Photo: Eurasia21eu · CC BY-SA 3.0Ice on the ground: Cinq-Mars-la-Pile sees more frosts than 77% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 26.0°C. Of all months, December brings the most rain and July the least. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 67% of mainland French towns. Garden chairs stay out from May to September, the months with highs of 20–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Lignières-de-T. station, 7.4 km south-west.
A year in Cinq-Mars-la-Pile at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lignières-de-T. station.
What a year in Cinq-Mars-la-Pile 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 7.4 km south-west of Cinq-Mars-la-Pile. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cinq-Mars-la-Pile itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lignières-de-T. (37128002) |
| Distance from the town | 7.4 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 32 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 47 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Tours, 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 Cinq-Mars-la-Pile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinq-Mars-la-Pile | Lignières-de-T. | 26.0°C | 1.8°C | 700 mm |
| Langeais 5.1 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 700 mm |
| Savonnières 8.2 km | Fondettes | 25.9°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 726 mm |
| Luynes 8.9 km | Fondettes | 25.9°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 726 mm |
| Azay-le-Rideau 9.6 km | Cheillé | 26.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 779 mm |
| Ballan-Miré 12 km | Fondettes | 25.9°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 726 mm |
| Fondettes 13 km | Fondettes | 25.9°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 726 mm |
Cinq-Mars-la-Pile 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 Cinq-Mars-la-Pile’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., 7.4 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, 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 Cinq-Mars-la-Pile’s climate
How warm does Cinq-Mars-la-Pile 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 Cinq-Mars-la-Pile 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 Cinq-Mars-la-Pile 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 (23 km away), averages 1,885 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cinq-Mars-la-Pile itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cinq-Mars-la-Pile, Lignières-de-T., 7.4 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 Cinq-Mars-la-Pile →
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