Ice on the ground: Méry-sur-Cher sees more frosts than 77% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 27.9°C. Wet weather is most frequent in May and least in February. None of the 16 towns of 2,500+ in Cher has warmer July afternoons. Plan for rain on about 113 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Vierzon - Veves station, 3.9 km south-east.
A year in Méry-sur-Cher at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vierzon - Veves station.
What a year in Méry-sur-Cher 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 Romorantin
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 3.9 km south-east of Méry-sur-Cher. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Méry-sur-Cher itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vierzon - Veves (18279001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.9 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 98 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 145 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Romorantin, 24 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 Méry-sur-Cher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méry-sur-Cher | Vierzon - Veves | 27.9°C | 1.2°C | 746 mm |
| Vierzon 7.2 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Méreau 8.4 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Villefranche-sur-Cher 17 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C 1.5°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 696 mm |
| Salbris 21 km | Nançay | 26.6°C 1.3°C cooler | 1.0°C about the same | 767 mm |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre 22 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 1.7°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Romorantin-Lanthenay 22 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C 1.5°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 696 mm |
Méry-sur-Cher weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vierzon - Veves station; sunshine at Romorantin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 1.2°C | 4.5°C | 62 mm | 61 |
| February | 9.5°C | 0.8°C | 5.1°C | 50 mm | 85 |
| March | 14.1°C | 2.9°C | 8.5°C | 50 mm | 145 |
| April | 17.7°C | 4.9°C | 11.3°C | 67 mm | 177 |
| May | 21.6°C | 8.7°C | 15.2°C | 76 mm | 197 |
| June | 25.4°C | 12.0°C | 18.7°C | 52 mm | 211 |
| July | 27.9°C | 13.7°C | 20.8°C | 63 mm | 229 |
| August | 27.8°C | 13.4°C | 20.6°C | 57 mm | 226 |
| September | 23.3°C | 10.1°C | 16.7°C | 62 mm | 182 |
| October | 17.7°C | 7.7°C | 12.7°C | 71 mm | 120 |
| November | 11.5°C | 3.9°C | 7.7°C | 67 mm | 67 |
| December | 8.0°C | 1.6°C | 4.8°C | 70 mm | 55 |
| Year | 17.7°C | 6.7°C | 12.2°C | 746 mm | 1,752 |
Where Méry-sur-Cher’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vierzon - Veves, 3.9 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, Romorantin, 24 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 Méry-sur-Cher’s climate
How warm does Méry-sur-Cher 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 Méry-sur-Cher 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 Méry-sur-Cher 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, Romorantin (24 km away), averages 1,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Méry-sur-Cher itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Méry-sur-Cher, Vierzon - Veves, 3.9 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 VIERZON - VEVES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Méry-sur-Cher →
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.