Chinon climate — normals and trends
Chinon (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 686 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Chinon averages 35 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Chinon has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 45 to 25 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -20.1 °C (on 21 January 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ChinonCentre-Val de Loire
- coords
- 47.17°, 0.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.9°C
Average daily high
15.9°C
Average daily low
8.1°C
Annual rainfall
686mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
15.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
35 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.0 °C
Average feels-like low
5.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.3 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-20.1 °C
21 January 1942
Wettest day
56 mm
18 June 1977
Windiest day
58.7 km/h
11 March 1963
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
30 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-24.8 °C
21 January 1942
Snowiest day
10.6 cm
26 January 1945
Sunniest day
15.7 h
19 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 132 mm | +70 mm |
| Feb | 9.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 50 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 13.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 49 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 18.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 47 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 26 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | +5.8 °C | 14 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 41 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 34 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 20.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 45 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 17.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 57 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 13.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 70 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 9.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 44 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chinon?
Chinon has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 686 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chinon?
The hottest day measured in Chinon between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chinon?
The coldest day measured in Chinon between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1942, at -20.1 °C.
Does it snow in Chinon?
Yes. Chinon gets on average 7.2 cm of snow per year and has around 35 frost days.
Has the climate of Chinon warmed?
Yes: Chinon warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chinon?
The wettest day measured in Chinon between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1977, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chinon?
The windiest day measured in Chinon between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1963, with winds reaching 58.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chinon?
The warmest month in Chinon is July (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Chinon?
Chinon receives on average 686 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chinon?
Chinon gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chinon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chinon between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1945, with 10.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chinon?
Yes: Chinon has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chinon?
In Chinon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 30 July 2024, and the lowest was -24.8 °C on 21 January 1942.
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