January in La Taillée stays gentler than in 83% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.3°C on average. Only 24°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Windscreens need scraping on about 31 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Marans station, 9.4 km south-west.
A year in La Taillée at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Marans station.
What a year in La Taillée 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 La Rochelle-Île de Re
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 9.4 km south-west of La Taillée. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Taillée itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Marans (17218001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.4 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 2 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 5 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | La Rochelle-Île de Re, 30 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 Taillée 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 Taillée | Marans | 26.3°C | 3.4°C | 740 mm |
| Marans 9.1 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay 13 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Fontenay-le-Comte 14 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Luçon 20 km | Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine | 26.1°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 809 mm |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine 22 km | Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine | 26.1°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 809 mm |
| Sainte-Soulle 22 km | La Rochelle-Île de Re | 24.6°C 1.7°C cooler | 4.4°C 1°C milder | 754 mm |
La Taillée weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Marans station; sunshine at La Rochelle-Île de Re.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | 3.4°C | 6.6°C | 72 mm | 91 |
| February | 11.1°C | 2.9°C | 7.0°C | 55 mm | 131 |
| March | 14.4°C | 4.8°C | 9.6°C | 56 mm | 179 |
| April | 17.2°C | 6.7°C | 11.9°C | 56 mm | 231 |
| May | 20.8°C | 10.0°C | 15.4°C | 55 mm | 258 |
| June | 24.1°C | 12.9°C | 18.5°C | 44 mm | 253 |
| July | 26.3°C | 14.4°C | 20.3°C | 40 mm | 297 |
| August | 26.5°C | 14.3°C | 20.4°C | 45 mm | 278 |
| September | 23.7°C | 11.9°C | 17.8°C | 60 mm | 234 |
| October | 18.9°C | 9.8°C | 14.3°C | 83 mm | 155 |
| November | 13.6°C | 6.1°C | 9.8°C | 89 mm | 109 |
| December | 10.3°C | 3.7°C | 7.0°C | 86 mm | 90 |
| Year | 18.0°C | 8.4°C | 13.2°C | 740 mm | 2,303 |
Where La Taillée’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Marans, 9.4 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 Rochelle-Île de Re, 30 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 Taillée’s climate
How warm does La Taillée 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 La Taillée 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 La Taillée 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, La Rochelle-Île de Re (30 km away), averages 2,303 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Taillée itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Taillée, Marans, 9.4 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 La Taillée →
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