Frosty mornings in Luçay-le-Libre outnumber those of 76% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.8°C. May is the wettest month, February the driest. Warm afternoons come more often than in 66% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Graçay station, 8 km north-west.
A year in Luçay-le-Libre at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Graçay station.
What a year in Luçay-le-Libre feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Graçay.
About 741 mm of rain a year
May 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
A frosty town: 55 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 55 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 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Graçay: 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 Graçay
Graçay is 8 km north-west of Luçay-le-Libre. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Luçay-le-Libre itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Graçay (18103001) |
| Distance from the town | 8 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 108 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 145 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chateauroux Déols, 28 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 Luçay-le-Libre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luçay-le-Libre | Graçay | 26.8°C | 1.5°C | 741 mm |
| Méreau 15 km | Vierzon - Veves | 27.9°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Issoudun 17 km | Chateauroux Déols | 26.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 729 mm |
| Vierzon 19 km | Vierzon - Veves | 27.9°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre 24 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Villefranche-sur-Cher 26 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 696 mm |
| Levroux 27 km | Levroux - Treg. | 26.2°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 738 mm |
Luçay-le-Libre weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Graçay station; sunshine at Chateauroux Déols.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 1.5°C | 4.6°C | 62 mm | 69 |
| February | 9.3°C | 1.0°C | 5.2°C | 51 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.8°C | 3.0°C | 8.4°C | 53 mm | 158 |
| April | 17.2°C | 4.9°C | 11.1°C | 62 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.9°C | 8.8°C | 14.9°C | 75 mm | 213 |
| June | 24.6°C | 12.2°C | 18.4°C | 54 mm | 218 |
| July | 26.8°C | 13.9°C | 20.3°C | 56 mm | 243 |
| August | 26.7°C | 13.7°C | 20.2°C | 58 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.7°C | 10.4°C | 16.5°C | 59 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.5°C | 8.2°C | 12.9°C | 72 mm | 129 |
| November | 11.6°C | 4.3°C | 7.9°C | 68 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.1°C | 2.0°C | 5.0°C | 71 mm | 63 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 7.0°C | 12.1°C | 741 mm | 1,891 |
Where Luçay-le-Libre’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Graçay, 8 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, 28 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 Luçay-le-Libre’s climate
How warm does Luçay-le-Libre get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Luçay-le-Libre get in winter?
February nights average 1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 55 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Luçay-le-Libre get?
About 741 mm a year, less than 54% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (75 mm) and February the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chateauroux Déols (28 km away), averages 1,891 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Luçay-le-Libre itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Luçay-le-Libre, Graçay, 8 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 GRACAY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Luçay-le-Libre →
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.