For weather, Chavin is about as ordinary as mainland French towns get
A typical year brings 747 mm of rain, with July afternoons around 26.2°C and January nights around 1.9°C. Expect the heaviest rain in October and the lightest in February. About 49 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 69% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 117 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Jeu-les-Bois-Auto station, 18 km north-east.
A year in Chavin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Jeu-les-Bois-Auto station.
What a year in Chavin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Jeu-les-Bois-Auto.
About 747 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 21 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 63 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 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Jeu-les-Bois-Auto: 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 Jeu-les-Bois-Auto
Jeu-les-Bois-Auto is 18 km north-east of Chavin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chavin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Jeu-les-Bois-Auto (36089003) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 185 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 204 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 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 Chavin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavin | Jeu-les-Bois-Auto | 26.2°C | 1.9°C | 747 mm |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse 7.5 km | Rosnay | 26.7°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.1°C about the same | 721 mm |
| Le Poinçonnet 25 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Ardentes 26 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Saint-Maur 28 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 |
| La Châtre 29 km | Sainte-Sévère | 26.6°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 844 mm |
Chavin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Jeu-les-Bois-Auto station; sunshine at Chateauroux Déols.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 1.9°C | 5.0°C | 61 mm | 69 |
| February | 9.2°C | 1.4°C | 5.3°C | 50 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.2°C | 3.4°C | 8.3°C | 52 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.2°C | 5.2°C | 10.7°C | 61 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.0°C | 8.8°C | 14.4°C | 72 mm | 213 |
| June | 23.8°C | 12.2°C | 18.0°C | 58 mm | 218 |
| July | 26.2°C | 13.8°C | 20.0°C | 62 mm | 243 |
| August | 26.3°C | 13.7°C | 20.0°C | 57 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.2°C | 10.3°C | 16.2°C | 62 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.2°C | 8.3°C | 12.8°C | 73 mm | 129 |
| November | 11.7°C | 4.6°C | 8.2°C | 70 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.4°C | 5.5°C | 70 mm | 63 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 7.2°C | 12.0°C | 747 mm | 1,891 |
Where Chavin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Jeu-les-Bois-Auto, 18 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, 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 Chavin’s climate
How warm does Chavin get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chavin 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 Chavin get?
About 747 mm a year, less than 52% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (73 mm) and February the driest (50 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 Chavin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chavin, Jeu-les-Bois-Auto, 18 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 JEU-LES-BOIS-AUTO, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chavin →
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.