Ice on the ground: Achères sees more frosts than 93% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.9°C on average. None of the 16 towns of 2,500+ in Cher gets more rain. December is the wettest month, June the driest. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to September, with highs of 23–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Neuvy-sur-Bar. station, 16 km west.
A year in Achères at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Neuvy-sur-Bar. station.
What a year in Achères feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Neuvy-sur-Bar..
About 870 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Cher.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bourges
A frosty town: 74 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 74 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Neuvy-sur-Bar.: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Neuvy-sur-Bar.
Neuvy-sur-Bar. is 16 km west of Achères. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Achères itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Neuvy-sur-Bar. (18165001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km west |
| Station altitude | 154 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 262 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourges, 25 km away |
Achères sits 108 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Achères to run about 0.7°C cooler than these figures.
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Achères compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Cher.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achères | Neuvy-sur-Bar. | 26.9°C | 0.5°C | 870 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 9 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.1°C milder | 743 mm |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy 20 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.1°C milder | 743 mm |
| Saint-Doulchard 20 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.1°C milder | 743 mm |
| Bourges 22 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.1°C milder | 743 mm |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre 23 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.1°C milder | 743 mm |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère 23 km | Aubigny-sur-Nère | 25.8°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.4°C 0.9°C milder | 789 mm |
Achères weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Neuvy-sur-Bar. station; sunshine at Bourges.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 0.5°C | 4.1°C | 78 mm | 66 |
| February | 9.3°C | −0.3°C | 4.5°C | 65 mm | 94 |
| March | 13.9°C | 1.7°C | 7.8°C | 64 mm | 156 |
| April | 17.1°C | 3.8°C | 10.5°C | 70 mm | 186 |
| May | 21.0°C | 7.6°C | 14.3°C | 76 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.6°C | 10.9°C | 17.7°C | 62 mm | 227 |
| July | 26.9°C | 12.4°C | 19.6°C | 66 mm | 249 |
| August | 26.8°C | 11.9°C | 19.3°C | 64 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.7°C | 8.6°C | 15.7°C | 70 mm | 194 |
| October | 17.7°C | 6.6°C | 12.2°C | 83 mm | 127 |
| November | 11.6°C | 3.1°C | 7.4°C | 84 mm | 77 |
| December | 8.2°C | 0.9°C | 4.5°C | 88 mm | 60 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 5.6°C | 11.5°C | 870 mm | 1,889 |
Where Achères’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Neuvy-sur-Bar., 16 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Bourges, 25 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Cher.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Achères’s climate
How warm does Achères get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Achères get in winter?
February nights average −0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 74 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Achères get?
About 870 mm a year, more than 74% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (88 mm) and June the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourges (25 km away), averages 1,889 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Achères itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Achères, Neuvy-sur-Bar., 16 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station NEUVY-SUR-BAR., edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Achères →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.