Dry weather: only 672 mm a year falls on Lerné, less than on 78% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.8°C. Of the 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire, it has the mildest January nights. Temperatures cover 24°C across the year, low to high. Garden chairs stay out from May to October, the months with highs of 18–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Chinon - Viti station, 10 km north-east.
A year in Lerné at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chinon - Viti station.
What a year in Lerné feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chinon - Viti.
About 672 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 38th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
35 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 35 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chinon - Viti: 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 Chinon - Viti
Chinon - Viti is 10 km north-east of Lerné. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lerné itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chinon - Viti (37072002) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 76 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 80 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 11 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 Lerné 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerné | Chinon - Viti | 26.9°C | 2.8°C | 672 mm |
| Beaumont-en-Véron 8.9 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 638 mm |
| Chinon 11 km | same station | 26.9°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 672 mm |
| Loudun 14 km | Loudun | 26.0°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.7°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux 15 km | Mont-Bellay-Inrae | 26.4°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.9°C about the same | 616 mm |
| Bourgueil 17 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 638 mm |
| Montreuil-Bellay 20 km | Mont-Bellay-Inrae | 26.4°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.9°C about the same | 616 mm |
Lerné weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chinon - Viti station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C | 2.8°C | 5.7°C | 62 mm | 70 |
| February | 10.1°C | 2.6°C | 6.4°C | 48 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.8°C | 4.5°C | 9.1°C | 50 mm | 156 |
| April | 17.3°C | 6.3°C | 11.8°C | 56 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.9°C | 9.7°C | 15.3°C | 59 mm | 229 |
| June | 24.8°C | 12.8°C | 18.8°C | 47 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.9°C | 14.2°C | 20.6°C | 45 mm | 260 |
| August | 27.0°C | 14.0°C | 20.5°C | 50 mm | 237 |
| September | 23.3°C | 11.2°C | 17.3°C | 50 mm | 206 |
| October | 18.0°C | 9.2°C | 13.6°C | 69 mm | 130 |
| November | 12.3°C | 5.4°C | 8.9°C | 65 mm | 87 |
| December | 9.0°C | 3.1°C | 6.0°C | 70 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.7°C | 8.0°C | 12.8°C | 672 mm | 2,003 |
Where Lerné’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chinon - Viti, 10 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, 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, 11 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 Lerné’s climate
How warm does Lerné get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lerné get in winter?
February nights average 2.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 35 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lerné get?
About 672 mm a year, less than 78% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (70 mm) and July the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (11 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lerné itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lerné, Chinon - Viti, 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 CHINON - VITI, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lerné →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.