Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 184 mm of precipitation over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
184 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
1.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C.

A typical winter day in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire reaches about 8°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest February.

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How winter really feels in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 87 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
87
wind chill below the day's low

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

Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) 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 / 6211.20.78.71.1
Feb / 519.70.89.91.7
Mar13° / 5210.40.311.63.4
Apr16° / 5510.3013.34.7
May19° / 10°6611.3014.95.8
Jun23° / 13°478.6015.76.8
Jul25° / 15°447.6015.37.2
Aug25° / 15°487.7014.17.2
Sep22° / 12°497.5012.46.8
Oct17° / 6810.9010.65.1
Nov11° / 6511.609.12.6
Dec / 7111.80.58.31.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire gets around 184 mm of rain and snow over 33 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 15 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min in early December to 10 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire.

What to pack for Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire in Winter

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

In winter, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 33 days see rain.

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UV index in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 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 December 22 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 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire?

Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire sits at 47.4°N, 0.7°E, 83 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Tours, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m.

The land around Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (37%), cropland (31%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
264 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Tours 3.0 km · Joué-lès-Tours 6.0 km · Saint-Pierre-des-Corps 6.0 km · Saint-Avertin 7.0 km · Vendôme 53 km · Blois 54 km · Saumur 58 km · La Flèche 65 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 Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (47.4°, 0.6667°, elevation 83 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.