Dry weather: only 641 mm a year falls on Azé, less than on 85% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.2°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. About 46 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 61% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 110 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Blois station, 25 km south-east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Azé at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Blois station.
What a year in Azé feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Blois.
About 641 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 24th wettest of 26 towns of 2,500+ in Loir-et-Cher.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Blois
46 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Blois: 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 Blois
Blois is 25 km south-east of Azé. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Azé itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Blois (41281001) |
| Distance from the town | 25 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 119 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 112 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Azé 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 Loir-et-Cher.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azé | Blois | 26.2°C | 1.8°C | 641 mm |
| Saint-Ouen 7.3 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 641 mm |
| Vendôme 7.7 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 641 mm |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir 14 km | Saint-Laurent-en-G | 26.0°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Saint-Calais 20 km | Cormes | 25.8°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 759 mm |
| Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières 26 km | Chateaudun | 25.8°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 603 mm |
Azé weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Blois station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 1.8°C | 4.6°C | 53 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.7°C | 1.5°C | 5.1°C | 46 mm | 93 |
| March | 12.8°C | 3.4°C | 8.1°C | 47 mm | 148 |
| April | 16.1°C | 5.1°C | 10.6°C | 51 mm | 187 |
| May | 19.7°C | 8.5°C | 14.1°C | 61 mm | 211 |
| June | 23.6°C | 11.7°C | 17.6°C | 52 mm | 210 |
| July | 26.2°C | 13.4°C | 19.8°C | 52 mm | 231 |
| August | 26.1°C | 13.4°C | 19.8°C | 42 mm | 228 |
| September | 22.0°C | 10.6°C | 16.3°C | 49 mm | 187 |
| October | 16.8°C | 8.1°C | 12.5°C | 62 mm | 122 |
| November | 11.1°C | 4.5°C | 7.8°C | 62 mm | 75 |
| December | 7.8°C | 2.2°C | 5.0°C | 65 mm | 59 |
| Year | 16.5°C | 7.0°C | 11.8°C | 641 mm | 1,813 |
Where Azé’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Blois, 25 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, Blois, 25 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 Loir-et-Cher.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Azé’s climate
How warm does Azé get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Azé get in winter?
February nights average 1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 46 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Azé get?
About 641 mm a year, less than 85% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (65 mm) and August the driest (42 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Blois (25 km away), averages 1,813 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Azé itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Azé, Blois, 25 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 BLOIS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Azé →
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.