No extremes in Meillant: its weather tracks the middle of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 26.9°C, a January night drops to 1.5°C, and 758 mm of rain falls in a year. Frost is common: about 49 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 68% of mainland French towns. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Orval Rad station, 6.2 km south-west.
A year in Meillant at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Orval Rad station.
What a year in Meillant feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Orval Rad.
About 758 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 21 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 Avord
49 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 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 Orval Rad: 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 Rad
Orval Rad is 6.2 km south-west of Meillant. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Meillant itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Orval Rad (18172003) |
| Distance from the town | 6.2 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 165 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 194 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Avord, 32 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 Meillant 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meillant | Orval Rad | 26.9°C | 1.5°C | 758 mm |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond 5.6 km | Orval | 27.5°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Dun-sur-Auron 13 km | Dun | 27.4°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.9°C 0.6°C colder | 785 mm |
Meillant weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Orval Rad station; sunshine at Avord.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 1.5°C | 4.8°C | 59 mm | 65 |
| February | 9.5°C | 1.3°C | 5.4°C | 49 mm | 88 |
| March | 13.6°C | 3.3°C | 8.4°C | 50 mm | 150 |
| April | 16.9°C | 5.6°C | 11.2°C | 66 mm | 178 |
| May | 20.8°C | 9.4°C | 15.1°C | 81 mm | 208 |
| June | 24.5°C | 12.8°C | 18.7°C | 64 mm | 225 |
| July | 26.9°C | 14.4°C | 20.6°C | 64 mm | 238 |
| August | 26.9°C | 14.3°C | 20.6°C | 57 mm | 231 |
| September | 22.7°C | 10.8°C | 16.7°C | 66 mm | 185 |
| October | 17.7°C | 8.3°C | 13.0°C | 67 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.9°C | 4.4°C | 8.2°C | 69 mm | 73 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.0°C | 5.3°C | 68 mm | 61 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 7.3°C | 12.3°C | 758 mm | 1,824 |
Where Meillant’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Orval Rad, 6.2 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, 32 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 Meillant’s climate
How warm does Meillant get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°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 Meillant get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Meillant get?
About 758 mm a year, more than 51% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (81 mm) and February the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Avord (32 km away), averages 1,824 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Meillant itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Meillant, Orval Rad, 6.2 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 RAD, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Meillant →
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.