Loire – climate in July: stats

 

La Loire near Ussé

Throughout the Loire July has seen below average rainfall but above average temperatures and sunshine, although no records have been broken. Anjou and the Pays Nantais have had little rain, while around Bourges and Tours the July rainfall has been close to the norm. The wettest day of the month was Bastille Day (14th July). The stats come from Météo France. The average is for the period 1991 to 2000.

Nantes

Rainfall

19.6 mm with 10.4 mm falling on July 14^th

The average between 1991 and 2000 46.6 mm for July
 
Sunshine

256 hours compared to the average of 207 hours.

Temperatures – average max over month:

26.6˚C  compared to the average 24.7˚C.

La Roche sur Yon (Vendée)

Rainfall

20 mm with 11.6 mm falling on 14^th July

The average is 45.3 mm  

Sunshine

273 h compared to a norm of 229 mm.

Not too far off the record for July sunshine July 2006 of 285h

Temperatures 

26.5˚C  norm 24.7˚C

 

Angers (Beaucouze)

Rainfall

8.4 mm of which  4.8 mm fell on July 14^th

The average rainfall is 46.6 mm. Although July's rainfall is low. It is far from the record low of July 1967 when only 2.7 mm fell.

Temperatures – average max over month: 27.9˚C compared to an average of 25˚C

Sunshine

259 hours against an average of 223.

Tours

Rainfall

49mm  of which most fell on 5th, 11th, 14th and 26th.

53.4mm is the average.

Temperatures – average max over month

27.3˚C compared to an average of 25˚C. 

Sunshine

264 hours compared to the average of  239 hours.

There were 9 days of strong sunshine compared to norm of 7

Bourges

Rainfall

56.6mm compared the average of 59.8 mm. markedly wetter than the western Loire with 10 days when rain fell compared the norm of 8.

Temperatures – average max over month

27.3˚C to an average of 25.5˚C.

Sunshine

268 hours compared to the norm of 237.

But no records here as the least sunshine in July was 189 hours in July 2000 and the most being 309 hours in July 2006.