Loches climate — normals and trends
Loches (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 695 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 (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Loches averages 38 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Loches 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 49 to 27 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 23 July 2019) and the coldest -17.9 °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
LochesCentre-Val de Loire
- coords
- 47.13°, 1.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.7°C
Average daily high
15.7°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
695mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
15.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
38 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.2 cm
Average feels-like high
13.7 °C
Average feels-like low
5.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
41.0 °C
23 July 2019
Coldest day
-17.9 °C
21 January 1942
Wettest day
47 mm
15 September 2006
Windiest day
58.3 km/h
3 February 1990
Strongest gust
128.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
30 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-23.2 °C
21 January 1942
Snowiest day
11.6 cm
4 March 2006
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 | 7.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 131 mm | +70 mm |
| Feb | 9.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 51 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 58 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 45 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 21.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 29 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +5.6 °C | 11 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 26.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 50 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 45 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 55 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 17.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 66 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 12.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 72 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 9.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 47 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Loches?
Loches has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 695 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Loches?
The hottest day measured in Loches between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2019, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Loches?
The coldest day measured in Loches between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1942, at -17.9 °C.
Does it snow in Loches?
Yes. Loches gets on average 9.2 cm of snow per year and has around 38 frost days.
Has the climate of Loches warmed?
Yes: Loches warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Loches?
The wettest day measured in Loches between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 2006, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Loches?
The windiest day measured in Loches between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1990, with winds reaching 58.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Loches?
The warmest month in Loches is July (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Loches?
Loches receives on average 695 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Loches?
Loches gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Loches?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Loches between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2006, with 11.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Loches?
Yes: Loches has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Loches?
In Loches, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 30 July 2024, and the lowest was -23.2 °C on 21 January 1942.
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