Weather without surprises: Sèvremont keeps close to the norm for mainland French towns
January nights average 2.4°C, July afternoons 25.9°C, and a year brings 852 mm of rain. Seasons differ by 24°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 70% of mainland French towns. Long walks are most pleasant from May to September, when afternoons reach 20–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bressuire station, 26 km east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Sèvremont at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bressuire station.
What a year in Sèvremont 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 26 km east of Sèvremont. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sèvremont itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bressuire (79049004) |
| Distance from the town | 26 km east |
| Station altitude | 191 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 207 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 24 km |
| Sunshine measured at | La Roche-sur-Yon, 42 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 Sèvremont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sèvremont | Bressuire | 25.9°C | 2.4°C | 852 mm |
| Pouzauges 6.2 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Les Epesses 6.4 km | Cholet | 25.0°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.9°C 0.5°C milder | 773 mm |
| Le Boupère 7.1 km | Cholet | 25.0°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.9°C 0.5°C milder | 773 mm |
| Les Herbiers 13 km | Cholet | 25.0°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.9°C 0.5°C milder | 773 mm |
| Mauléon 14 km | Nueil-les-Aubiers | 25.8°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 812 mm |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre 14 km | Cholet | 25.0°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.9°C 0.5°C milder | 773 mm |
Sèvremont 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 Sèvremont’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bressuire, 26 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, 42 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 Sèvremont’s climate
How warm does Sèvremont 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 Sèvremont 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 Sèvremont 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 (42 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sèvremont itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sèvremont, Bressuire, 26 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 Sèvremont →
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