In Gizeux, July heat, January chill and rainfall all sit near the middle of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 25.9°C, a January night drops to 2.2°C, and 709 mm of rain falls in a year. Temperatures cover 24°C across the year, low to high. It is a dry place: less rain falls here than on 66% of mainland French towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from May to October, with highs of 17–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Channay/Lathan station, 11 km north-east.
A year in Gizeux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Channay/Lathan station.
What a year in Gizeux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Channay/Lathan.
About 709 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August 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 Loudun
45 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Channay/Lathan: 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 Channay/Lathan
Channay/Lathan is 11 km north-east of Gizeux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gizeux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Channay/Lathan (37055002) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 87 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 62 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 40 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 Gizeux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gizeux | Channay/Lathan | 25.9°C | 2.2°C | 709 mm |
| Bourgueil 12 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.8°C 0.6°C milder | 638 mm |
| Noyant-Villages 14 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 709 mm |
| Allonnes 16 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.8°C 0.6°C milder | 638 mm |
| Langeais 17 km | Lignières-de-T. | 26.0°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 700 mm |
| Vivy 20 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.8°C 0.6°C milder | 638 mm |
| Cinq-Mars-la-Pile 20 km | Lignières-de-T. | 26.0°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 700 mm |
Gizeux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Channay/Lathan station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 2.2°C | 5.1°C | 67 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.4°C | 1.9°C | 5.6°C | 55 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.0°C | 3.5°C | 8.2°C | 51 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.4°C | 10.8°C | 54 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.0°C | 9.0°C | 14.5°C | 59 mm | 229 |
| June | 23.8°C | 12.2°C | 18.0°C | 52 mm | 247 |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.7°C | 19.8°C | 49 mm | 260 |
| August | 25.9°C | 13.5°C | 19.7°C | 48 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.1°C | 10.5°C | 16.3°C | 52 mm | 206 |
| October | 17.1°C | 8.5°C | 12.8°C | 68 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.7°C | 4.9°C | 8.3°C | 72 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.5°C | 5.5°C | 81 mm | 78 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 7.3°C | 12.1°C | 709 mm | 2,003 |
Where Gizeux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Channay/Lathan, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, 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, 40 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 Gizeux’s climate
How warm does Gizeux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Gizeux get in winter?
February nights average 1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 45 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gizeux get?
About 709 mm a year, less than 66% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (81 mm) and August the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (40 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Gizeux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gizeux, Channay/Lathan, 11 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 CHANNAY/LATHAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Gizeux →
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