Dénezé-sous-Doué is drier than 93% of mainland French towns: 616 mm of rain a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.4°C. October is the wettest month, August the driest. In January, nights here are milder than in 72% of mainland French towns. Long walks are most pleasant from May to October, when afternoons reach 18–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Mont-Bellay-Inrae station, 16 km south-east.
A year in Dénezé-sous-Doué at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mont-Bellay-Inrae station.
What a year in Dénezé-sous-Doué feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mont-Bellay-Inrae.
About 616 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and August the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 66th wettest of 69 towns of 2,500+ in Maine-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Beaucouzé
34 frosts and 66 days of 25°C a year
On about 34 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mont-Bellay-Inrae: 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 Mont-Bellay-Inrae
Mont-Bellay-Inrae is 16 km south-east of Dénezé-sous-Doué. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Dénezé-sous-Doué itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mont-Bellay-Inrae (49215002) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 58 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 69 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Beaucouzé, 36 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 Dénezé-sous-Doué 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dénezé-sous-Doué | Mont-Bellay-Inrae | 26.4°C | 2.9°C | 616 mm |
| Doué-en-Anjou 6.2 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 616 mm |
| Gennes-Val-de-Loire 11 km | La Ménitré | 26.2°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 669 mm |
| Terranjou 13 km | Blaison-Gohier | 26.4°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 673 mm |
| Saumur 14 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 616 mm |
| Brissac Loire Aubance 15 km | Blaison-Gohier | 26.4°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 673 mm |
| Montreuil-Bellay 16 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 616 mm |
Dénezé-sous-Doué weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mont-Bellay-Inrae station; sunshine at Beaucouzé.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C | 2.9°C | 5.8°C | 56 mm | 68 |
| February | 10.2°C | 2.5°C | 6.4°C | 44 mm | 98 |
| March | 13.8°C | 4.4°C | 9.1°C | 44 mm | 142 |
| April | 16.9°C | 6.2°C | 11.6°C | 51 mm | 180 |
| May | 20.6°C | 9.8°C | 15.2°C | 54 mm | 205 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.8°C | 18.6°C | 43 mm | 224 |
| July | 26.4°C | 14.4°C | 20.4°C | 44 mm | 235 |
| August | 26.6°C | 14.3°C | 20.4°C | 41 mm | 225 |
| September | 23.0°C | 11.4°C | 17.2°C | 47 mm | 192 |
| October | 17.9°C | 9.0°C | 13.5°C | 68 mm | 121 |
| November | 12.5°C | 5.5°C | 9.0°C | 66 mm | 84 |
| December | 9.3°C | 3.2°C | 6.2°C | 60 mm | 71 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 8.0°C | 12.8°C | 616 mm | 1,845 |
Where Dénezé-sous-Doué’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mont-Bellay-Inrae, 16 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, Beaucouzé, 36 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 Dénezé-sous-Doué’s climate
How warm does Dénezé-sous-Doué get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, more than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Dénezé-sous-Doué get in winter?
February nights average 2.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 34 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Dénezé-sous-Doué get?
About 616 mm a year, less than 93% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (68 mm) and August the driest (41 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Beaucouzé (36 km away), averages 1,845 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Dénezé-sous-Doué itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Dénezé-sous-Doué, Mont-Bellay-Inrae, 16 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 MONT-BELLAY-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Dénezé-sous-Doué →
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