Summers, winters and rain in Argenton-sur-Creuse all run close to those of most mainland French towns
January nights average 2.1°C, July afternoons 26.7°C, and a year brings 721 mm of rain. Only 25°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 64% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 46 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Rosnay station, 24 km north-west.
A year in Argenton-sur-Creuse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Rosnay station.
What a year in Argenton-sur-Creuse feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rosnay.
About 721 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Indre.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Chateauroux Déols
46 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rosnay: 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 Rosnay
Rosnay is 24 km north-west of Argenton-sur-Creuse. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Argenton-sur-Creuse itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Rosnay (36173002) |
| Distance from the town | 24 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 109 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 105 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 17 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Chateauroux Déols, 36 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 Argenton-sur-Creuse 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 Indre.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | Rosnay | 26.7°C | 2.1°C | 721 mm |
| Le Poinçonnet 26 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Saint-Maur 27 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Châteauroux 28 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
Argenton-sur-Creuse weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Rosnay station; sunshine at Chateauroux Déols.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5°C | 2.1°C | 5.3°C | 60 mm | 69 |
| February | 9.9°C | 1.7°C | 5.8°C | 48 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.8°C | 3.6°C | 8.7°C | 50 mm | 158 |
| April | 17.0°C | 5.9°C | 11.4°C | 61 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.6°C | 9.5°C | 15.0°C | 74 mm | 213 |
| June | 24.4°C | 12.8°C | 18.6°C | 56 mm | 218 |
| July | 26.7°C | 14.3°C | 20.5°C | 53 mm | 243 |
| August | 26.8°C | 13.9°C | 20.4°C | 50 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.8°C | 10.5°C | 16.6°C | 58 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.9°C | 8.5°C | 13.2°C | 72 mm | 129 |
| November | 12.2°C | 4.6°C | 8.4°C | 70 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.9°C | 2.4°C | 5.7°C | 70 mm | 63 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 7.5°C | 12.5°C | 721 mm | 1,891 |
Where Argenton-sur-Creuse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Rosnay, 24 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Chateauroux Déols, 36 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 Indre.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Argenton-sur-Creuse’s climate
How warm does Argenton-sur-Creuse get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Argenton-sur-Creuse get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 46 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Argenton-sur-Creuse get?
About 721 mm a year, less than 62% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (74 mm) and February the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chateauroux Déols (36 km away), averages 1,891 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Argenton-sur-Creuse itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Argenton-sur-Creuse, Rosnay, 24 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 ROSNAY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Argenton-sur-Creuse →
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