Less rain falls on L'Île-Bouchard than on 82% of mainland French towns: 653 mm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about 2.4°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 63% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in July. Waterproofs come out on about 109 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Ligré station, 11 km west.
A year in L'Île-Bouchard at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ligré station.
What a year in L'Île-Bouchard feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ligré.
About 653 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 44th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
41 frosts and 66 days of 25°C a year
On about 41 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ligré: 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 Ligré
Ligré is 11 km west of L'Île-Bouchard. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in L'Île-Bouchard itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ligré (37129002) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km west |
| Station altitude | 67 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 31 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 26 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 L'Île-Bouchard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Île-Bouchard | Ligré | 26.6°C | 2.4°C | 653 mm |
| Chinon 15 km | Chinon - Viti | 26.9°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 672 mm |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine 15 km | Saint-Épain | 26.1°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Azay-le-Rideau 16 km | Cheillé | 26.6°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 779 mm |
| Beaumont-en-Véron 20 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 638 mm |
| Artannes-sur-Indre 22 km | Cheillé | 26.6°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 779 mm |
| Langeais 24 km | Lignières-de-T. | 26.0°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.8°C 0.6°C colder | 700 mm |
L'Île-Bouchard weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ligré station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C | 2.4°C | 5.4°C | 58 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.9°C | 2.1°C | 6.0°C | 49 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.6°C | 3.8°C | 8.7°C | 47 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.8°C | 5.6°C | 11.2°C | 50 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.6°C | 9.2°C | 14.9°C | 57 mm | 229 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.4°C | 18.4°C | 48 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.6°C | 13.9°C | 20.3°C | 44 mm | 260 |
| August | 26.5°C | 13.8°C | 20.2°C | 49 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.7°C | 10.8°C | 16.8°C | 50 mm | 206 |
| October | 17.7°C | 8.7°C | 13.2°C | 65 mm | 130 |
| November | 12.1°C | 5.0°C | 8.6°C | 68 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.8°C | 2.8°C | 5.8°C | 68 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 7.5°C | 12.5°C | 653 mm | 2,003 |
Where L'Île-Bouchard’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ligré, 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, 26 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 L'Île-Bouchard’s climate
How warm does L'Île-Bouchard get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, more than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does L'Île-Bouchard get in winter?
February nights average 2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 41 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does L'Île-Bouchard get?
About 653 mm a year, less than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (68 mm) and July the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (26 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for L'Île-Bouchard itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to L'Île-Bouchard, Ligré, 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 LIGRE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for L'Île-Bouchard →
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