Midwinter lows in Soullans stay above those of 92% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 24.1°C. Warm afternoons come less often than in 83% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. An umbrella earns its place on about 116 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Perrier station, 8 km west.
A year in Soullans at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Perrier station.
What a year in Soullans feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Perrier.
About 762 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 68th wettest of 75 towns of 2,500+ in Vendée.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Château-D’Olonne
26 frosts and 38 days of 25°C a year
On about 26 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 38 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Perrier: 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 Le Perrier
Le Perrier is 8 km west of Soullans. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Soullans itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Perrier (85172001) |
| Distance from the town | 8 km west |
| Station altitude | 2 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 16 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Château-D’Olonne, 38 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 Soullans 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soullans | Le Perrier | 24.1°C | 4.1°C | 762 mm |
| Challans 4.9 km | same station | 24.1°C about the same | 4.1°C about the same | 762 mm |
| Commequiers 6.5 km | same station | 24.1°C about the same | 4.1°C about the same | 762 mm |
| Sallertaine 7.5 km | same station | 24.1°C about the same | 4.1°C about the same | 762 mm |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez 9.4 km | Saint-Jean de Mont | 24.9°C 0.8°C warmer | 4.1°C about the same | 783 mm |
| Le Fenouiller 9.8 km | Saint-Jean de Mont | 24.9°C 0.8°C warmer | 4.1°C about the same | 783 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-Monts 11 km | Saint-Jean de Mont | 24.9°C 0.8°C warmer | 4.1°C about the same | 783 mm |
Soullans weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Perrier station; sunshine at Château-D’Olonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.8°C | 4.1°C | 6.9°C | 80 mm | 92 |
| February | 10.5°C | 3.6°C | 7.1°C | 62 mm | 132 |
| March | 13.2°C | 5.4°C | 9.3°C | 51 mm | 178 |
| April | 15.7°C | 7.0°C | 11.4°C | 56 mm | 234 |
| May | 19.1°C | 10.1°C | 14.6°C | 52 mm | 260 |
| June | 22.3°C | 12.9°C | 17.6°C | 43 mm | 276 |
| July | 24.1°C | 14.4°C | 19.3°C | 37 mm | 291 |
| August | 24.4°C | 14.1°C | 19.3°C | 44 mm | 268 |
| September | 21.9°C | 11.7°C | 16.8°C | 63 mm | 227 |
| October | 17.7°C | 9.8°C | 13.8°C | 92 mm | 154 |
| November | 13.4°C | 6.5°C | 9.9°C | 92 mm | 111 |
| December | 10.5°C | 4.4°C | 7.5°C | 89 mm | 99 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 8.7°C | 12.8°C | 762 mm | 2,324 |
Where Soullans’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Perrier, 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, Château-D’Olonne, 38 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 Soullans’s climate
How warm does Soullans get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.4°C. About 38 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 83% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Soullans get in winter?
February nights average 3.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 26 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Soullans get?
About 762 mm a year, more than 52% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (92 mm) and July the driest (37 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Château-D’Olonne (38 km away), averages 2,324 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Soullans itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Soullans, Le Perrier, 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 LE PERRIER, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Soullans →
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