Frost comes to Montigny more often than to 80% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.6°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 26°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 63% of mainland French towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to March, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Étréchy station, 10 km south.
A year in Montigny at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Étréchy station.
What a year in Montigny feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Étréchy.
About 795 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Cher.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Avord
A frosty town: 60 frosts and 66 days of 25°C a year
On about 60 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Étréchy: 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 Étréchy
Étréchy is 10 km south of Montigny. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Montigny itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Étréchy (18090001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south |
| Station altitude | 194 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 251 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Avord, 21 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 Montigny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montigny | Étréchy | 26.6°C | 0.8°C | 795 mm |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy 21 km | Bourges | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.8°C milder | 743 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 22 km | Bourges | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.8°C milder | 743 mm |
| Avord 22 km | Avord | 26.2°C about the same | 1.3°C 0.5°C milder | 757 mm |
| La Charité-sur-Loire 26 km | Varennes-Boulor | 27.3°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 26 km | Léré | 26.6°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Bourges 27 km | Bourges | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.8°C milder | 743 mm |
Montigny weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Étréchy station; sunshine at Avord.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.0°C | 0.8°C | 3.9°C | 67 mm | 65 |
| February | 8.5°C | 0.5°C | 4.5°C | 56 mm | 88 |
| March | 12.9°C | 2.6°C | 7.7°C | 57 mm | 150 |
| April | 16.2°C | 4.4°C | 10.3°C | 64 mm | 178 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.2°C | 14.2°C | 72 mm | 208 |
| June | 24.0°C | 11.6°C | 17.8°C | 62 mm | 225 |
| July | 26.6°C | 13.4°C | 20.0°C | 65 mm | 238 |
| August | 26.5°C | 13.3°C | 19.9°C | 57 mm | 231 |
| September | 21.9°C | 9.8°C | 15.9°C | 59 mm | 185 |
| October | 16.8°C | 7.5°C | 12.2°C | 80 mm | 123 |
| November | 10.9°C | 3.9°C | 7.4°C | 78 mm | 73 |
| December | 7.5°C | 1.5°C | 4.5°C | 79 mm | 61 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 6.5°C | 11.5°C | 795 mm | 1,824 |
Where Montigny’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Étréchy, 10 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, 21 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 Montigny’s climate
How warm does Montigny get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, more than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Montigny get in winter?
February nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 60 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Montigny get?
About 795 mm a year, more than 59% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (80 mm) and February the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Avord (21 km away), averages 1,824 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Montigny itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Montigny, Étréchy, 10 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 ETRECHY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Montigny →
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