Argenvières gets more frosts than 81% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 27.3°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 71% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 27°C. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Varennes-Boulor station, 13 km south-east.
A year in Argenvières at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Varennes-Boulor station.
What a year in Argenvières feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Varennes-Boulor.
About 855 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 25 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 Nevers-Marzy
A frosty town: 60 frosts and 74 days of 25°C a year
On about 60 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 74 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Varennes-Boulor: 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 Varennes-Boulor
Varennes-Boulor is 13 km south-east of Argenvières. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Argenvières itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Varennes-Boulor (58303002) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 208 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 163 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Nevers-Marzy, 17 km away |
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 Argenvières 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argenvières | Varennes-Boulor | 27.3°C | 0.8°C | 855 mm |
| La Charité-sur-Loire 5.6 km | same station | 27.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
| Garchizy 13 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1.3°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Fourchambault 14 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1.3°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Guérigny 16 km | Guérigny | 27.0°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 911 mm |
| Varennes-Vauzelles 17 km | same station | 27.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
| Marzy 17 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1.3°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
Argenvières weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Varennes-Boulor station; sunshine at Nevers-Marzy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | 0.8°C | 4.0°C | 75 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.9°C | 0.6°C | 4.7°C | 63 mm | 91 |
| March | 13.7°C | 2.6°C | 8.1°C | 60 mm | 154 |
| April | 17.4°C | 4.9°C | 11.2°C | 72 mm | 181 |
| May | 21.2°C | 8.8°C | 15.0°C | 78 mm | 205 |
| June | 25.1°C | 12.1°C | 18.6°C | 64 mm | 226 |
| July | 27.3°C | 13.8°C | 20.6°C | 60 mm | 245 |
| August | 27.1°C | 13.5°C | 20.3°C | 67 mm | 236 |
| September | 22.3°C | 10.1°C | 16.2°C | 64 mm | 189 |
| October | 17.0°C | 7.8°C | 12.4°C | 82 mm | 123 |
| November | 10.9°C | 3.8°C | 7.4°C | 86 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.5°C | 1.4°C | 4.4°C | 84 mm | 59 |
| Year | 17.1°C | 6.7°C | 11.9°C | 855 mm | 1,844 |
Where Argenvières’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Varennes-Boulor, 13 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, Nevers-Marzy, 17 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 Argenvières’s climate
How warm does Argenvières get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.3°C. About 74 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Argenvières get in winter?
February nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 60 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Argenvières get?
About 855 mm a year, more than 71% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (86 mm) and March the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nevers-Marzy (17 km away), averages 1,844 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Argenvières itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Argenvières, Varennes-Boulor, 13 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 VARENNES-BOULOR, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Argenvières →
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