Frosty mornings in Saint-Baudel outnumber those of 78% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 27.4°C. Wet weather is most frequent in May and least in February. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 71% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Lignières station, 9.9 km south.
A year in Saint-Baudel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lignières station.
What a year in Saint-Baudel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lignières.
About 775 mm of rain a year
May 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: 58 frosts and 78 days of 25°C a year
On about 58 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 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 Lignières: 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 Lignières
Lignières is 9.9 km south of Saint-Baudel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Baudel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lignières (18127001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.9 km south |
| Station altitude | 191 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 160 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourges, 27 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 Saint-Baudel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Baudel | Lignières | 27.4°C | 1.3°C | 775 mm |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher 17 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Issoudun 20 km | Chateauroux Déols | 26.4°C 1°C cooler | 1.7°C about the same | 729 mm |
| Trouy 24 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond 26 km | Orval | 27.5°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 757 mm |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin 26 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Dun-sur-Auron 28 km | Dun | 27.4°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 785 mm |
Saint-Baudel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lignières station; sunshine at Bourges.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 1.3°C | 4.6°C | 63 mm | 66 |
| February | 9.5°C | 0.9°C | 5.2°C | 51 mm | 94 |
| March | 13.9°C | 2.8°C | 8.3°C | 52 mm | 156 |
| April | 17.2°C | 4.9°C | 11.1°C | 67 mm | 186 |
| May | 21.1°C | 8.7°C | 14.9°C | 77 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.8°C | 12.2°C | 18.5°C | 66 mm | 227 |
| July | 27.4°C | 13.9°C | 20.7°C | 61 mm | 249 |
| August | 27.5°C | 13.8°C | 20.6°C | 55 mm | 240 |
| September | 23.0°C | 10.0°C | 16.5°C | 65 mm | 194 |
| October | 17.9°C | 7.7°C | 12.8°C | 76 mm | 127 |
| November | 11.8°C | 4.1°C | 8.0°C | 70 mm | 77 |
| December | 8.4°C | 1.8°C | 5.1°C | 72 mm | 60 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 6.8°C | 12.2°C | 775 mm | 1,889 |
Where Saint-Baudel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lignières, 9.9 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, Bourges, 27 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 Saint-Baudel’s climate
How warm does Saint-Baudel get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.5°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 Saint-Baudel get in winter?
February nights average 0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 58 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Baudel get?
About 775 mm a year, more than 54% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (77 mm) and February the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourges (27 km away), averages 1,889 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Baudel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Baudel, Lignières, 9.9 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 LIGNIERES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Baudel →
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