Summers, winters and rain in Plou all run close to those of most mainland French towns
January nights average 1.6°C, July afternoons 26.2°C, and a year brings 743 mm of rain. A year here swings 25°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bourges station, 16 km east.
A year in Plou at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bourges station.
What a year in Plou feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bourges.
About 743 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Cher.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bourges
45 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bourges: 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 Bourges
Bourges is 16 km east of Plou. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Plou itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bourges (18033001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km east |
| Station altitude | 161 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 153 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Plou 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plou | Bourges | 26.2°C | 1.6°C | 743 mm |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher 7.7 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin 14 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre 14 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Issoudun 15 km | Chateauroux Déols | 26.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 729 mm |
| Trouy 16 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Saint-Doulchard 19 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
Plou weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bourges station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 1.6°C | 4.5°C | 58 mm | 66 |
| February | 8.9°C | 1.4°C | 5.1°C | 51 mm | 94 |
| March | 13.1°C | 3.7°C | 8.4°C | 53 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.8°C | 11.1°C | 62 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.1°C | 9.5°C | 14.8°C | 76 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.8°C | 13.0°C | 18.4°C | 58 mm | 227 |
| July | 26.2°C | 14.8°C | 20.5°C | 64 mm | 249 |
| August | 26.2°C | 14.7°C | 20.5°C | 54 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.1°C | 11.3°C | 16.7°C | 57 mm | 194 |
| October | 17.2°C | 8.5°C | 12.9°C | 74 mm | 127 |
| November | 11.2°C | 4.6°C | 7.9°C | 69 mm | 77 |
| December | 7.9°C | 2.2°C | 5.0°C | 67 mm | 60 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.6°C | 12.1°C | 743 mm | 1,889 |
Where Plou’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bourges, 16 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, 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 Plou’s climate
How warm does Plou get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Plou get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 45 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Plou get?
About 743 mm a year, less than 54% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (76 mm) and February the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourges (16 km away), averages 1,889 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Plou itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Plou, Bourges, 16 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 BOURGES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Plou →
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.