Rainfall in Blou trails that of 78% of mainland French towns: 669 mm a year
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.2°C. Expect the heaviest rain in October and the lightest in June. In January, nights here are milder than in 77% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 35 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s La Ménitré station, 18 km west.
A year in Blou at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Ménitré station.
What a year in Blou feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Ménitré.
About 669 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and June the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 58th wettest of 69 towns of 2,500+ in Maine-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
35 frosts and 67 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 67 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Ménitré: 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 La Ménitré
La Ménitré is 18 km west of Blou. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Blou itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Ménitré (49201001) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km west |
| Station altitude | 22 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 48 m |
| Period | 1991–2019 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Loudun, 38 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 Blou 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 Maine-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blou | La Ménitré | 26.2°C | 3.2°C | 669 mm |
| Vivy 4.6 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 638 mm |
| Longué-Jumelles 5.6 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 669 mm |
| Allonnes 8.6 km | Savigny - Véron | 26.5°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 638 mm |
| Saumur 12 km | Mont-Bellay-Inrae | 26.4°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 616 mm |
| Gennes-Val-de-Loire 14 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 669 mm |
| Les Bois d'Anjou 16 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 669 mm |
Blou weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Ménitré station; sunshine at Loudun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.7°C | 3.2°C | 5.9°C | 64 mm | 70 |
| February | 10.0°C | 2.8°C | 6.4°C | 50 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.7°C | 4.7°C | 9.2°C | 49 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.9°C | 6.5°C | 11.7°C | 54 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.5°C | 10.0°C | 15.2°C | 56 mm | 229 |
| June | 24.1°C | 13.1°C | 18.6°C | 43 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.2°C | 14.7°C | 20.4°C | 46 mm | 260 |
| August | 26.1°C | 14.5°C | 20.3°C | 47 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.7°C | 11.6°C | 17.1°C | 53 mm | 206 |
| October | 17.6°C | 9.3°C | 13.4°C | 70 mm | 130 |
| November | 12.3°C | 5.8°C | 9.0°C | 70 mm | 87 |
| December | 9.1°C | 3.4°C | 6.3°C | 69 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 8.3°C | 12.8°C | 669 mm | 2,003 |
Where Blou’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Ménitré, 18 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1991–2019, 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, 38 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 Maine-et-Loire.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Blou’s climate
How warm does Blou get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Blou get in winter?
February nights average 2.8°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 Blou get?
About 669 mm a year, less than 78% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (70 mm) and June the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (38 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Blou itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Blou, La Ménitré, 18 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 LA MENITRE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Blou →
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.