Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST · CC BY-SA 4.0Noirmoutier-en-l'Île has some of the mildest winter nights among mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.3°C. By warm days alone, it ranks cooler than 93% of mainland French towns. Of all months, November brings the most rain and July the least. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 114 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Noirmoutier en station, 0.8 km south.
A year in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Noirmoutier en station.
What a year in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Noirmoutier en.
About 704 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 75th wettest of 75 towns of 2,500+ in Vendée.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Nazaire-Montoir
10 frosts and 28 days of 25°C a year
On about 10 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Noirmoutier en: 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 Noirmoutier en
Noirmoutier en is 0.8 km south of Noirmoutier-en-l'Île. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Noirmoutier en (85163001) |
| Distance from the town | 0.8 km south |
| Station altitude | 3 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 7 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Nazaire-Montoir, 34 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 Noirmoutier-en-l'Île 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noirmoutier-en-l'Île | Noirmoutier en | 23.3°C | 5.2°C | 704 mm |
| La Plaine-sur-Mer 16 km | Pte de Chemoulin | 22.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 5.0°C about the same | 595 mm |
| Pornic 17 km | same station | 23.3°C about the same | 5.2°C about the same | 704 mm |
| La Bernerie-en-Retz 19 km | same station | 23.3°C about the same | 5.2°C about the same | 704 mm |
| Beauvoir-sur-Mer 19 km | Le Perrier | 24.1°C 0.8°C warmer | 4.1°C 1.1°C colder | 762 mm |
| Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef 20 km | Pte de Chemoulin | 22.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 5.0°C about the same | 595 mm |
| Saint-Gervais 23 km | Le Perrier | 24.1°C 0.8°C warmer | 4.1°C 1.1°C colder | 762 mm |
Noirmoutier-en-l'Île weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Noirmoutier en station; sunshine at Saint-Nazaire-Montoir.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.6°C | 5.2°C | 7.4°C | 75 mm | 73 |
| February | 10.2°C | 5.0°C | 7.6°C | 59 mm | 102 |
| March | 12.8°C | 6.8°C | 9.8°C | 51 mm | 149 |
| April | 15.3°C | 8.5°C | 11.9°C | 52 mm | 175 |
| May | 18.6°C | 11.6°C | 15.1°C | 49 mm | 207 |
| June | 21.6°C | 14.3°C | 17.9°C | 37 mm | 233 |
| July | 23.3°C | 15.9°C | 19.6°C | 37 mm | 233 |
| August | 23.5°C | 16.2°C | 19.8°C | 39 mm | 234 |
| September | 21.4°C | 14.2°C | 17.8°C | 54 mm | 198 |
| October | 17.4°C | 11.9°C | 14.6°C | 81 mm | 128 |
| November | 13.2°C | 8.4°C | 10.8°C | 87 mm | 90 |
| December | 10.4°C | 5.9°C | 8.1°C | 84 mm | 72 |
| Year | 16.4°C | 10.3°C | 13.4°C | 704 mm | 1,893 |
Where Noirmoutier-en-l'Île’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Noirmoutier en, 0.8 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, Saint-Nazaire-Montoir, 34 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 Noirmoutier-en-l'Île’s climate
How warm does Noirmoutier-en-l'Île get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.5°C. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does Noirmoutier-en-l'Île get in winter?
February nights average 5.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 10 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Noirmoutier-en-l'Île get?
About 704 mm a year, less than 66% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (87 mm) and July the driest (37 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Nazaire-Montoir (34 km away), averages 1,893 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Noirmoutier-en-l'Île itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, Noirmoutier en, 0.8 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 NOIRMOUTIER EN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Noirmoutier-en-l'Île →
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