Summers, winters and rain in Jeu-Maloches all run close to those of most mainland French towns
January nights average 1.9°C, July afternoons 26.8°C, and a year brings 798 mm of rain. By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 66% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 25°C across the year, low to high. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pellevoisin station, 8.3 km south-west.
A year in Jeu-Maloches at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pellevoisin station.
What a year in Jeu-Maloches feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pellevoisin.
About 798 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Indre.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Chateauroux Déols
45 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 23 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pellevoisin: 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 Pellevoisin
Pellevoisin is 8.3 km south-west of Jeu-Maloches. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Jeu-Maloches itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pellevoisin (36155001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.3 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 161 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 158 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chateauroux Déols, 29 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 Jeu-Maloches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeu-Maloches | Pellevoisin | 26.8°C | 1.9°C | 798 mm |
| Levroux 14 km | Levroux - Treg. | 26.2°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 738 mm |
| Buzançais 17 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 798 mm |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre 23 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Saint-Aignan 25 km | Lye | 25.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.2°C about the same | 673 mm |
| Noyers-sur-Cher 27 km | Lye | 25.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.2°C about the same | 673 mm |
| Selles-sur-Cher 28 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C about the same | 1.1°C 0.8°C colder | 696 mm |
Jeu-Maloches weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pellevoisin station; sunshine at Chateauroux Déols.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 1.9°C | 4.9°C | 73 mm | 69 |
| February | 9.4°C | 1.6°C | 5.5°C | 60 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.6°C | 3.9°C | 8.7°C | 56 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.9°C | 5.8°C | 11.3°C | 67 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.6°C | 9.4°C | 15.0°C | 70 mm | 213 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.6°C | 18.5°C | 57 mm | 218 |
| July | 26.8°C | 14.5°C | 20.6°C | 56 mm | 243 |
| August | 27.0°C | 14.4°C | 20.7°C | 59 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.8°C | 11.2°C | 17.0°C | 60 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.5°C | 8.7°C | 13.1°C | 79 mm | 129 |
| November | 11.7°C | 4.8°C | 8.2°C | 80 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.4°C | 5.4°C | 82 mm | 63 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 7.6°C | 12.4°C | 798 mm | 1,891 |
Where Jeu-Maloches’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pellevoisin, 8.3 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, 29 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 Jeu-Maloches’s climate
How warm does Jeu-Maloches get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 23 reach 30°C.
How cold does Jeu-Maloches get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 45 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Jeu-Maloches get?
About 798 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (82 mm) and July the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chateauroux Déols (29 km away), averages 1,891 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Jeu-Maloches itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Jeu-Maloches, Pellevoisin, 8.3 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 PELLEVOISIN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Jeu-Maloches →
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.