A middle-of-the-road climate: Saint-Épain is close to most mainland French towns on every count
January nights average 2.4°C, July afternoons 26.1°C, and a year brings 746 mm of rain. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 61% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 24°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Épain station, 3.7 km east.
A year in Saint-Épain at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Épain station.
What a year in Saint-Épain feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Épain.
About 746 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tours
37 frosts and 60 days of 25°C a year
On about 37 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Épain: 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 Saint-Épain
Saint-Épain is 3.7 km east of Saint-Épain. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Épain itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Épain (37216002) |
| Distance from the town | 3.7 km east |
| Station altitude | 112 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 76 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Tours, 35 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-Épain 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-Épain | Saint-Épain | 26.1°C | 2.4°C | 746 mm |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine 6.4 km | same station | 26.1°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Artannes-sur-Indre 14 km | Cheillé | 26.6°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 779 mm |
| Azay-le-Rideau 15 km | Cheillé | 26.6°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 779 mm |
| Sorigny 15 km | same station | 26.1°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Monts 16 km | Cheillé | 26.6°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 779 mm |
| Saint-Branchs 18 km | Reignac | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.5°C colder | 669 mm |
Saint-Épain weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Épain station; sunshine at Tours.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 2.4°C | 5.1°C | 69 mm | 68 |
| February | 9.4°C | 2.3°C | 5.8°C | 58 mm | 95 |
| March | 13.2°C | 4.1°C | 8.6°C | 53 mm | 149 |
| April | 16.4°C | 6.0°C | 11.2°C | 58 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.2°C | 9.4°C | 14.8°C | 63 mm | 214 |
| June | 23.9°C | 12.7°C | 18.3°C | 53 mm | 229 |
| July | 26.1°C | 14.3°C | 20.2°C | 50 mm | 247 |
| August | 26.1°C | 14.2°C | 20.2°C | 56 mm | 238 |
| September | 22.3°C | 11.2°C | 16.7°C | 57 mm | 191 |
| October | 17.3°C | 9.1°C | 13.2°C | 72 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.6°C | 5.2°C | 8.4°C | 75 mm | 79 |
| December | 8.4°C | 2.8°C | 5.6°C | 83 mm | 65 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 7.8°C | 12.3°C | 746 mm | 1,885 |
Where Saint-Épain’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Épain, 3.7 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, 35 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-Épain’s climate
How warm does Saint-Épain get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Épain get in winter?
February nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 37 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Épain get?
About 746 mm a year, less than 53% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (83 mm) and July the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tours (35 km away), averages 1,885 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Épain itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Épain, Saint-Épain, 3.7 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 ST-EPAIN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Épain →
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