Midwinter lows in Le Bernard stay above those of 77% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.7°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 73% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in June. Frost greets about 33 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Angles station, 5.4 km south-east.
A year in Le Bernard at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Angles station.
What a year in Le Bernard feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Angles.
About 869 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and June the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 32nd wettest of 75 towns of 2,500+ in Vendée.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Château-D’Olonne
33 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 33 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Angles: 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 Angles
Angles is 5.4 km south-east of Le Bernard. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Bernard itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Angles (85004001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.4 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 10 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 22 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Château-D’Olonne, 21 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 Le Bernard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bernard | Angles | 26.7°C | 3.2°C | 869 mm |
| Longeville-sur-Mer 3.1 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Angles 5.8 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Jard-sur-Mer 9.6 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| La Tranche-sur-Mer 10 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Talmont-Saint-Hilaire 14 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Nieul-le-Dolent 15 km | La Mothe Achard | 25.1°C 1.6°C cooler | 3.8°C 0.6°C milder | 959 mm |
Le Bernard weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Angles station; sunshine at Château-D’Olonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.0°C | 3.2°C | 6.6°C | 90 mm | 92 |
| February | 11.2°C | 2.7°C | 6.9°C | 71 mm | 132 |
| March | 14.5°C | 4.5°C | 9.5°C | 63 mm | 178 |
| April | 17.4°C | 6.2°C | 11.8°C | 63 mm | 234 |
| May | 20.9°C | 9.8°C | 15.4°C | 53 mm | 260 |
| June | 24.5°C | 12.8°C | 18.7°C | 44 mm | 276 |
| July | 26.7°C | 14.4°C | 20.5°C | 47 mm | 291 |
| August | 26.8°C | 14.2°C | 20.5°C | 49 mm | 268 |
| September | 23.7°C | 11.6°C | 17.7°C | 68 mm | 227 |
| October | 18.9°C | 9.4°C | 14.2°C | 102 mm | 154 |
| November | 13.8°C | 5.7°C | 9.8°C | 113 mm | 111 |
| December | 10.5°C | 3.5°C | 7.0°C | 108 mm | 99 |
| Year | 18.2°C | 8.2°C | 13.2°C | 869 mm | 2,324 |
Where Le Bernard’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Angles, 5.4 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, Château-D’Olonne, 21 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 Le Bernard’s climate
How warm does Le Bernard get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Bernard get in winter?
February nights average 2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 33 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Le Bernard get?
About 869 mm a year, more than 73% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (113 mm) and June the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Château-D’Olonne (21 km away), averages 2,324 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Bernard itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Bernard, Angles, 5.4 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 ANGLES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Bernard →
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