Les Herbiers weather in January

In January, Les Herbiers sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Les Herbiers's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Les Herbiers's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:52 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Les Herbiers is human settlement in France.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Les Herbiers reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
183
283
383
483
583
693
793
893
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2093
2193
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2983
3083
3182

How January really feels in Les Herbiers

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Les Herbiers weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7911.90.68.81.5
Feb10° / 63100.6102.0
Mar13° / 5810.50.111.63.4
Apr15° / 6211.1013.34.5
May19° / 10°6911.3014.85.8
Jun22° / 13°509.3015.66.7
Jul25° / 14°417.6015.37.3
Aug25° / 14°467.70147.3
Sep22° / 12°547.9012.46.8
Oct17° / 7911.7010.65.1
Nov12° / 8012.209.22.9
Dec / 8611.90.18.41.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52575
62575
72674
82674
92674
102674
112773
122773
132773
142773
152773
162773
172872
182872
192872
202971
212872
222872
232971
242971
252872
262773
272872
282872
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Les Herbiers gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1411
2411
3411
4411
5411
6411
7411
8411
9411
10411
11401
12401
13401
14391
15392
16392
17382
18382
19372
20372
21372
22362
23362
24352
25352
26342
27342
28342
29342
30342
31342

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
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1615light breeze
1715light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:56 AM to 8:39 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:565:19
28.48:565:20
38.48:565:21
48.48:565:22
58.58:555:23
68.58:555:24
78.58:555:25
88.58:555:26
98.58:555:27
108.68:545:28
118.68:545:29
128.68:545:30
138.68:535:31
148.78:535:32
158.78:525:34
168.78:525:35
178.88:515:36
188.88:515:38
198.88:505:39
208.88:495:40
218.98:485:41
228.98:485:43
239.08:475:44
249.08:465:46
259.08:455:47
269.18:445:48
279.18:435:50
289.28:425:51
299.28:415:53
309.28:405:54
319.38:395:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Les Herbiers?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Les Herbiers.

What to pack for Les Herbiers in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Les Herbiers sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Les Herbiers in January

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 62 km away) is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug20Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Les Herbiers in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Les Herbiers peaks around July 20 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 20UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Les Herbiers?

Les Herbiers sits at 46.9°N, 1.0°W, 108 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Cholet, 23 km away.

Topography around Les Herbiers

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Les Herbiers.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Les Herbiers has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 127 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m.

The land around Les Herbiers is covered by grassland (40%), artificial surfaces (21%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
271 m
80 km
339 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Cholet 23 km · La Roche-sur-Yon 39 km · Bressuire 40 km · Fontenay-le-Comte 48 km · Vertou 48 km · Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire 53 km · Rezé 55 km · Nantes 56 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Les Herbiers (46.871°, -1.0156°, elevation 108 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).