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When to go to La Rochelle

Twelve months of averages for La Rochelle, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, La Rochelle has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May to October.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in June to September.

The warmest month is August (23°C) and the coolest January (10°C). The wettest is November (87 mm) and the driest September (44 mm); about 749 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

La Rochelle: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebCool
MarCool
AprCool
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovCool
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in La Rochelle

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in La Rochelle by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	10°C	6°C	83 mm	88%	71%	1.2	23°C	Cool
February	10°C	5°C	57 mm	85%	64%	2.2	24°C	Cool
March	12°C	7°C	66 mm	83%	61%	3.4	27°C	Cool
April	15°C	9°C	52 mm	80%	58%	4.8	31°C	Cool
May	18°C	12°C	58 mm	80%	60%	5.6	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	21°C	15°C	47 mm	78%	56%	6.3	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	23°C	17°C	45 mm	76%	50%	6.2	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	23°C	17°C	46 mm	76%	50%	5.3	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	21°C	15°C	44 mm	76%	48%	4.2	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	18°C	13°C	77 mm	82%	61%	2.5	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	13°C	9°C	87 mm	85%	65%	1.5	29°C	Cool
December	10°C	6°C	87 mm	88%	67%	1.1	25°C	Cool

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

10°C

6°C

83 mm

88%

71%

1.2

23°C

Cool

February

10°C

5°C

57 mm

85%

64%

2.2

24°C

Cool

March

12°C

7°C

66 mm

83%

61%

3.4

27°C

Cool

April

15°C

9°C

52 mm

80%

58%

4.8

31°C

Cool

May

18°C

12°C

58 mm

80%

60%

5.6

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

21°C

15°C

47 mm

78%

56%

6.3

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

23°C

17°C

45 mm

76%

50%

6.2

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

23°C

17°C

46 mm

76%

50%

5.3

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

21°C

15°C

44 mm

76%

48%

4.2

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

18°C

13°C

77 mm

82%

61%

2.5

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

13°C

9°C

87 mm

85%

65%

1.5

29°C

Cool

December

10°C

6°C

87 mm

88%

67%

1.1

25°C

Cool