Braslou is drier than 74% of mainland French towns: 688 mm of rain a year
Sunny July days climb to about 26.8°C. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 65% of mainland French towns. Long walks are most pleasant from May to October, when afternoons reach 18–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Courcoué station, 1.1 km north.
A year in Braslou at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Courcoué station.
What a year in Braslou feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Courcoué.
About 688 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 25th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
39 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Courcoué: 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 Courcoué
Courcoué is 1.1 km north of Braslou. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Braslou itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Courcoué (37087001) |
| Distance from the town | 1.1 km north |
| Station altitude | 115 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 83 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 23 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 Braslou 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braslou | Courcoué | 26.8°C | 2.5°C | 688 mm |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain 17 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Thuré 20 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine 21 km | Saint-Épain | 26.1°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Chinon 22 km | Chinon - Viti | 26.9°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 672 mm |
| Descartes 22 km | Ferrière-Larçon | 26.1°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 710 mm |
| Loudun 24 km | Loudun | 26.0°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.7°C about the same | 632 mm |
Braslou weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Courcoué station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 2.5°C | 5.3°C | 61 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.5°C | 2.2°C | 5.9°C | 48 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.5°C | 4.1°C | 8.8°C | 49 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.7°C | 5.9°C | 11.3°C | 53 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.5°C | 9.4°C | 15.0°C | 63 mm | 229 |
| June | 24.4°C | 12.5°C | 18.4°C | 53 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.8°C | 14.1°C | 20.4°C | 47 mm | 260 |
| August | 26.7°C | 14.1°C | 20.4°C | 52 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.7°C | 11.3°C | 17.0°C | 53 mm | 206 |
| October | 17.5°C | 9.2°C | 13.3°C | 69 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.9°C | 5.4°C | 8.6°C | 72 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.9°C | 5.7°C | 70 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 7.8°C | 12.5°C | 688 mm | 2,003 |
Where Braslou’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Courcoué, 1.1 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, Loudun, 23 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 Braslou’s climate
How warm does Braslou get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Braslou get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 39 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Braslou get?
About 688 mm a year, less than 74% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (72 mm) and July the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (23 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Braslou itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Braslou, Courcoué, 1.1 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 COURCOUE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Braslou →
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.