Ice on the ground: Saint-Just sees more frosts than 82% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 27.4°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 71% of mainland French towns. Of all months, May brings the most rain and March the least. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Dun station, 13 km south.
A year in Saint-Just at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Dun station.
What a year in Saint-Just feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dun.
About 785 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Cher.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Avord
A frosty town: 62 frosts and 76 days of 25°C a year
On about 62 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dun: 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 Dun
Dun is 13 km south of Saint-Just. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Just itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Dun (18087001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km south |
| Station altitude | 160 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 143 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Avord, 12 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-Just 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Just | Dun | 27.4°C | 0.9°C | 785 mm |
| Trouy 11 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.6°C 0.7°C milder | 743 mm |
| Avord 12 km | Avord | 26.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.3°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy 12 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.6°C 0.7°C milder | 743 mm |
| Dun-sur-Auron 13 km | same station | 27.4°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 785 mm |
| Bourges 13 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.6°C 0.7°C milder | 743 mm |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin 16 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.6°C 0.7°C milder | 743 mm |
Saint-Just weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Dun station; sunshine at Avord.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 0.9°C | 4.4°C | 61 mm | 65 |
| February | 9.4°C | 0.5°C | 4.9°C | 53 mm | 88 |
| March | 13.8°C | 2.5°C | 8.1°C | 52 mm | 150 |
| April | 17.1°C | 4.7°C | 10.9°C | 66 mm | 178 |
| May | 21.0°C | 8.5°C | 14.7°C | 76 mm | 208 |
| June | 24.9°C | 12.0°C | 18.5°C | 58 mm | 225 |
| July | 27.4°C | 13.6°C | 20.5°C | 69 mm | 238 |
| August | 27.4°C | 13.5°C | 20.4°C | 65 mm | 231 |
| September | 23.0°C | 9.8°C | 16.4°C | 65 mm | 185 |
| October | 17.8°C | 7.6°C | 12.7°C | 74 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.8°C | 3.8°C | 7.8°C | 74 mm | 73 |
| December | 8.3°C | 1.5°C | 4.9°C | 73 mm | 61 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 6.6°C | 12.0°C | 785 mm | 1,824 |
Where Saint-Just’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Dun, 13 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, Avord, 12 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-Just’s climate
How warm does Saint-Just get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.4°C. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, more than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Just get in winter?
February nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 62 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Just get?
About 785 mm a year, more than 57% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (76 mm) and March the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Avord (12 km away), averages 1,824 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Just itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Just, Dun, 13 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 DUN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Just →
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.