The climate in Le Louroux sits close to the middle of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 26.1°C, a January night drops to 2.4°C, and 746 mm of rain falls in a year. Expect the heaviest rain in December and the lightest in July. Its January nights stay gentler than in 61% of mainland French towns. From May to October, highs of 17–26°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Épain station, 13 km west.
A year in Le Louroux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Épain station.
What a year in Le Louroux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Épain.
About 746 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tours
37 frosts and 60 days of 25°C a year
On about 37 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Épain: 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 Saint-Épain
Saint-Épain is 13 km west of Le Louroux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Louroux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Épain (37216002) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km west |
| Station altitude | 112 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 109 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Tours, 32 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 Le Louroux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Louroux | Saint-Épain | 26.1°C | 2.4°C | 746 mm |
| Saint-Branchs 7.4 km | Reignac | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.5°C colder | 669 mm |
| Sorigny 11 km | same station | 26.1°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine 13 km | same station | 26.1°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Esvres 14 km | Reignac | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.5°C colder | 669 mm |
| Montbazon 14 km | Reignac | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.5°C colder | 669 mm |
| Veigné 15 km | Reignac | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.5°C colder | 669 mm |
Le Louroux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Épain station; sunshine at Tours.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 2.4°C | 5.1°C | 69 mm | 68 |
| February | 9.4°C | 2.3°C | 5.8°C | 58 mm | 95 |
| March | 13.2°C | 4.1°C | 8.6°C | 53 mm | 149 |
| April | 16.4°C | 6.0°C | 11.2°C | 58 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.2°C | 9.4°C | 14.8°C | 63 mm | 214 |
| June | 23.9°C | 12.7°C | 18.3°C | 53 mm | 229 |
| July | 26.1°C | 14.3°C | 20.2°C | 50 mm | 247 |
| August | 26.1°C | 14.2°C | 20.2°C | 56 mm | 238 |
| September | 22.3°C | 11.2°C | 16.7°C | 57 mm | 191 |
| October | 17.3°C | 9.1°C | 13.2°C | 72 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.6°C | 5.2°C | 8.4°C | 75 mm | 79 |
| December | 8.4°C | 2.8°C | 5.6°C | 83 mm | 65 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 7.8°C | 12.3°C | 746 mm | 1,885 |
Where Le Louroux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Épain, 13 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, Tours, 32 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 Le Louroux’s climate
How warm does Le Louroux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Louroux get in winter?
February nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 37 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Le Louroux get?
About 746 mm a year, less than 53% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (83 mm) and July the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tours (32 km away), averages 1,885 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Louroux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Louroux, Saint-Épain, 13 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 ST-EPAIN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Louroux →
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