Ice on the ground: Berthenay sees more frosts than 77% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 26.0°C. Seasons differ by 25°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Rain is light here, less than falls on 67% of mainland French towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to March, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lignières-de-T. station, 12 km south-west.
A year in Berthenay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lignières-de-T. station.
What a year in Berthenay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lignières-de-T..
About 700 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 23rd wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tours
A frosty town: 56 frosts and 65 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lignières-de-T.: 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 Lignières-de-T.
Lignières-de-T. is 12 km south-west of Berthenay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Berthenay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lignières-de-T. (37128002) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 32 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 43 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Tours, 18 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 Berthenay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berthenay | Lignières-de-T. | 26.0°C | 1.8°C | 700 mm |
| Savonnières 3.1 km | Fondettes | 25.9°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 726 mm |
| Luynes 4.1 km | Fondettes | 25.9°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 726 mm |
| Cinq-Mars-la-Pile 5.8 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 700 mm |
| Ballan-Miré 6.8 km | Fondettes | 25.9°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 726 mm |
| Fondettes 7.6 km | Fondettes | 25.9°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 726 mm |
| La Riche 10 km | Fondettes | 25.9°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 726 mm |
Berthenay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lignières-de-T. station; sunshine at Tours.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 1.8°C | 4.7°C | 67 mm | 68 |
| February | 9.1°C | 1.4°C | 5.2°C | 53 mm | 95 |
| March | 13.0°C | 3.1°C | 8.0°C | 50 mm | 149 |
| April | 16.4°C | 5.0°C | 10.7°C | 56 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.1°C | 8.6°C | 14.3°C | 58 mm | 214 |
| June | 23.8°C | 12.0°C | 17.9°C | 52 mm | 229 |
| July | 26.0°C | 13.5°C | 19.8°C | 44 mm | 247 |
| August | 26.2°C | 13.2°C | 19.7°C | 49 mm | 238 |
| September | 22.0°C | 9.8°C | 15.9°C | 53 mm | 191 |
| October | 16.8°C | 7.6°C | 12.2°C | 69 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.3°C | 4.1°C | 7.7°C | 73 mm | 79 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.0°C | 5.0°C | 75 mm | 65 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 6.8°C | 11.8°C | 700 mm | 1,885 |
Where Berthenay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lignières-de-T., 12 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- 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, 18 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 Berthenay’s climate
How warm does Berthenay get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Berthenay get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Berthenay get?
About 700 mm a year, less than 67% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (75 mm) and July the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tours (18 km away), averages 1,885 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Berthenay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Berthenay, Lignières-de-T., 12 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 LIGNIERES-DE-T., edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Berthenay →
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