Chaumussay gets more days of 25 degrees or more than 82% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 1.5°C. About 61 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 82% of mainland French towns. Of all months, December brings the most rain and July the least. Plan for rain on about 127 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Martizay station, 16 km south-east.
A year in Chaumussay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Martizay station.
What a year in Chaumussay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Martizay.
About 774 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montmorillon
A frosty town: 61 frosts and 91 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 91 days a year reach 25°C, and 32 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Martizay: 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 Martizay
Martizay is 16 km south-east of Chaumussay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chaumussay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Martizay (36113001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 80 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 66 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montmorillon, 51 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 Chaumussay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaumussay | Martizay | 28.0°C | 1.5°C | 774 mm |
| Descartes 17 km | Ferrière-Larçon | 26.1°C 1.9°C cooler | 2.3°C 0.8°C milder | 710 mm |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain 20 km | Courcoué | 26.8°C 1.2°C cooler | 2.5°C 1°C milder | 688 mm |
| Châtellerault 24 km | Courcoué | 26.8°C 1.2°C cooler | 2.5°C 1°C milder | 688 mm |
Chaumussay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Martizay station; sunshine at Montmorillon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C | 1.5°C | 4.9°C | 70 mm | 71 |
| February | 10.2°C | 0.7°C | 5.5°C | 58 mm | 104 |
| March | 14.6°C | 2.8°C | 8.7°C | 56 mm | 160 |
| April | 18.0°C | 4.6°C | 11.3°C | 60 mm | 191 |
| May | 21.9°C | 8.4°C | 15.1°C | 68 mm | 216 |
| June | 25.6°C | 11.9°C | 18.7°C | 57 mm | 234 |
| July | 28.0°C | 13.5°C | 20.7°C | 51 mm | 259 |
| August | 28.0°C | 13.0°C | 20.5°C | 56 mm | 237 |
| September | 23.8°C | 9.7°C | 16.7°C | 59 mm | 205 |
| October | 18.3°C | 7.6°C | 13.0°C | 76 mm | 136 |
| November | 12.1°C | 4.0°C | 8.1°C | 81 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.7°C | 1.9°C | 5.3°C | 81 mm | 76 |
| Year | 18.1°C | 6.6°C | 12.4°C | 774 mm | 1,969 |
Where Chaumussay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Martizay, 16 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, Montmorillon, 51 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 Chaumussay’s climate
How warm does Chaumussay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.0°C. About 91 days a year reach 25°C, more than 82% of mainland French towns, and about 32 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chaumussay get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chaumussay get?
About 774 mm a year, more than 54% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (81 mm) and July the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montmorillon (51 km away), averages 1,969 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chaumussay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chaumussay, Martizay, 16 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 MARTIZAY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chaumussay →
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.