La Rochelle weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇷 France · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit La Rochelle is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with July and August close behind. La Rochelle averages about 2,187 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 47 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,187
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 83/100
- Rain / year
- 749 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 23°C / 73°F
- Population
- 77k
- Elevation
- 18 m
When is the best time to visit La Rochelle?
For sunshine, the best time to visit La Rochelle is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (6/100, 83 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is La Rochelle?
La Rochelle gets a moderate 2,187 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate June (83) from January (6), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #24 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 749 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 6° / 43°F | 83 mm | 1 | 9° / 48°F |
| February | 14 | 10° / 50°F | 5° / 41°F | 57 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| March | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 6° / 43°F | 66 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| April | 48 | 15° / 59°F | 9° / 48°F | 52 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| May | 67 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 58 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| June | 83 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 47 mm | 6 | 20° / 68°F |
| July | 83 | 23° / 73°F | 17° / 63°F | 45 mm | 6 | 22° / 72°F |
| August | 83 | 23° / 73°F | 17° / 63°F | 46 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| September | 83 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 44 mm | 4 | 20° / 68°F |
| October | 65 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 77 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| November | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 87 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| December | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 6° / 43°F | 87 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
Sea temperature in La Rochelle by month
The sea off La Rochelle is warmest in August at around 23°C / 73°F, and coolest in January at 9°C / 48°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 2 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Nantes France · 113 km · best in Jun · 1,989 h sun/yr
- Bordeaux France · 155 km · best in Jul · 2,183 h sun/yr
- Limoges/Bellegarde France · 187 km · best in Sep · 2,089 h sun/yr
- Rennes France · 214 km · best in Sep · 1,848 h sun/yr
- Biarritz France · 303 km · best in Jul · 2,077 h sun/yr
- Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein) France · 317 km · best in Jul · 2,105 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Île d'Yeu France · 110 km · 2,269 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Poitiers/Biard France · 124 km · 2,018 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Saint-Nazaire/Montoir France · 145 km · 2,144 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How La Rochelle compares month by month: La Rochelle vs Bordeaux · La Rochelle vs Nantes · La Rochelle vs Limoges/Bellegarde · all comparisons
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