January in La Bruffière stays gentler than in 83% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 25.8°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 23°C. An umbrella earns its place on about 118 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Pallet station, 18 km north-west.
A year in La Bruffière at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Pallet station.
What a year in La Bruffière feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Pallet.
About 772 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 65th wettest of 75 towns of 2,500+ in Vendée.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nantes-Bouguenais
32 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 32 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Pallet: 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 Le Pallet
Le Pallet is 18 km north-west of La Bruffière. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Bruffière itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Pallet (44117002) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 35 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 56 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Nantes-Bouguenais, 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 La Bruffière 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bruffière | Le Pallet | 25.8°C | 3.4°C | 772 mm |
| Treize-Septiers 3.8 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Boussay 3.9 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Cugand-la-Bernardière 7.1 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Les Landes-Genusson 7.7 km | Cholet | 25.0°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.9°C 0.5°C colder | 773 mm |
| Gétigné 7.9 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Montaigu-Vendée 9.9 km | Rocheservière | 25.8°C about the same | 2.9°C 0.5°C colder | 831 mm |
La Bruffière weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Pallet station; sunshine at Nantes-Bouguenais.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2°C | 3.4°C | 6.3°C | 81 mm | 73 |
| February | 10.5°C | 3.0°C | 6.7°C | 62 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.7°C | 4.8°C | 9.2°C | 55 mm | 147 |
| April | 16.9°C | 6.7°C | 11.8°C | 56 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.2°C | 10.0°C | 15.1°C | 61 mm | 203 |
| June | 23.8°C | 12.8°C | 18.3°C | 45 mm | 213 |
| July | 25.8°C | 14.3°C | 20.0°C | 44 mm | 229 |
| August | 25.8°C | 14.0°C | 19.9°C | 46 mm | 233 |
| September | 23.0°C | 11.3°C | 17.1°C | 55 mm | 199 |
| October | 18.3°C | 9.5°C | 13.9°C | 81 mm | 123 |
| November | 13.0°C | 5.9°C | 9.5°C | 90 mm | 91 |
| December | 9.8°C | 3.5°C | 6.6°C | 95 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 8.3°C | 12.9°C | 772 mm | 1,873 |
Where La Bruffière’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Pallet, 18 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, 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, Nantes-Bouguenais, 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 La Bruffière’s climate
How warm does La Bruffière get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Bruffière get in winter?
February nights average 3.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 32 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Bruffière get?
About 772 mm a year, more than 53% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (95 mm) and July the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nantes-Bouguenais (35 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Bruffière itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Bruffière, Le Pallet, 18 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 LE PALLET_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Bruffière →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.