A middle-of-the-road climate: Rillé is close to most mainland French towns on every count
January nights average 2.2°C, July afternoons 25.9°C, and a year brings 709 mm of rain. Rain is light here, less than falls on 66% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 24°C across the year, low to high. Long walks are most pleasant from May to October, when afternoons reach 17–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Channay/Lathan station, 3.3 km north.
A year in Rillé at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Channay/Lathan station.
What a year in Rillé feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Channay/Lathan.
About 709 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August 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 Tours
45 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 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 Channay/Lathan: 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 Channay/Lathan
Channay/Lathan is 3.3 km north of Rillé. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rillé itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Channay/Lathan (37055002) |
| Distance from the town | 3.3 km north |
| Station altitude | 87 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 88 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Tours, 37 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 Rillé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rillé | Channay/Lathan | 25.9°C | 2.2°C | 709 mm |
| Noyant-Villages 12 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 709 mm |
| Langeais 18 km | Lignières-de-T. | 26.0°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 700 mm |
| Bourgueil 19 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.8°C 0.6°C milder | 638 mm |
| Cinq-Mars-la-Pile 19 km | Lignières-de-T. | 26.0°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 700 mm |
| Le Lude 22 km | Thorée-les-Pins | 25.7°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 745 mm |
| Allonnes 24 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.8°C 0.6°C milder | 638 mm |
Rillé weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Channay/Lathan station; sunshine at Tours.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 2.2°C | 5.1°C | 67 mm | 68 |
| February | 9.4°C | 1.9°C | 5.6°C | 55 mm | 95 |
| March | 13.0°C | 3.5°C | 8.2°C | 51 mm | 149 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.4°C | 10.8°C | 54 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.0°C | 9.0°C | 14.5°C | 59 mm | 214 |
| June | 23.8°C | 12.2°C | 18.0°C | 52 mm | 229 |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.7°C | 19.8°C | 49 mm | 247 |
| August | 25.9°C | 13.5°C | 19.7°C | 48 mm | 238 |
| September | 22.1°C | 10.5°C | 16.3°C | 52 mm | 191 |
| October | 17.1°C | 8.5°C | 12.8°C | 68 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.7°C | 4.9°C | 8.3°C | 72 mm | 79 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.5°C | 5.5°C | 81 mm | 65 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 7.3°C | 12.1°C | 709 mm | 1,885 |
Where Rillé’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Channay/Lathan, 3.3 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, 37 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 Rillé’s climate
How warm does Rillé 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 56% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rillé get in winter?
February nights average 1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 45 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rillé get?
About 709 mm a year, less than 66% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (81 mm) and August the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tours (37 km away), averages 1,885 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rillé itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rillé, Channay/Lathan, 3.3 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 CHANNAY/LATHAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rillé →
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.