Neuvy-le-Barrois gets more frosts than 90% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 27.5°C. The rainiest month is May; the driest is March. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 72% of mainland French towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Sancoins station, 9 km south-west.
A year in Neuvy-le-Barrois at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sancoins station.
What a year in Neuvy-le-Barrois feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sancoins.
About 801 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Cher.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nevers-Marzy
A frosty town: 68 frosts and 78 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 78 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sancoins: 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 Sancoins
Sancoins is 9 km south-west of Neuvy-le-Barrois. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Neuvy-le-Barrois itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sancoins (18242001) |
| Distance from the town | 9 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 203 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 204 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Nevers-Marzy, 16 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 Neuvy-le-Barrois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvy-le-Barrois | Sancoins | 27.5°C | 0.4°C | 801 mm |
| Sancoins 9.4 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 801 mm |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 11 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 801 mm |
| Marzy 14 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1.5°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Nevers 17 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1.5°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Fourchambault 18 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1.5°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Imphy 19 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1.5°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
Neuvy-le-Barrois weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sancoins station; sunshine at Nevers-Marzy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 0.4°C | 3.9°C | 63 mm | 63 |
| February | 9.1°C | 0.0°C | 4.6°C | 55 mm | 91 |
| March | 13.7°C | 2.0°C | 7.8°C | 54 mm | 154 |
| April | 17.2°C | 4.2°C | 10.7°C | 67 mm | 181 |
| May | 21.1°C | 8.1°C | 14.6°C | 80 mm | 205 |
| June | 24.9°C | 11.5°C | 18.2°C | 61 mm | 226 |
| July | 27.5°C | 13.2°C | 20.3°C | 61 mm | 245 |
| August | 27.6°C | 12.8°C | 20.2°C | 66 mm | 236 |
| September | 22.9°C | 9.1°C | 16.0°C | 66 mm | 189 |
| October | 17.6°C | 6.9°C | 12.2°C | 77 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.5°C | 3.2°C | 7.4°C | 78 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.9°C | 0.9°C | 4.4°C | 75 mm | 59 |
| Year | 17.4°C | 6.0°C | 11.7°C | 801 mm | 1,844 |
Where Neuvy-le-Barrois’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sancoins, 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, Nevers-Marzy, 16 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 Neuvy-le-Barrois’s climate
How warm does Neuvy-le-Barrois get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.6°C. About 78 days a year reach 25°C, more than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does Neuvy-le-Barrois get in winter?
February nights average 0.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 68 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Neuvy-le-Barrois get?
About 801 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (80 mm) and March the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nevers-Marzy (16 km away), averages 1,844 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Neuvy-le-Barrois itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Neuvy-le-Barrois, Sancoins, 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 SANCOINS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Neuvy-le-Barrois →
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.