Joué-lès-Tours in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Joué-lès-Tours sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 177 mm of precipitation over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 11°C in early March to 21°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Joué-lès-Tours's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Joué-lès-Tours's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
7°C
Precipitation
177 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
4.7
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Joué-lès-Tours in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 11°C in early March to 21°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Joué-lès-Tours reaches about 16°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Joué-lès-Tours

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
4
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Joué-lès-Tours weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6211.50.78.71.2
Feb / 519.80.79.91.8
Mar13° / 5210.50.211.63.5
Apr16° / 5710.8013.34.8
May20° / 10°6811.1014.85.9
Jun23° / 13°498.7015.76.8
Jul26° / 15°457.4015.37.1
Aug26° / 15°487.9014.17.1
Sep22° / 12°497012.47.0
Oct17° / 6810.9010.65.2
Nov12° / 6611.709.12.8
Dec / 7111.70.38.31.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Joué-lès-Tours gets around 177 mm of rain and snow over 32 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 13 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min in early March to 15 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Joué-lès-Tours?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Joué-lès-Tours for sightseeing.

What to pack for Joué-lès-Tours in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Joué-lès-Tours sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 32 days see rain.

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UV index in Joué-lès-Tours in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Joué-lès-Tours peaks around August 10 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Joué-lès-Tours?

Joué-lès-Tours sits at 47.3°N, 0.7°E, 81 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Joué-lès-Tours

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Joué-lès-Tours.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Joué-lès-Tours has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m.

The land around Joué-lès-Tours is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (35%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
107 m
80 km
264 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 6.0 km · Saint-Avertin 6.0 km · Tours 6.0 km · Saint-Pierre-des-Corps 8.0 km · Blois 57 km · Saumur 57 km · Vendôme 58 km · Châtellerault 60 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Joué-lès-Tours (47.3491°, 0.6651°, elevation 81 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.