mm | 90 |
| December | 10.4°C | 5.9°C | 8.1°C | 84 mm | 72 |
| Year | 16.4°C | 10.3°C | 13.4°C | 704 mm | 1,893 |
Where L'Épine’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Noirmoutier en, 2.9 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, Saint-Nazaire-Montoir, 38 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 L'Épine’s climate
How warm does L'Épine get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.5°C. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does L'Épine get in winter?
February nights average 5.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 10 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does L'Épine get?
About 704 mm a year, less than 66% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (87 mm) and July the driest (37 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Nazaire-Montoir (38 km away), averages 1,893 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for L'Épine itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to L'Épine, Noirmoutier en, 2.9 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 NOIRMOUTIER EN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for L'Épine →
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