Frosty mornings in Charenton-du-Cher outnumber those of 78% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 27.5°C on average. Seasons differ by 27°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 72% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Orval station, 13 km west.
A year in Charenton-du-Cher at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Orval station.
What a year in Charenton-du-Cher feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Orval.
About 757 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Cher.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lurcy-Lévis Sa
A frosty town: 58 frosts and 79 days of 25°C a year
On about 58 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Orval: 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 Orval
Orval is 13 km west of Charenton-du-Cher. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Charenton-du-Cher itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Orval (18172001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km west |
| Station altitude | 165 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 181 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 23 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 Charenton-du-Cher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charenton-du-Cher | Orval | 27.5°C | 1.1°C | 757 mm |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond 11 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Dun-sur-Auron 18 km | Dun | 27.4°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 785 mm |
| Sancoins 23 km | Sancoins | 27.5°C about the same | 0.4°C 0.7°C colder | 801 mm |
Charenton-du-Cher weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Orval station; sunshine at Lurcy-Lévis Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | 1.1°C | 4.7°C | 60 mm | 72 |
| February | 9.7°C | 0.8°C | 5.3°C | 49 mm | 102 |
| March | 14.0°C | 2.8°C | 8.4°C | 50 mm | 162 |
| April | 17.3°C | 4.9°C | 11.1°C | 66 mm | 195 |
| May | 21.2°C | 8.7°C | 15.0°C | 78 mm | 213 |
| June | 25.0°C | 12.3°C | 18.7°C | 62 mm | 246 |
| July | 27.5°C | 14.0°C | 20.7°C | 62 mm | 255 |
| August | 27.3°C | 13.7°C | 20.5°C | 55 mm | 237 |
| September | 23.0°C | 10.2°C | 16.6°C | 67 mm | 197 |
| October | 18.1°C | 7.8°C | 13.0°C | 69 mm | 130 |
| November | 12.2°C | 3.9°C | 8.1°C | 70 mm | 80 |
| December | 8.6°C | 1.6°C | 5.1°C | 69 mm | 67 |
| Year | 17.7°C | 6.8°C | 12.3°C | 757 mm | 1,955 |
Where Charenton-du-Cher’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Orval, 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, Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 23 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 Charenton-du-Cher’s climate
How warm does Charenton-du-Cher get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.5°C. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Charenton-du-Cher get in winter?
February nights average 0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 58 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Charenton-du-Cher get?
About 757 mm a year, more than 50% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (78 mm) and February the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lurcy-Lévis Sa (23 km away), averages 1,955 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Charenton-du-Cher itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Charenton-du-Cher, Orval, 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 ORVAL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Charenton-du-Cher →
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