The climate in Menomblet sits close to the middle of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 25.9°C, a January night drops to 2.4°C, and 852 mm of rain falls in a year. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 70% of mainland French towns. Only 24°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. An umbrella earns its place on about 123 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bressuire station, 20 km north-east.
A year in Menomblet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bressuire station.
What a year in Menomblet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bressuire.
About 852 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 39th wettest of 75 towns of 2,500+ in Vendée.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at La Roche-sur-Yon
40 frosts and 57 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bressuire: 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 Bressuire
Bressuire is 20 km north-east of Menomblet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Menomblet itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bressuire (79049004) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 191 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 205 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 17 km |
| Sunshine measured at | La Roche-sur-Yon, 51 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 Menomblet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menomblet | Bressuire | 25.9°C | 2.4°C | 852 mm |
| La Châtaigneraie 9.5 km | Secondigny | 25.8°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 1,097 mm |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre 10 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Pouzauges 10 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Cerizay 11 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Sèvremont 16 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Le Boupère 17 km | Cholet | 25.0°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.9°C 0.5°C milder | 773 mm |
Menomblet weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bressuire station; sunshine at La Roche-sur-Yon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 2.4°C | 5.2°C | 92 mm | 74 |
| February | 9.0°C | 2.0°C | 5.5°C | 68 mm | 106 |
| March | 12.6°C | 3.8°C | 8.2°C | 65 mm | 151 |
| April | 15.6°C | 5.4°C | 10.5°C | 64 mm | 184 |
| May | 19.6°C | 8.8°C | 14.2°C | 67 mm | 211 |
| June | 23.4°C | 11.9°C | 17.7°C | 52 mm | 229 |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.6°C | 19.7°C | 51 mm | 241 |
| August | 26.0°C | 13.5°C | 19.8°C | 51 mm | 236 |
| September | 22.1°C | 10.8°C | 16.4°C | 59 mm | 199 |
| October | 16.9°C | 8.9°C | 12.9°C | 97 mm | 129 |
| November | 11.6°C | 5.2°C | 8.4°C | 89 mm | 89 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.8°C | 5.7°C | 98 mm | 74 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 7.4°C | 12.0°C | 852 mm | 1,922 |
Where Menomblet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bressuire, 20 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, 51 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 Menomblet’s climate
How warm does Menomblet get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Menomblet get in winter?
February nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Menomblet get?
About 852 mm a year, more than 70% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (98 mm) and July the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, La Roche-sur-Yon (51 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Menomblet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Menomblet, Bressuire, 20 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 BRESSUIRE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Menomblet →
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.