Less rain falls on Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt than on 78% of mainland French towns: 672 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 2.8°C. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in July. None of the 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire has milder January nights. Waterproofs come out on about 110 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Chinon - Viti station, 7.2 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chinon - Viti station.
What a year in Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chinon - Viti.
About 672 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 38th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
35 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 35 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chinon - Viti: 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 Chinon - Viti
Chinon - Viti is 7.2 km south-west of Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chinon - Viti (37072002) |
| Distance from the town | 7.2 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 76 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 97 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 26 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 Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt | Chinon - Viti | 26.9°C | 2.8°C | 672 mm |
| Chinon 7.3 km | same station | 26.9°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 672 mm |
| Beaumont-en-Véron 10 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 638 mm |
| Azay-le-Rideau 12 km | Cheillé | 26.6°C about the same | 2.2°C 0.6°C colder | 779 mm |
| Bourgueil 14 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 638 mm |
| Langeais 14 km | Lignières-de-T. | 26.0°C 0.9°C cooler | 1.8°C 1°C colder | 700 mm |
| Cinq-Mars-la-Pile 18 km | Lignières-de-T. | 26.0°C 0.9°C cooler | 1.8°C 1°C colder | 700 mm |
Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chinon - Viti station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C | 2.8°C | 5.7°C | 62 mm | 70 |
| February | 10.1°C | 2.6°C | 6.4°C | 48 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.8°C | 4.5°C | 9.1°C | 50 mm | 156 |
| April | 17.3°C | 6.3°C | 11.8°C | 56 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.9°C | 9.7°C | 15.3°C | 59 mm | 229 |
| June | 24.8°C | 12.8°C | 18.8°C | 47 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.9°C | 14.2°C | 20.6°C | 45 mm | 260 |
| August | 27.0°C | 14.0°C | 20.5°C | 50 mm | 237 |
| September | 23.3°C | 11.2°C | 17.3°C | 50 mm | 206 |
| October | 18.0°C | 9.2°C | 13.6°C | 69 mm | 130 |
| November | 12.3°C | 5.4°C | 8.9°C | 65 mm | 87 |
| December | 9.0°C | 3.1°C | 6.0°C | 70 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.7°C | 8.0°C | 12.8°C | 672 mm | 2,003 |
Where Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chinon - Viti, 7.2 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, 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, 26 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 Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt’s climate
How warm does Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt get in winter?
February nights average 2.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 35 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt get?
About 672 mm a year, less than 78% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (70 mm) and July the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (26 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt, Chinon - Viti, 7.2 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 CHINON - VITI, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt →
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