Summers, winters and rain in Issoudun all run close to those of most mainland French towns
January nights average 1.7°C, July afternoons 26.4°C, and a year brings 729 mm of rain. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 65% of mainland French towns. Only 25°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Waterproofs come out on about 114 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Chateauroux Déols station, 21 km south-west.
A year in Issoudun at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chateauroux Déols station.
What a year in Issoudun feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chateauroux Déols.
About 729 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Indre.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Chateauroux Déols
47 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 47 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 Chateauroux Déols: 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 Chateauroux Déols
Chateauroux Déols is 21 km south-west of Issoudun. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Issoudun itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chateauroux Déols (36063001) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 158 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 133 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Issoudun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issoudun | Chateauroux Déols | 26.4°C | 1.7°C | 729 mm |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher 20 km | Bourges | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Déols 26 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 729 mm |
| Ardentes 26 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Méreau 27 km | Vierzon - Veves | 27.9°C 1.5°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.5°C colder | 746 mm |
| Châteauroux 28 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre 28 km | Bourges | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
Issoudun weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chateauroux Déols station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 1.7°C | 4.7°C | 58 mm | 69 |
| February | 9.1°C | 1.3°C | 5.2°C | 47 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.2°C | 3.5°C | 8.4°C | 50 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.4°C | 10.9°C | 66 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.1°C | 9.1°C | 14.6°C | 73 mm | 213 |
| June | 23.8°C | 12.6°C | 18.2°C | 58 mm | 218 |
| July | 26.4°C | 14.5°C | 20.4°C | 57 mm | 243 |
| August | 26.4°C | 14.4°C | 20.4°C | 57 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.3°C | 11.0°C | 16.7°C | 60 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.3°C | 8.5°C | 12.9°C | 72 mm | 129 |
| November | 11.5°C | 4.5°C | 8.0°C | 66 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.2°C | 2.1°C | 5.1°C | 67 mm | 63 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 7.4°C | 12.1°C | 729 mm | 1,891 |
Where Issoudun’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chateauroux Déols, 21 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, 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 Issoudun’s climate
How warm does Issoudun get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°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 Issoudun get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 47 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Issoudun get?
About 729 mm a year, less than 60% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (73 mm) and February the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chateauroux Déols (21 km away), averages 1,891 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Issoudun itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Issoudun, Chateauroux Déols, 21 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 CHATEAUROUX DEOLS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Issoudun →
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