Summer afternoons in Buxeuil are warmer than in 75% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.7°C. Frost is common: about 51 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 72% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is October; the driest is March. If you like long walks, May, June, September and October offer highs of 17–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Poulaines station, 8.1 km north-west.
A year in Buxeuil at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Poulaines station.
What a year in Buxeuil feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Poulaines.
About 696 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Indre.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Romorantin
A frosty town: 51 frosts and 78 days of 25°C a year
On about 51 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 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Poulaines: 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 Poulaines
Poulaines is 8.1 km north-west of Buxeuil. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Buxeuil itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Poulaines (36162001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.1 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 109 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 106 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Romorantin, 21 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 Buxeuil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxeuil | Poulaines | 27.7°C | 1.7°C | 696 mm |
| Chabris 14 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C 1.3°C cooler | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 696 mm |
| Levroux 18 km | Levroux - Treg. | 26.2°C 1.5°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 738 mm |
| Selles-sur-Cher 19 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C 1.3°C cooler | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 696 mm |
| Villefranche-sur-Cher 20 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C 1.3°C cooler | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 696 mm |
| Romorantin-Lanthenay 26 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C 1.3°C cooler | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 696 mm |
| Noyers-sur-Cher 28 km | Lye | 25.9°C 1.8°C cooler | 2.2°C 0.5°C milder | 673 mm |
Buxeuil weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Poulaines station; sunshine at Romorantin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 1.7°C | 4.7°C | 60 mm | 61 |
| February | 9.5°C | 1.3°C | 5.4°C | 50 mm | 85 |
| March | 14.1°C | 3.1°C | 8.6°C | 49 mm | 145 |
| April | 17.6°C | 4.9°C | 11.3°C | 58 mm | 177 |
| May | 21.5°C | 8.6°C | 15.0°C | 64 mm | 197 |
| June | 25.2°C | 12.0°C | 18.6°C | 51 mm | 211 |
| July | 27.7°C | 13.7°C | 20.7°C | 54 mm | 229 |
| August | 27.3°C | 13.5°C | 20.4°C | 51 mm | 226 |
| September | 22.8°C | 10.2°C | 16.5°C | 53 mm | 182 |
| October | 17.4°C | 8.1°C | 12.7°C | 73 mm | 120 |
| November | 11.4°C | 4.5°C | 8.0°C | 65 mm | 67 |
| December | 8.1°C | 2.2°C | 5.1°C | 68 mm | 55 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 7.0°C | 12.3°C | 696 mm | 1,752 |
Where Buxeuil’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Poulaines, 8.1 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, Romorantin, 21 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 Buxeuil’s climate
How warm does Buxeuil get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.7°C. About 78 days a year reach 25°C, more than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Buxeuil get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 51 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Buxeuil get?
About 696 mm a year, less than 68% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (73 mm) and March the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Romorantin (21 km away), averages 1,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Buxeuil itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Buxeuil, Poulaines, 8.1 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 POULAINES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Buxeuil →
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