Frosty mornings in Rigny-Ussé outnumber those of 77% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 26.0°C. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. Rain is light here, less than falls on 67% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 111 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lignières-de-T. station, 8.8 km north-east.
A year in Rigny-Ussé at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lignières-de-T. station.
What a year in Rigny-Ussé feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lignières-de-T..
About 700 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 23rd wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
A frosty town: 56 frosts and 65 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lignières-de-T.: 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 Lignières-de-T.
Lignières-de-T. is 8.8 km north-east of Rigny-Ussé. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rigny-Ussé itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lignières-de-T. (37128002) |
| Distance from the town | 8.8 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 32 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 36 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 29 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 Rigny-Ussé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigny-Ussé | Lignières-de-T. | 26.0°C | 1.8°C | 700 mm |
| Chinon 10 km | Chinon - Viti | 26.9°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.8°C 1°C milder | 672 mm |
| Bourgueil 10 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.8°C 1°C milder | 638 mm |
| Beaumont-en-Véron 10 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.8°C 1°C milder | 638 mm |
| Langeais 11 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 700 mm |
| Azay-le-Rideau 12 km | Cheillé | 26.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 779 mm |
| Cinq-Mars-la-Pile 16 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 700 mm |
Rigny-Ussé weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lignières-de-T. station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 1.8°C | 4.7°C | 67 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.1°C | 1.4°C | 5.2°C | 53 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.0°C | 3.1°C | 8.0°C | 50 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.4°C | 5.0°C | 10.7°C | 56 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.1°C | 8.6°C | 14.3°C | 58 mm | 229 |
| June | 23.8°C | 12.0°C | 17.9°C | 52 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.0°C | 13.5°C | 19.8°C | 44 mm | 260 |
| August | 26.2°C | 13.2°C | 19.7°C | 49 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.0°C | 9.8°C | 15.9°C | 53 mm | 206 |
| October | 16.8°C | 7.6°C | 12.2°C | 69 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.3°C | 4.1°C | 7.7°C | 73 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.0°C | 5.0°C | 75 mm | 78 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 6.8°C | 11.8°C | 700 mm | 2,003 |
Where Rigny-Ussé’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lignières-de-T., 8.8 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- 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, 29 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 Rigny-Ussé’s climate
How warm does Rigny-Ussé get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rigny-Ussé get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rigny-Ussé get?
About 700 mm a year, less than 67% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (75 mm) and July the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (29 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rigny-Ussé itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rigny-Ussé, Lignières-de-T., 8.8 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 LIGNIERES-DE-T., edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rigny-Ussé →
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