The climate in Ligueil sits close to the middle of mainland French towns
About 710 mm of rain falls in a typical year; July afternoons reach 26.1°C and January nights drop to 2.3°C. A year here swings 24°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 65% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 113 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Ferrière-Larçon station, 7.4 km south-east.
A year in Ligueil at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ferrière-Larçon station.
What a year in Ligueil feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ferrière-Larçon.
About 710 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 22nd wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tours
40 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ferrière-Larçon: 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 Ferrière-Larçon
Ferrière-Larçon is 7.4 km south-east of Ligueil. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ligueil itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ferrière-Larçon (37107001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.4 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 116 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 81 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Tours, 45 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 Ligueil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligueil | Ferrière-Larçon | 26.1°C | 2.3°C | 710 mm |
| Descartes 12 km | same station | 26.1°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 710 mm |
| Loches 16 km | Perrusson | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 730 mm |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine 17 km | Saint-Épain | 26.1°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain 20 km | Courcoué | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Saint-Branchs 21 km | Reignac | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C about the same | 669 mm |
| Sorigny 24 km | Saint-Épain | 26.1°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 746 mm |
Ligueil weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ferrière-Larçon station; sunshine at Tours.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 2.3°C | 5.0°C | 62 mm | 68 |
| February | 9.3°C | 2.1°C | 5.7°C | 50 mm | 95 |
| March | 13.1°C | 3.9°C | 8.5°C | 49 mm | 149 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.7°C | 11.0°C | 56 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.0°C | 9.3°C | 14.6°C | 62 mm | 214 |
| June | 23.7°C | 12.5°C | 18.1°C | 51 mm | 229 |
| July | 26.1°C | 14.1°C | 20.1°C | 55 mm | 247 |
| August | 26.1°C | 14.0°C | 20.1°C | 51 mm | 238 |
| September | 22.2°C | 11.0°C | 16.6°C | 53 mm | 191 |
| October | 17.3°C | 9.0°C | 13.1°C | 71 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.6°C | 5.1°C | 8.3°C | 73 mm | 79 |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.8°C | 5.5°C | 75 mm | 65 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 7.7°C | 12.2°C | 710 mm | 1,885 |
Where Ligueil’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ferrière-Larçon, 7.4 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, 45 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 Ligueil’s climate
How warm does Ligueil get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 53% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ligueil get in winter?
February nights average 2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ligueil get?
About 710 mm a year, less than 65% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (75 mm) and March the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tours (45 km away), averages 1,885 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ligueil itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ligueil, Ferrière-Larçon, 7.4 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 FERRIERE-LARCON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ligueil →
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