Nançay gets more frosts than 91% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.6°C. Rain is spread evenly through the year: the wettest month, December, gets little more than the driest, February. Its July heat outdoes that of 63% of mainland French towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to September, with highs of 22–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Nançay station, 4.8 km north.
A year in Nançay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nançay station.
What a year in Nançay 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 4.8 km north of Nançay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Nançay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nançay (18159001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.8 km north |
| Station altitude | 142 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 133 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourges, 35 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 Nançay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nançay | Nançay | 26.6°C | 1.0°C | 767 mm |
| Salbris 13 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 767 mm |
| Vierzon 17 km | Vierzon - Veves | 27.9°C 1.3°C warmer | 1.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Méreau 21 km | Vierzon - Veves | 27.9°C 1.3°C warmer | 1.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 23 km | Bourges | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.6°C milder | 743 mm |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre 23 km | Bourges | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.6°C milder | 743 mm |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère 24 km | Aubigny-sur-Nère | 25.8°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 789 mm |
Nançay 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 Nançay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nançay, 4.8 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, 35 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 Nançay’s climate
How warm does Nançay 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 Nançay 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 Nançay 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 (35 km away), averages 1,889 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Nançay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Nançay, Nançay, 4.8 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 Nançay →
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.