The climate in Saint-Hippolyte sits close to the middle of mainland French towns
About 730 mm of rain falls in a typical year; July afternoons reach 26.8°C and January nights drop to 2.2°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 68% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in December and eases off in July. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Perrusson station, 8.5 km north-west.
A year in Saint-Hippolyte at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Perrusson station.
What a year in Saint-Hippolyte feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Perrusson.
About 730 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Indre-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tours
49 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Perrusson: 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 Perrusson
Perrusson is 8.5 km north-west of Saint-Hippolyte. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Hippolyte itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Perrusson (37183001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.5 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 110 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 130 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Tours, 51 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-Hippolyte 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-Hippolyte | Perrusson | 26.8°C | 2.2°C | 730 mm |
| Loches 12 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 730 mm |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Cher 29 km | Sublaines | 25.8°C 1°C cooler | 2.2°C about the same | 647 mm |
Saint-Hippolyte weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Perrusson station; sunshine at Tours.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 2.2°C | 5.1°C | 67 mm | 68 |
| February | 9.5°C | 1.7°C | 5.6°C | 56 mm | 95 |
| March | 13.6°C | 3.5°C | 8.6°C | 52 mm | 149 |
| April | 16.9°C | 5.3°C | 11.1°C | 57 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.6°C | 8.8°C | 14.7°C | 66 mm | 214 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.1°C | 18.2°C | 52 mm | 229 |
| July | 26.8°C | 13.9°C | 20.3°C | 51 mm | 247 |
| August | 26.8°C | 13.6°C | 20.2°C | 51 mm | 238 |
| September | 22.7°C | 10.6°C | 16.7°C | 55 mm | 191 |
| October | 17.6°C | 8.5°C | 13.0°C | 74 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.9°C | 4.8°C | 8.4°C | 72 mm | 79 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.5°C | 5.5°C | 79 mm | 65 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 7.3°C | 12.3°C | 730 mm | 1,885 |
Where Saint-Hippolyte’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Perrusson, 8.5 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, Tours, 51 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-Hippolyte’s climate
How warm does Saint-Hippolyte get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Hippolyte get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Hippolyte get?
About 730 mm a year, less than 58% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (79 mm) and July the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tours (51 km away), averages 1,885 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Hippolyte itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Hippolyte, Perrusson, 8.5 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 PERRUSSON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Hippolyte →
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