When is the best time to visit the Vendée?

January. Cool: 8 °C at best, 3 °C at night. Expect 13 days of rain in the month (91 mm). Sea at 11 °C, too cold to swim. Low season: fewer people, lower prices.

February. Cool: 10 °C at best, 4 °C at night. Expect 12 days of rain in the month (75 mm). Sea at 10 °C, too cold to swim. Low season: fewer people, lower prices.

March. Cool: 12 °C at best, 5 °C at night. A very wet month, 81 mm of rain over 14 days. Sea at 11 °C, too cold to swim. Low season: fewer people, lower prices.

April. Cool: 15 °C at best, 7 °C at night. Expect 11 days of rain in the month (54 mm). Sea at 13 °C, too cold to swim. Low season: fewer people, lower prices.

May. Mild, 18 °C in the afternoon and 10 °C early in the morning. Expect 13 days of rain in the month (78 mm). Sea at 15 °C, too cold to swim. Busy season, without the crush.

June. Mild, 22 °C in the afternoon and 14 °C early in the morning. Expect 11 days of rain in the month (67 mm). Cool sea (18 °C), for the brave. Busy season, without the crush.

July. 25 °C in the afternoon and 15 °C at night. Rain stays light: 37 mm over 7 days. Cool sea (18 °C), for the brave. High season: book early.

August. 25 °C in the afternoon and 15 °C at night. Expect 8 days of rain in the month (41 mm). Cool sea (19 °C), for the brave. High season: book early.

September. Mild, 22 °C in the afternoon and 13 °C early in the morning. Expect 10 days of rain in the month (64 mm). Cool sea (19 °C), for the brave. Busy season, without the crush.

October. Cool: 17 °C at best, 10 °C at night. Expect 12 days of rain in the month (83 mm). Cool sea (19 °C), for the brave. Busy season, without the crush.

November. Cool: 12 °C at best, 6 °C at night. Expect 13 days of rain in the month (86 mm). Sea at 15 °C, too cold to swim. Busy season, without the crush.

December. Cool: 9 °C at best, 4 °C at night. Expect 13 days of rain in the month (96 mm). Sea at 12 °C, too cold to swim. Quiet at the start of the month, then busier as the holidays approach.