Photo: Cramos · CC BY-SA 3.0Dry weather: only 669 mm a year falls on Loire-Authion, less than on 78% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.2°C on average. Winter and summer sit 23°C apart. Its January nights stay gentler than in 77% of mainland French towns. Frost greets about 35 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s La Ménitré station, 9.5 km south-east.
A year in Loire-Authion at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Ménitré station.
What a year in Loire-Authion 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 Beaucouzé
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 9.5 km south-east of Loire-Authion. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Loire-Authion itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Ménitré (49201001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.5 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 22 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 18 m |
| Period | 1991–2019 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Beaucouzé, 18 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 Loire-Authion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loire-Authion | La Ménitré | 26.2°C | 3.2°C | 669 mm |
| Le Plessis-Grammoire 6.3 km | Montreuil-sur-Loir | 26.1°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.7°C colder | 697 mm |
| Trélazé 7.8 km | Beaucouzé | 25.8°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 709 mm |
| Mazé-Milon 8.2 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 669 mm |
| Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou 8.8 km | Beaucouzé | 25.8°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 709 mm |
| Les Garennes sur Loire 9.2 km | Blaison-Gohier | 26.4°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 673 mm |
| Verrières-en-Anjou 10 km | Montreuil-sur-Loir | 26.1°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.7°C colder | 697 mm |
Loire-Authion weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Ménitré station; sunshine at Beaucouzé.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.7°C | 3.2°C | 5.9°C | 64 mm | 68 |
| February | 10.0°C | 2.8°C | 6.4°C | 50 mm | 98 |
| March | 13.7°C | 4.7°C | 9.2°C | 49 mm | 142 |
| April | 16.9°C | 6.5°C | 11.7°C | 54 mm | 180 |
| May | 20.5°C | 10.0°C | 15.2°C | 56 mm | 205 |
| June | 24.1°C | 13.1°C | 18.6°C | 43 mm | 224 |
| July | 26.2°C | 14.7°C | 20.4°C | 46 mm | 235 |
| August | 26.1°C | 14.5°C | 20.3°C | 47 mm | 225 |
| September | 22.7°C | 11.6°C | 17.1°C | 53 mm | 192 |
| October | 17.6°C | 9.3°C | 13.4°C | 70 mm | 121 |
| November | 12.3°C | 5.8°C | 9.0°C | 70 mm | 84 |
| December | 9.1°C | 3.4°C | 6.3°C | 69 mm | 71 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 8.3°C | 12.8°C | 669 mm | 1,845 |
Where Loire-Authion’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Ménitré, 9.5 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, Beaucouzé, 18 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 Loire-Authion’s climate
How warm does Loire-Authion 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 Loire-Authion 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 Loire-Authion 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, Beaucouzé (18 km away), averages 1,845 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Loire-Authion itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Loire-Authion, La Ménitré, 9.5 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 LA MENITRE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Loire-Authion →
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.