Reigny gets more frosts than 80% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.9°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 67% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in May and eases off in March. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 20–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Châteaumeillant station, 9.8 km west.
A year in Reigny at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Châteaumeillant station.
What a year in Reigny feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Châteaumeillant.
About 799 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 22 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 Lurcy-Lévis Sa
A frosty town: 60 frosts and 70 days of 25°C a year
On about 60 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, and 23 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Châteaumeillant: 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 Châteaumeillant
Châteaumeillant is 9.8 km west of Reigny. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Reigny itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Châteaumeillant (18057003) |
| Distance from the town | 9.8 km west |
| Station altitude | 243 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 274 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 49 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 Reigny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reigny | Châteaumeillant | 26.9°C | 1.3°C | 799 mm |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond 21 km | Orval | 27.5°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Huriel 26 km | Boussac | 25.5°C 1.4°C cooler | 0.2°C 1.1°C colder | 896 mm |
| La Châtre 27 km | Sainte-Sévère | 26.6°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 844 mm |
| Domérat 29 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C about the same | 0.6°C 0.7°C colder | 757 mm |
Reigny weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Châteaumeillant station; sunshine at Lurcy-Lévis Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 1.3°C | 4.6°C | 64 mm | 72 |
| February | 9.4°C | 0.7°C | 5.0°C | 53 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.4°C | 2.5°C | 8.0°C | 52 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.6°C | 4.5°C | 10.5°C | 68 mm | 195 |
| May | 20.4°C | 8.1°C | 14.3°C | 84 mm | 213 |
| June | 24.3°C | 11.5°C | 17.9°C | 68 mm | 246 |
| July | 26.9°C | 13.2°C | 20.0°C | 66 mm | 255 |
| August | 26.9°C | 13.1°C | 20.0°C | 60 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.6°C | 9.6°C | 16.1°C | 71 mm | 197 |
| October | 17.6°C | 7.8°C | 12.7°C | 74 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.9°C | 4.2°C | 8.0°C | 71 mm | 80 |
| December | 8.5°C | 1.9°C | 5.2°C | 68 mm | 67 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 6.5°C | 11.9°C | 799 mm | 1,955 |
Where Reigny’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Châteaumeillant, 9.8 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, Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 49 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 Reigny’s climate
How warm does Reigny get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, more than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 23 reach 30°C.
How cold does Reigny get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 60 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Reigny get?
About 799 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (84 mm) and March the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lurcy-Lévis Sa (49 km away), averages 1,955 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Reigny itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Reigny, Châteaumeillant, 9.8 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 CHATEAUMEILLANT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Reigny →
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.