Frost comes to Dampierre-en-Crot more often than to 93% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 27.1°C. Of all months, December brings the most rain and June the least. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 69% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 126 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Vailly station, 4.7 km east.
A year in Dampierre-en-Crot at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vailly station.
What a year in Dampierre-en-Crot feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vailly.
About 793 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Cher.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Avord
A frosty town: 75 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 75 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 23 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vailly: 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 Vailly
Vailly is 4.7 km east of Dampierre-en-Crot. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Dampierre-en-Crot itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vailly (18269001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.7 km east |
| Station altitude | 197 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 294 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Avord, 45 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 Dampierre-en-Crot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dampierre-en-Crot | Vailly | 27.1°C | 0.4°C | 793 mm |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère 11 km | Aubigny-sur-Nère | 25.8°C 1.3°C cooler | 1.4°C 1°C milder | 789 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire 19 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 793 mm |
| Briare 24 km | Nogent-sur-V. | 26.2°C 0.9°C cooler | 1.2°C 0.8°C milder | 739 mm |
| Gien 27 km | Nogent-sur-V. | 26.2°C 0.9°C cooler | 1.2°C 0.8°C milder | 739 mm |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 27 km | Léré | 26.6°C 0.5°C cooler | 0.8°C about the same | 711 mm |
Dampierre-en-Crot weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vailly station; sunshine at Avord.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | 0.4°C | 3.7°C | 70 mm | 65 |
| February | 8.7°C | −0.2°C | 4.2°C | 60 mm | 88 |
| March | 13.2°C | 1.6°C | 7.4°C | 58 mm | 150 |
| April | 16.8°C | 3.4°C | 10.1°C | 62 mm | 178 |
| May | 20.7°C | 7.4°C | 14.0°C | 71 mm | 208 |
| June | 24.4°C | 10.9°C | 17.7°C | 56 mm | 225 |
| July | 27.1°C | 12.5°C | 19.8°C | 62 mm | 238 |
| August | 26.9°C | 12.1°C | 19.5°C | 60 mm | 231 |
| September | 22.4°C | 8.5°C | 15.4°C | 60 mm | 185 |
| October | 17.0°C | 6.7°C | 11.8°C | 75 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.0°C | 3.2°C | 7.1°C | 77 mm | 73 |
| December | 7.6°C | 1.0°C | 4.3°C | 81 mm | 61 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 5.6°C | 11.3°C | 793 mm | 1,824 |
Where Dampierre-en-Crot’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vailly, 4.7 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, Avord, 45 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 Dampierre-en-Crot’s climate
How warm does Dampierre-en-Crot get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.1°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 23 reach 30°C.
How cold does Dampierre-en-Crot get in winter?
February nights average −0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 75 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Dampierre-en-Crot get?
About 793 mm a year, more than 59% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (81 mm) and June the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Avord (45 km away), averages 1,824 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Dampierre-en-Crot itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Dampierre-en-Crot, Vailly, 4.7 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 VAILLY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Dampierre-en-Crot →
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