Ice on the ground: Foëcy sees more frosts than 77% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 27.9°C. The rainiest month is May; the driest is February. Of the 16 towns of 2,500+ in Cher, it has the warmest July afternoons. For walks and days out, May, June and September bring highs of 22–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Vierzon - Veves station, 11 km west.
A year in Foëcy at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vierzon - Veves station.
What a year in Foëcy feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vierzon - Veves.
About 746 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Cher.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bourges
A frosty town: 57 frosts and 81 days of 25°C a year
On about 57 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, and 29 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vierzon - Veves: 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 Vierzon - Veves
Vierzon - Veves is 11 km west of Foëcy. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Foëcy itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vierzon - Veves (18279001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km west |
| Station altitude | 98 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 117 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourges, 21 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 Foëcy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foëcy | Vierzon - Veves | 27.9°C | 1.2°C | 746 mm |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre 6.9 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 1.7°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Vierzon 7.6 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Méreau 7.7 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Saint-Doulchard 18 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 1.7°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin 19 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 1.7°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 19 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 1.7°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
Foëcy weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vierzon - Veves station; sunshine at Bourges.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 1.2°C | 4.5°C | 62 mm | 66 |
| February | 9.5°C | 0.8°C | 5.1°C | 50 mm | 94 |
| March | 14.1°C | 2.9°C | 8.5°C | 50 mm | 156 |
| April | 17.7°C | 4.9°C | 11.3°C | 67 mm | 186 |
| May | 21.6°C | 8.7°C | 15.2°C | 76 mm | 216 |
| June | 25.4°C | 12.0°C | 18.7°C | 52 mm | 227 |
| July | 27.9°C | 13.7°C | 20.8°C | 63 mm | 249 |
| August | 27.8°C | 13.4°C | 20.6°C | 57 mm | 240 |
| September | 23.3°C | 10.1°C | 16.7°C | 62 mm | 194 |
| October | 17.7°C | 7.7°C | 12.7°C | 71 mm | 127 |
| November | 11.5°C | 3.9°C | 7.7°C | 67 mm | 77 |
| December | 8.0°C | 1.6°C | 4.8°C | 70 mm | 60 |
| Year | 17.7°C | 6.7°C | 12.2°C | 746 mm | 1,889 |
Where Foëcy’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vierzon - Veves, 11 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, 21 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 Foëcy’s climate
How warm does Foëcy get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.9°C. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, more than 72% of mainland French towns, and about 29 reach 30°C.
How cold does Foëcy get in winter?
February nights average 0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 57 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Foëcy get?
About 746 mm a year, less than 53% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (76 mm) and February the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourges (21 km away), averages 1,889 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Foëcy itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Foëcy, Vierzon - Veves, 11 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 VIERZON - VEVES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Foëcy →
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.