Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0Less rain falls on Chinon than on 78% of mainland French towns: 672 mm a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 2.8°C on average. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 24°C. Of the 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire, it has the mildest January nights. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Chinon - Viti station, 1.7 km north-west.
A year in Chinon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chinon - Viti station.
What a year in Chinon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chinon - Viti.
About 672 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 38th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
35 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 35 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chinon - Viti: 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 Chinon - Viti
Chinon - Viti is 1.7 km north-west of Chinon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chinon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chinon - Viti (37072002) |
| Distance from the town | 1.7 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 76 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 98 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (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 Chinon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | Chinon - Viti | 26.9°C | 2.8°C | 672 mm |
| Beaumont-en-Véron 5.2 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 638 mm |
| Bourgueil 14 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 0.6°C colder | 779 mm |
| Langeais 21 km | Lignières-de-T. | 26.0°C 0.9°C cooler | 1.8°C 1°C colder | 700 mm |
| Loudun 22 km | Loudun | 26.0°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.7°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Allonnes 22 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 638 mm |
Chinon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chinon - Viti station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C | 2.8°C | 5.7°C | 62 mm | 70 |
| February | 10.1°C | 2.6°C | 6.4°C | 48 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.8°C | 4.5°C | 9.1°C | 50 mm | 156 |
| April | 17.3°C | 6.3°C | 11.8°C | 56 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.9°C | 9.7°C | 15.3°C | 59 mm | 229 |
| June | 24.8°C | 12.8°C | 18.8°C | 47 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.9°C | 14.2°C | 20.6°C | 45 mm | 260 |
| August | 27.0°C | 14.0°C | 20.5°C | 50 mm | 237 |
| September | 23.3°C | 11.2°C | 17.3°C | 50 mm | 206 |
| October | 18.0°C | 9.2°C | 13.6°C | 69 mm | 130 |
| November | 12.3°C | 5.4°C | 8.9°C | 65 mm | 87 |
| December | 9.0°C | 3.1°C | 6.0°C | 70 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.7°C | 8.0°C | 12.8°C | 672 mm | 2,003 |
Where Chinon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chinon - Viti, 1.7 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, 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 Chinon’s climate
How warm does Chinon get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chinon get in winter?
February nights average 2.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 35 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chinon get?
About 672 mm a year, less than 78% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (70 mm) and July the driest (45 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 Chinon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chinon, Chinon - Viti, 1.7 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 CHINON - VITI, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chinon →
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