A middle-of-the-road climate: Précigné is close to most mainland French towns on every count
July afternoons reach 26.1°C on a typical day and January nights drop to 2.5°C; 697 mm of rain falls in a year. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in June. Rain is light here, less than falls on 68% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 43 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Montreuil-sur-Loir station, 21 km south.
A year in Précigné at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montreuil-sur-Loir station.
What a year in Précigné feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montreuil-sur-Loir.
About 697 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th wettest of 41 towns of 2,500+ in Sarthe.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Beaucouzé
43 frosts and 60 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montreuil-sur-Loir: 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 Montreuil-sur-Loir
Montreuil-sur-Loir is 21 km south of Précigné. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Précigné itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montreuil-sur-Loir (49216001) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km south |
| Station altitude | 23 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 39 m |
| Period | 1991–2019 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Beaucouzé, 39 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 Précigné 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 Sarthe.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Précigné | Montreuil-sur-Loir | 26.1°C | 2.5°C | 697 mm |
| Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray 7.4 km | same station | 26.1°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 697 mm |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe 8.2 km | Coudray | 25.9°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 718 mm |
| Durtal 12 km | same station | 26.1°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 697 mm |
| Les Hauts-d'Anjou 17 km | Coudray | 25.9°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 718 mm |
| Tiercé 20 km | same station | 26.1°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 697 mm |
| La Flèche 20 km | Thorée-les-Pins | 25.7°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 745 mm |
Précigné weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montreuil-sur-Loir station; sunshine at Beaucouzé.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.7°C | 2.5°C | 5.6°C | 67 mm | 68 |
| February | 10.0°C | 1.9°C | 6.0°C | 53 mm | 98 |
| March | 13.5°C | 3.8°C | 8.7°C | 52 mm | 142 |
| April | 16.5°C | 5.4°C | 11.0°C | 53 mm | 180 |
| May | 20.2°C | 9.1°C | 14.6°C | 57 mm | 205 |
| June | 23.9°C | 12.1°C | 18.0°C | 46 mm | 224 |
| July | 26.1°C | 13.7°C | 19.9°C | 47 mm | 235 |
| August | 26.0°C | 13.5°C | 19.8°C | 52 mm | 225 |
| September | 22.4°C | 10.5°C | 16.5°C | 56 mm | 192 |
| October | 17.5°C | 8.4°C | 12.9°C | 73 mm | 121 |
| November | 12.2°C | 5.0°C | 8.6°C | 70 mm | 84 |
| December | 9.1°C | 2.7°C | 5.9°C | 74 mm | 71 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 7.4°C | 12.3°C | 697 mm | 1,845 |
Where Précigné’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montreuil-sur-Loir, 21 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, 39 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 Sarthe.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Précigné’s climate
How warm does Précigné get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Précigné get in winter?
February nights average 1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Précigné get?
About 697 mm a year, less than 68% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (74 mm) and June the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Beaucouzé (39 km away), averages 1,845 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Précigné itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Précigné, Montreuil-sur-Loir, 21 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 MONTREUIL SUR LOIR, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Précigné →
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.