Saumur weather in July

In July, Saumur sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 43 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Saumur's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saumur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
5:25 AM – 8:47 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Saumur is commune in Maine-et-Loire, France.

Density
502/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical July day in Saumur reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12514
22514
32514
42514
52514
62514
72514
82515
92515
102515
112515
122515
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212615
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242615
252615
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282615
292615
302615
312615

How July really feels in Saumur

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Saumur weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6010.90.78.71.4
Feb10° / 51100.89.92.0
Mar13° / 5010.30.211.63.6
Apr16° / 5510.7013.34.8
May20° / 10°6511014.85.9
Jun23° / 13°488.6015.66.8
Jul26° / 15°437.5015.37.1
Aug26° / 15°457.40147.2
Sep22° / 12°477.5012.46.9
Oct17° / 6811.4010.65.2
Nov12° / 6511.709.12.9
Dec / 6911.70.38.31.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34060
44060
54159
64159
74258
84357
94456
104456
114456
124654
134654
144654
154654
164753
174753
184852
194852
204654
214654
224654
234555
244456
254456
264456
274456
284456
294357
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Saumur gets around 43 mm of rain over 7.5 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
327
427
527
626
726
826
925
1024
1124
1223
1322
1422
1522
1621
1721
1821
1921
2022
2122
2222
2322
2422
2522
2623
2723
2823
2923
3023
3124

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14539152
24439152
34340152
44341142
54242142
64242141
74243141
84243141
94143141
104143141
114144142
124144142
134044152
144043152
153943162
163843162
173743172
183644182
193544193
203543193
213443203
223343213
233343213
243243223
253243223
263242223
273242233
283242233
293242233
303241233
313241243

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1511calm
1611calm
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1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 8:54 PM to 8:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.75:138:54
215.75:148:54
315.75:148:54
415.65:158:53
515.65:168:53
615.65:168:53
715.65:178:52
815.65:188:52
915.65:198:52
1015.55:198:51
1115.55:208:51
1215.55:218:50
1315.55:228:49
1415.45:238:49
1515.45:248:48
1615.45:258:47
1715.35:268:46
1815.35:278:45
1915.35:288:45
2015.25:298:44
2115.25:308:43
2215.25:318:42
2315.15:328:41
2415.15:338:40
2515.15:348:39
2615.05:368:37
2715.05:378:36
2815.05:388:35
2914.95:398:34
3014.95:408:33
3114.85:428:31

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Saumur?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Saumur for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Saumur in July

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

In July, Saumur sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Saumur in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saumur peaks around July 24 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 highHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saumur?

Saumur sits at 47.3°N, 0.1°W, 34 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Angers, 43 km away.

Topography around Saumur

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Saumur.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saumur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m.

The land around Saumur is covered by trees (31%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), trees (34%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%), trees (25%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
284 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Angers 43 km · La Flèche 49 km · Bressuire 56 km · Joué-lès-Tours 57 km · Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 58 km · Tours 61 km · Saint-Avertin 63 km · Saint-Pierre-des-Corps 64 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 Saumur (47.2593°, -0.0781°, elevation 34 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).