Rainfall in Ternay trails that of 90% of mainland French towns: 632 mm a year
Nights in January average 2.7°C. The rainiest month is November; the driest is August. In January, nights here are milder than in 66% of mainland French towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Loudun station, 11 km east.
A year in Ternay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Loudun station.
What a year in Ternay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Loudun.
About 632 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 37th wettest of 37 towns of 2,500+ in Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Loudun
35 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 35 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Loudun: 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 Loudun
Loudun is 11 km east of Ternay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ternay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Loudun (86137003) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km east |
| Station altitude | 96 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 76 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Ternay 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 Vienne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ternay | Loudun | 26.0°C | 2.7°C | 632 mm |
| Loudun 11 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Montreuil-Bellay 12 km | Mont-Bellay-Inrae | 26.4°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 616 mm |
| Thouars 14 km | Thouars-Stna | 27.5°C 1.5°C warmer | 2.9°C about the same | 576 mm |
| Loretz-d'Argenton 16 km | Thouars-Stna | 27.5°C 1.5°C warmer | 2.9°C about the same | 576 mm |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux 17 km | Mont-Bellay-Inrae | 26.4°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 616 mm |
| Saumur 24 km | Mont-Bellay-Inrae | 26.4°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 616 mm |
Ternay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Loudun station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 2.7°C | 5.5°C | 56 mm | 70 |
| February | 9.6°C | 2.3°C | 6.0°C | 47 mm | 105 |
| March | 13.3°C | 4.2°C | 8.8°C | 45 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.9°C | 11.1°C | 50 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.0°C | 9.3°C | 14.7°C | 54 mm | 229 |
| June | 23.7°C | 12.5°C | 18.1°C | 49 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.0°C | 14.2°C | 20.1°C | 45 mm | 260 |
| August | 26.1°C | 14.2°C | 20.2°C | 45 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.3°C | 11.4°C | 16.9°C | 47 mm | 206 |
| October | 17.3°C | 9.1°C | 13.2°C | 64 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.9°C | 5.4°C | 8.6°C | 67 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.7°C | 3.0°C | 5.8°C | 64 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 7.9°C | 12.4°C | 632 mm | 2,003 |
Where Ternay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Loudun, 11 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, Loudun, 11 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 Vienne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Ternay’s climate
How warm does Ternay get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 53% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ternay get in winter?
February nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 35 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ternay get?
About 632 mm a year, less than 90% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (67 mm) and August the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Loudun (11 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ternay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ternay, Loudun, 11 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 LOUDUN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ternay →
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.