Frost comes to Méreau more often than to 77% of mainland French towns
January nights average 1.2°C, July afternoons 27.9°C, and a year brings 746 mm of rain. Summers go the other way: July afternoons here are warmer than in 77% of mainland French towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 27°C apart. Figures from Météo-France’s Vierzon - Veves station, 4.5 km north-west.
A year in Méreau at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vierzon - Veves station.
What a year in Méreau 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 4.5 km north-west of Méreau. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Méreau itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vierzon - Veves (18279001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.5 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 98 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 111 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourges, 27 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 Méreau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méreau | Vierzon - Veves | 27.9°C | 1.2°C | 746 mm |
| Vierzon 4 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre 14 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 1.7°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin 25 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 1.7°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Villefranche-sur-Cher 25 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C 1.5°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 696 mm |
| Saint-Doulchard 26 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 1.7°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Salbris 26 km | Nançay | 26.6°C 1.3°C cooler | 1.0°C about the same | 767 mm |
Méreau 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 Méreau’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vierzon - Veves, 4.5 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, 27 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 Méreau’s climate
How warm does Méreau 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 Méreau 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 Méreau 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 (27 km away), averages 1,889 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Méreau itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Méreau, Vierzon - Veves, 4.5 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 Méreau →
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.