Frost comes to Saint-Palais more often than to 93% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.9°C on average. Expect the heaviest rain in December and the lightest in June. Of the 16 towns of 2,500+ in Cher, it is the wettest. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Neuvy-sur-Bar. station, 17 km north-west.
A year in Saint-Palais at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Neuvy-sur-Bar. station.
What a year in Saint-Palais feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Neuvy-sur-Bar..
About 870 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 26 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 Bourges
A frosty town: 74 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 74 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Neuvy-sur-Bar.: 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 Neuvy-sur-Bar.
Neuvy-sur-Bar. is 17 km north-west of Saint-Palais. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Palais itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Neuvy-sur-Bar. (18165001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 154 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 207 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 15 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourges, 20 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-Palais 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-Palais | Neuvy-sur-Bar. | 26.9°C | 0.5°C | 870 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 4.2 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.1°C milder | 743 mm |
| Saint-Doulchard 15 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.1°C milder | 743 mm |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy 16 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.1°C milder | 743 mm |
| Bourges 17 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.1°C milder | 743 mm |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre 19 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.1°C milder | 743 mm |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin 21 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.1°C milder | 743 mm |
Saint-Palais weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Neuvy-sur-Bar. station; sunshine at Bourges.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 0.5°C | 4.1°C | 78 mm | 66 |
| February | 9.3°C | −0.3°C | 4.5°C | 65 mm | 94 |
| March | 13.9°C | 1.7°C | 7.8°C | 64 mm | 156 |
| April | 17.1°C | 3.8°C | 10.5°C | 70 mm | 186 |
| May | 21.0°C | 7.6°C | 14.3°C | 76 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.6°C | 10.9°C | 17.7°C | 62 mm | 227 |
| July | 26.9°C | 12.4°C | 19.6°C | 66 mm | 249 |
| August | 26.8°C | 11.9°C | 19.3°C | 64 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.7°C | 8.6°C | 15.7°C | 70 mm | 194 |
| October | 17.7°C | 6.6°C | 12.2°C | 83 mm | 127 |
| November | 11.6°C | 3.1°C | 7.4°C | 84 mm | 77 |
| December | 8.2°C | 0.9°C | 4.5°C | 88 mm | 60 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 5.6°C | 11.5°C | 870 mm | 1,889 |
Where Saint-Palais’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Neuvy-sur-Bar., 17 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, 20 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-Palais’s climate
How warm does Saint-Palais get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Palais get in winter?
February nights average −0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 74 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Palais get?
About 870 mm a year, more than 74% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (88 mm) and June the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourges (20 km away), averages 1,889 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Palais itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Palais, Neuvy-sur-Bar., 17 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 NEUVY-SUR-BAR., edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Palais →
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