Frosty mornings in Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre outnumber those of 91% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 26.6°C. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in February. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 63% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 122 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Nançay station, 9.9 km south-west.
A year in Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nançay station.
What a year in Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nançay.
About 767 mm of rain a year
December 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 Bourges
A frosty town: 70 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 70 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nançay: 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 Nançay
Nançay is 9.9 km south-west of Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nançay (18159001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.9 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 142 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 152 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourges, 43 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 Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre | Nançay | 26.6°C | 1.0°C | 767 mm |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère 11 km | Aubigny-sur-Nère | 25.8°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 789 mm |
| Salbris 19 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 767 mm |
| Lamotte-Beuvron 27 km | Lamotte-Beuvron | 26.6°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 768 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 28 km | Bourges | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.6°C milder | 743 mm |
Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nançay station; sunshine at Bourges.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 1.0°C | 4.3°C | 65 mm | 66 |
| February | 9.1°C | 0.3°C | 4.7°C | 54 mm | 94 |
| March | 13.5°C | 2.2°C | 7.8°C | 56 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.8°C | 4.1°C | 10.4°C | 63 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.6°C | 7.9°C | 14.2°C | 73 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.2°C | 11.1°C | 17.6°C | 55 mm | 227 |
| July | 26.6°C | 12.6°C | 19.6°C | 60 mm | 249 |
| August | 26.6°C | 12.1°C | 19.4°C | 57 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.3°C | 8.8°C | 15.6°C | 62 mm | 194 |
| October | 17.0°C | 7.0°C | 12.0°C | 73 mm | 127 |
| November | 11.2°C | 3.6°C | 7.4°C | 72 mm | 77 |
| December | 8.0°C | 1.4°C | 4.7°C | 77 mm | 60 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 6.0°C | 11.5°C | 767 mm | 1,889 |
Where Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nançay, 9.9 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, 43 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 Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre’s climate
How warm does Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 60% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre get in winter?
February nights average 0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 70 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre get?
About 767 mm a year, more than 53% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (77 mm) and February the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourges (43 km away), averages 1,889 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre, Nançay, 9.9 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 NANCAY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre →
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