Less rain falls on Athée-sur-Cher than on 83% of mainland French towns: 647 mm a year
Nights in January average 2.2°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 24°C. An umbrella earns its place on about 109 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Sublaines station, 8.8 km south-east.
A year in Athée-sur-Cher at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sublaines station.
What a year in Athée-sur-Cher feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sublaines.
About 647 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March 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 Tours
40 frosts and 56 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sublaines: 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 Sublaines
Sublaines is 8.8 km south-east of Athée-sur-Cher. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Athée-sur-Cher itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sublaines (37253001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.8 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 111 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 91 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Tours, 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 Athée-sur-Cher 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athée-sur-Cher | Sublaines | 25.8°C | 2.2°C | 647 mm |
| Saint-Martin-le-Beau 4.4 km | Amboise - Lycee | 25.9°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Azay-sur-Cher 5.9 km | Reignac | 26.8°C 1°C warmer | 1.9°C about the same | 669 mm |
| Bléré 6.2 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 647 mm |
| La Croix-en-Touraine 6.6 km | Amboise - Lycee | 25.9°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Véretz 8.2 km | Tours | 25.9°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 678 mm |
| Montlouis-sur-Loire 9.2 km | Tours | 25.9°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 678 mm |
Athée-sur-Cher weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sublaines station; sunshine at Tours.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 2.2°C | 4.9°C | 56 mm | 68 |
| February | 9.0°C | 2.1°C | 5.5°C | 47 mm | 95 |
| March | 12.9°C | 3.9°C | 8.4°C | 45 mm | 149 |
| April | 16.2°C | 5.8°C | 11.0°C | 48 mm | 187 |
| May | 19.8°C | 9.2°C | 14.5°C | 61 mm | 214 |
| June | 23.5°C | 12.4°C | 17.9°C | 46 mm | 229 |
| July | 25.8°C | 14.1°C | 20.0°C | 49 mm | 247 |
| August | 25.9°C | 14.0°C | 19.9°C | 49 mm | 238 |
| September | 21.9°C | 11.0°C | 16.5°C | 50 mm | 191 |
| October | 17.0°C | 8.8°C | 12.9°C | 66 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.3°C | 5.0°C | 8.1°C | 64 mm | 79 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.6°C | 5.3°C | 66 mm | 65 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 7.6°C | 12.1°C | 647 mm | 1,885 |
Where Athée-sur-Cher’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sublaines, 8.8 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, Tours, 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 Athée-sur-Cher’s climate
How warm does Athée-sur-Cher get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 58% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Athée-sur-Cher get in winter?
February nights average 2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Athée-sur-Cher get?
About 647 mm a year, less than 83% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (66 mm) and March the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tours (19 km away), averages 1,885 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Athée-sur-Cher itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Athée-sur-Cher, Sublaines, 8.8 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 SUBLAINES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Athée-sur-Cher →
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.