Frost comes to Le Chautay more often than to 89% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.0°C. Rain is spread evenly through the year: the wettest month, December, gets little more than the driest, March. The outdoor season runs from May to September, with highs of 20–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Nevers-Marzy station, 11 km east.
A year in Le Chautay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nevers-Marzy station.
What a year in Le Chautay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nevers-Marzy.
About 784 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 23 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 Nevers-Marzy
A frosty town: 67 frosts and 61 days of 25°C a year
On about 67 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nevers-Marzy: 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 Nevers-Marzy
Nevers-Marzy is 11 km east of Le Chautay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Chautay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nevers-Marzy (58160001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km east |
| Station altitude | 175 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 188 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Le Chautay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Chautay | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C | 0.6°C | 784 mm |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 3.6 km | Sancoins | 27.5°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.4°C about the same | 801 mm |
| Marzy 8.6 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Fourchambault 9.4 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Garchizy 11 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Varennes-Vauzelles 14 km | Varennes-Boulor | 27.3°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
| Nevers 14 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
Le Chautay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nevers-Marzy station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | 0.6°C | 3.9°C | 63 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.8°C | 0.2°C | 4.5°C | 55 mm | 91 |
| March | 13.2°C | 2.0°C | 7.6°C | 53 mm | 154 |
| April | 16.4°C | 4.2°C | 10.3°C | 69 mm | 181 |
| May | 20.1°C | 8.0°C | 14.0°C | 73 mm | 205 |
| June | 23.8°C | 11.4°C | 17.6°C | 62 mm | 226 |
| July | 26.0°C | 13.1°C | 19.6°C | 58 mm | 245 |
| August | 26.1°C | 12.7°C | 19.4°C | 62 mm | 236 |
| September | 21.9°C | 9.1°C | 15.5°C | 64 mm | 189 |
| October | 17.1°C | 7.1°C | 12.1°C | 74 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.1°C | 3.4°C | 7.3°C | 75 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.8°C | 1.2°C | 4.5°C | 76 mm | 59 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 6.1°C | 11.4°C | 784 mm | 1,844 |
Where Le Chautay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nevers-Marzy, 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, Nevers-Marzy, 11 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 Le Chautay’s climate
How warm does Le Chautay get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, more than 50% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Chautay get in winter?
February nights average 0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 67 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Le Chautay get?
About 784 mm a year, more than 57% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (76 mm) and March the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nevers-Marzy (11 km away), averages 1,844 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Chautay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Chautay, Nevers-Marzy, 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 NEVERS-MARZY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Chautay →
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.