No extremes in Vion: its weather tracks the middle of mainland French towns
A typical January night drops to 2.5°C and a July afternoon reaches 26.1°C; 697 mm of rain falls in a year. It is a dry place: less rain falls here than on 68% of mainland French towns. Of all months, December brings the most rain and June the least. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montreuil-sur-Loir station, 28 km south: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Vion at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montreuil-sur-Loir station.
What a year in Vion 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 Le Mans
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 28 km south of Vion. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vion itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montreuil-sur-Loir (49216001) |
| Distance from the town | 28 km south |
| Station altitude | 23 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 43 m |
| Period | 1991–2019 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Mans, 37 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 Vion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vion | Montreuil-sur-Loir | 26.1°C | 2.5°C | 697 mm |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe 6.1 km | Coudray | 25.9°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 718 mm |
| Précigné 7.3 km | same station | 26.1°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 697 mm |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe 13 km | Le Mans | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 693 mm |
| Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray 15 km | same station | 26.1°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 697 mm |
| Durtal 15 km | same station | 26.1°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 697 mm |
| La Flèche 18 km | Thorée-les-Pins | 25.7°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 745 mm |
Vion weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montreuil-sur-Loir station; sunshine at Le Mans.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.7°C | 2.5°C | 5.6°C | 67 mm | 65 |
| February | 10.0°C | 1.9°C | 6.0°C | 53 mm | 94 |
| March | 13.5°C | 3.8°C | 8.7°C | 52 mm | 139 |
| 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 | 207 |
| June | 23.9°C | 12.1°C | 18.0°C | 46 mm | 221 |
| July | 26.1°C | 13.7°C | 19.9°C | 47 mm | 233 |
| August | 26.0°C | 13.5°C | 19.8°C | 52 mm | 226 |
| September | 22.4°C | 10.5°C | 16.5°C | 56 mm | 185 |
| October | 17.5°C | 8.4°C | 12.9°C | 73 mm | 118 |
| November | 12.2°C | 5.0°C | 8.6°C | 70 mm | 75 |
| December | 9.1°C | 2.7°C | 5.9°C | 74 mm | 67 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 7.4°C | 12.3°C | 697 mm | 1,809 |
Where Vion’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, 28 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, Le Mans, 37 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 Vion’s climate
How warm does Vion 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 Vion 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 Vion 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, Le Mans (37 km away), averages 1,809 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vion itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vion, Montreuil-sur-Loir, 28 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 Vion →
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.