Photo: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0Longeville-sur-Mer has milder winter nights than 77% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.7°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 73% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 24°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Angles station, 6.2 km east.
A year in Longeville-sur-Mer at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Angles station.
What a year in Longeville-sur-Mer 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 6.2 km east of Longeville-sur-Mer. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Longeville-sur-Mer itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Angles (85004001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.2 km east |
| Station altitude | 10 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 2 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Château-D’Olonne, 20 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 Longeville-sur-Mer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longeville-sur-Mer | Angles | 26.7°C | 3.2°C | 869 mm |
| Angles 6.4 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Jard-sur-Mer 7.5 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| La Tranche-sur-Mer 8.3 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Talmont-Saint-Hilaire 13 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île 16 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Nieul-le-Dolent 17 km | La Mothe Achard | 25.1°C 1.6°C cooler | 3.8°C 0.6°C milder | 959 mm |
Longeville-sur-Mer 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 Longeville-sur-Mer’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Angles, 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, Château-D’Olonne, 20 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 Longeville-sur-Mer’s climate
How warm does Longeville-sur-Mer 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 Longeville-sur-Mer 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 Longeville-sur-Mer 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 (20 km away), averages 2,324 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Longeville-sur-Mer itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Longeville-sur-Mer, Angles, 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 ANGLES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Longeville-sur-Mer →
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