A middle-of-the-road climate: Genillé is close to most mainland French towns on every count
July afternoons reach 26.8°C on a typical day and January nights drop to 2.2°C; 730 mm of rain falls in a year. Of all months, December brings the most rain and July the least. About 49 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 68% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 119 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Perrusson station, 10 km south-west.
A year in Genillé at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Perrusson station.
What a year in Genillé feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Perrusson.
About 730 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tours
49 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Perrusson: 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 Perrusson
Perrusson is 10 km south-west of Genillé. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Genillé itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Perrusson (37183001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 110 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 100 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Tours, 41 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 Genillé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genillé | Perrusson | 26.8°C | 2.2°C | 730 mm |
| Loches 10 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 730 mm |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Cher 15 km | Sublaines | 25.8°C 1°C cooler | 2.2°C about the same | 647 mm |
| Bléré 17 km | Sublaines | 25.8°C 1°C cooler | 2.2°C about the same | 647 mm |
| Montrichard Val de Cher 19 km | Amboise - Lycee | 25.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| La Croix-en-Touraine 20 km | Amboise - Lycee | 25.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Athée-sur-Cher 21 km | Sublaines | 25.8°C 1°C cooler | 2.2°C about the same | 647 mm |
Genillé weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Perrusson station; sunshine at Tours.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 2.2°C | 5.1°C | 67 mm | 68 |
| February | 9.5°C | 1.7°C | 5.6°C | 56 mm | 95 |
| March | 13.6°C | 3.5°C | 8.6°C | 52 mm | 149 |
| April | 16.9°C | 5.3°C | 11.1°C | 57 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.6°C | 8.8°C | 14.7°C | 66 mm | 214 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.1°C | 18.2°C | 52 mm | 229 |
| July | 26.8°C | 13.9°C | 20.3°C | 51 mm | 247 |
| August | 26.8°C | 13.6°C | 20.2°C | 51 mm | 238 |
| September | 22.7°C | 10.6°C | 16.7°C | 55 mm | 191 |
| October | 17.6°C | 8.5°C | 13.0°C | 74 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.9°C | 4.8°C | 8.4°C | 72 mm | 79 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.5°C | 5.5°C | 79 mm | 65 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 7.3°C | 12.3°C | 730 mm | 1,885 |
Where Genillé’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Perrusson, 10 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, 41 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 Genillé’s climate
How warm does Genillé get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Genillé get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Genillé get?
About 730 mm a year, less than 58% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (79 mm) and July the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tours (41 km away), averages 1,885 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Genillé itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Genillé, Perrusson, 10 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 PERRUSSON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Genillé →
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