Photo: Anthony Levrot · CC BY-SA 4.0The climate in Nazelles-Négron sits close to the middle of mainland French towns
About 711 mm of rain falls in a typical year; July afternoons reach 25.9°C and January nights drop to 2.3°C. The rainiest month is December; the driest is March. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 65% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Amboise - Lycee station, 3.8 km south.
A year in Nazelles-Négron at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Amboise - Lycee station.
What a year in Nazelles-Négron feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Amboise - Lycee.
About 711 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 18th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tours
38 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 38 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 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 Amboise - Lycee: 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 Amboise - Lycee
Amboise - Lycee is 3.8 km south of Nazelles-Négron. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Nazelles-Négron itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Amboise - Lycee (37003004) |
| Distance from the town | 3.8 km south |
| Station altitude | 116 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 54 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Tours, 18 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 Nazelles-Négron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazelles-Négron | Amboise - Lycee | 25.9°C | 2.3°C | 711 mm |
| Amboise 3.2 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Saint-Martin-le-Beau 8.7 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Vernou-sur-Brenne 9 km | Tours | 25.9°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 678 mm |
| La Croix-en-Touraine 9.5 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Montlouis-sur-Loire 11 km | Tours | 25.9°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 678 mm |
| Vouvray 12 km | Tours | 25.9°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 678 mm |
Nazelles-Négron weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Amboise - Lycee station; sunshine at Tours.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 2.3°C | 4.9°C | 62 mm | 68 |
| February | 9.0°C | 2.2°C | 5.6°C | 54 mm | 95 |
| March | 12.9°C | 4.1°C | 8.5°C | 49 mm | 149 |
| April | 16.3°C | 6.1°C | 11.2°C | 51 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.0°C | 9.6°C | 14.8°C | 61 mm | 214 |
| June | 23.7°C | 12.7°C | 18.2°C | 55 mm | 229 |
| July | 25.9°C | 14.3°C | 20.1°C | 55 mm | 247 |
| August | 25.9°C | 14.2°C | 20.0°C | 53 mm | 238 |
| September | 22.0°C | 11.1°C | 16.6°C | 55 mm | 191 |
| October | 17.0°C | 8.9°C | 12.9°C | 70 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.4°C | 5.1°C | 8.2°C | 71 mm | 79 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.7°C | 5.4°C | 76 mm | 65 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 7.8°C | 12.2°C | 711 mm | 1,885 |
Where Nazelles-Négron’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Amboise - Lycee, 3.8 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, 18 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 Nazelles-Négron’s climate
How warm does Nazelles-Négron 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 55% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Nazelles-Négron get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 38 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Nazelles-Négron get?
About 711 mm a year, less than 65% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (76 mm) and March the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tours (18 km away), averages 1,885 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Nazelles-Négron itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Nazelles-Négron, Amboise - Lycee, 3.8 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 AMBOISE - LYCEE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Nazelles-Négron →
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.