The climate in Rivarennes sits close to the middle of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 26.6°C, a January night drops to 2.2°C, and 779 mm of rain falls in a year. Only 25°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Frosty nights outnumber those of 64% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Cheillé station, 3.5 km east.
A year in Rivarennes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cheillé station.
What a year in Rivarennes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cheillé.
About 779 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
47 frosts and 67 days of 25°C a year
On about 47 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cheillé: 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 Cheillé
Cheillé is 3.5 km east of Rivarennes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rivarennes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cheillé (37067003) |
| Distance from the town | 3.5 km east |
| Station altitude | 60 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 44 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 32 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 Rivarennes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivarennes | Cheillé | 26.6°C | 2.2°C | 779 mm |
| Langeais 7.6 km | Lignières-de-T. | 26.0°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 700 mm |
| Azay-le-Rideau 7.9 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 779 mm |
| Cinq-Mars-la-Pile 12 km | Lignières-de-T. | 26.0°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 700 mm |
| Chinon 14 km | Chinon - Viti | 26.9°C about the same | 2.8°C 0.6°C milder | 672 mm |
| Bourgueil 14 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C about the same | 2.8°C 0.6°C milder | 638 mm |
| Beaumont-en-Véron 15 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C about the same | 2.8°C 0.6°C milder | 638 mm |
Rivarennes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cheillé station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 2.2°C | 5.3°C | 73 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.9°C | 1.9°C | 5.9°C | 60 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.6°C | 3.4°C | 8.5°C | 57 mm | 156 |
| April | 17.0°C | 5.5°C | 11.2°C | 61 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.7°C | 9.0°C | 14.9°C | 68 mm | 229 |
| June | 24.4°C | 12.2°C | 18.3°C | 56 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.6°C | 13.8°C | 20.2°C | 50 mm | 260 |
| August | 26.6°C | 13.5°C | 20.1°C | 55 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.6°C | 10.4°C | 16.5°C | 56 mm | 206 |
| October | 17.6°C | 8.4°C | 13.0°C | 77 mm | 130 |
| November | 12.0°C | 4.8°C | 8.4°C | 78 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.8°C | 2.6°C | 5.7°C | 87 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 7.3°C | 12.3°C | 779 mm | 2,003 |
Where Rivarennes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cheillé, 3.5 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, 32 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 Rivarennes’s climate
How warm does Rivarennes get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 58% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rivarennes get in winter?
February nights average 1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 47 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rivarennes get?
About 779 mm a year, more than 55% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (87 mm) and July the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (32 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rivarennes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rivarennes, Cheillé, 3.5 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 CHEILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rivarennes →
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