Nights stay kind in Landeronde each January, milder than in 90% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.1°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 85% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in June. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from May to October, with highs of 18–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s La Mothe Achard station, 6.2 km south-west.
A year in Landeronde at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Mothe Achard station.
What a year in Landeronde feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Mothe Achard.
About 959 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and June the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 75 towns of 2,500+ in Vendée.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at La Roche-sur-Yon
26 frosts and 48 days of 25°C a year
On about 26 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Mothe Achard: 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 La Mothe Achard
La Mothe Achard is 6.2 km south-west of Landeronde. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Landeronde itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Mothe Achard (85152001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.2 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 58 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 53 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | La Roche-sur-Yon, 15 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 Landeronde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landeronde | La Mothe Achard | 25.1°C | 3.8°C | 959 mm |
| Sainte-Flaive-des-Loups 4.6 km | same station | 25.1°C about the same | 3.8°C about the same | 959 mm |
| Venansault 4.8 km | same station | 25.1°C about the same | 3.8°C about the same | 959 mm |
| Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux 8.1 km | same station | 25.1°C about the same | 3.8°C about the same | 959 mm |
| Les Achards 8.6 km | same station | 25.1°C about the same | 3.8°C about the same | 959 mm |
| Aizenay 10 km | Palluau | 25.9°C 0.8°C warmer | 3.1°C 0.7°C colder | 929 mm |
| Nieul-le-Dolent 10 km | same station | 25.1°C about the same | 3.8°C about the same | 959 mm |
Landeronde weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Mothe Achard station; sunshine at La Roche-sur-Yon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | 3.8°C | 6.6°C | 105 mm | 74 |
| February | 10.4°C | 3.4°C | 6.9°C | 77 mm | 106 |
| March | 13.3°C | 5.0°C | 9.1°C | 69 mm | 151 |
| April | 15.8°C | 6.6°C | 11.2°C | 71 mm | 184 |
| May | 19.5°C | 9.9°C | 14.7°C | 62 mm | 211 |
| June | 23.0°C | 12.7°C | 17.9°C | 45 mm | 229 |
| July | 25.1°C | 14.2°C | 19.6°C | 50 mm | 241 |
| August | 25.2°C | 14.2°C | 19.7°C | 59 mm | 236 |
| September | 22.4°C | 11.9°C | 17.2°C | 82 mm | 199 |
| October | 17.8°C | 10.1°C | 14.0°C | 107 mm | 129 |
| November | 13.0°C | 6.6°C | 9.8°C | 119 mm | 89 |
| December | 10.1°C | 4.2°C | 7.2°C | 114 mm | 74 |
| Year | 17.1°C | 8.5°C | 12.8°C | 959 mm | 1,922 |
Where Landeronde’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Mothe Achard, 6.2 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 Roche-sur-Yon, 15 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 Landeronde’s climate
How warm does Landeronde get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.2°C. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Landeronde get in winter?
February nights average 3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 26 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Landeronde get?
About 959 mm a year, more than 85% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (119 mm) and June the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, La Roche-sur-Yon (15 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Landeronde itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Landeronde, La Mothe Achard, 6.2 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 LA MOTHE ACHARD, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Landeronde →
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