Neither notably warm, cold, wet nor dry, Bouges-le-Château sits near the middle of mainland French towns
About 738 mm of rain falls in a typical year; July afternoons reach 26.2°C and January nights drop to 1.6°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 69% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in December and eases off in August. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Levroux - Treg. station, 9.9 km south.
A year in Bouges-le-Château at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Levroux - Treg. station.
What a year in Bouges-le-Château feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Levroux - Treg..
About 738 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Indre.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Chateauroux Déols
49 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Levroux - Treg.: 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 Levroux - Treg.
Levroux - Treg. is 9.9 km south of Bouges-le-Château. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bouges-le-Château itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Levroux - Treg. (36093002) |
| Distance from the town | 9.9 km south |
| Station altitude | 169 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 128 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Chateauroux Déols, 19 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 Bouges-le-Château 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouges-le-Château | Levroux - Treg. | 26.2°C | 1.6°C | 738 mm |
| Levroux 8.1 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 738 mm |
| Déols 22 km | Chateauroux Déols | 26.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 729 mm |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre 24 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Chabris 24 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C about the same | 1.1°C 0.5°C colder | 696 mm |
| Saint-Maur 25 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Buzançais 25 km | Pellevoisin | 26.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.9°C about the same | 798 mm |
Bouges-le-Château weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Levroux - Treg. station; sunshine at Chateauroux Déols.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | 1.6°C | 4.4°C | 67 mm | 69 |
| February | 8.8°C | 1.4°C | 5.1°C | 54 mm | 97 |
| March | 12.8°C | 3.1°C | 7.9°C | 53 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.0°C | 5.0°C | 10.5°C | 66 mm | 186 |
| May | 19.6°C | 8.5°C | 14.1°C | 71 mm | 213 |
| June | 23.6°C | 11.8°C | 17.7°C | 54 mm | 218 |
| July | 26.2°C | 13.7°C | 19.9°C | 52 mm | 243 |
| August | 26.0°C | 13.9°C | 19.9°C | 52 mm | 240 |
| September | 21.9°C | 10.6°C | 16.3°C | 58 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.1°C | 8.4°C | 12.8°C | 70 mm | 129 |
| November | 11.0°C | 4.4°C | 7.7°C | 68 mm | 82 |
| December | 7.8°C | 2.1°C | 5.0°C | 75 mm | 63 |
| Year | 16.5°C | 7.0°C | 11.8°C | 738 mm | 1,891 |
Where Bouges-le-Château’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Levroux - Treg., 9.9 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, 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, 19 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 Bouges-le-Château’s climate
How warm does Bouges-le-Château get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bouges-le-Château get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bouges-le-Château get?
About 738 mm a year, less than 57% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (75 mm) and August the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chateauroux Déols (19 km away), averages 1,891 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bouges-le-Château itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bouges-le-Château, Levroux - Treg., 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 LEVROUX - TREG., edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bouges-le-Château →
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