Parçay-sur-Vienne is drier than 82% of mainland French towns: 653 mm of rain a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 2.4°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 63% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to October brings highs of 18–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Ligré station, 15 km west.
A year in Parçay-sur-Vienne at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ligré station.
What a year in Parçay-sur-Vienne 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 15 km west of Parçay-sur-Vienne. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Parçay-sur-Vienne itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ligré (37129002) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km west |
| Station altitude | 67 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 38 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 30 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 Parçay-sur-Vienne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parçay-sur-Vienne | Ligré | 26.6°C | 2.4°C | 653 mm |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine 11 km | Saint-Épain | 26.1°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Azay-le-Rideau 18 km | Cheillé | 26.6°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 779 mm |
| Chinon 19 km | Chinon - Viti | 26.9°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 672 mm |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain 21 km | Courcoué | 26.8°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Descartes 21 km | Ferrière-Larçon | 26.1°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 710 mm |
| Artannes-sur-Indre 21 km | Cheillé | 26.6°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 779 mm |
Parçay-sur-Vienne 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 Parçay-sur-Vienne’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ligré, 15 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, 30 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 Parçay-sur-Vienne’s climate
How warm does Parçay-sur-Vienne 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 Parçay-sur-Vienne 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 Parçay-sur-Vienne 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 (30 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Parçay-sur-Vienne itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Parçay-sur-Vienne, Ligré, 15 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 Parçay-sur-Vienne →
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