Anché is drier than 82% of mainland French towns: 653 mm of rain a year
January nights here settle around 2.4°C. A year here swings 25°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 63% of mainland French towns. The outdoor season runs from May to October, with highs of 18–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Ligré station, 3.4 km south-west.
A year in Anché at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ligré station.
What a year in Anché feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ligré.
About 653 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 44th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
41 frosts and 66 days of 25°C a year
On about 41 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ligré: 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 Ligré
Ligré is 3.4 km south-west of Anché. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Anché itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ligré (37129002) |
| Distance from the town | 3.4 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 67 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 48 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 19 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 Anché 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 Indre-et-Loire.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anché | Ligré | 26.6°C | 2.4°C | 653 mm |
| Chinon 6.2 km | Chinon - Viti | 26.9°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 672 mm |
| Beaumont-en-Véron 11 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 638 mm |
| Azay-le-Rideau 19 km | Cheillé | 26.6°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 779 mm |
| Bourgueil 20 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 638 mm |
| Loudun 21 km | Loudun | 26.0°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.7°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Langeais 23 km | Lignières-de-T. | 26.0°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.8°C 0.6°C colder | 700 mm |
Anché weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ligré station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C | 2.4°C | 5.4°C | 58 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.9°C | 2.1°C | 6.0°C | 49 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.6°C | 3.8°C | 8.7°C | 47 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.8°C | 5.6°C | 11.2°C | 50 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.6°C | 9.2°C | 14.9°C | 57 mm | 229 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.4°C | 18.4°C | 48 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.6°C | 13.9°C | 20.3°C | 44 mm | 260 |
| August | 26.5°C | 13.8°C | 20.2°C | 49 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.7°C | 10.8°C | 16.8°C | 50 mm | 206 |
| October | 17.7°C | 8.7°C | 13.2°C | 65 mm | 130 |
| November | 12.1°C | 5.0°C | 8.6°C | 68 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.8°C | 2.8°C | 5.8°C | 68 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 7.5°C | 12.5°C | 653 mm | 2,003 |
Where Anché’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ligré, 3.4 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Loudun, 19 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 Indre-et-Loire.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Anché’s climate
How warm does Anché get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, more than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Anché get in winter?
February nights average 2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 41 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Anché get?
About 653 mm a year, less than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (68 mm) and July the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (19 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Anché itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Anché, Ligré, 3.4 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 LIGRE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Anché →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.