A middle-of-the-road climate: Oulches is close to most mainland French towns on every count
January nights average 2.1°C, July afternoons 26.7°C, and a year brings 721 mm of rain. Temperatures cover 25°C across the year, low to high. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 64% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside from May to October, when highs sit at 18–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Rosnay station, 10 km north.
A year in Oulches at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Rosnay station.
What a year in Oulches feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rosnay.
About 721 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Indre.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montmorillon
46 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rosnay: 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 Rosnay
Rosnay is 10 km north of Oulches. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Oulches itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Rosnay (36173002) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north |
| Station altitude | 109 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 136 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Montmorillon, 42 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 Oulches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oulches | Rosnay | 26.7°C | 2.1°C | 721 mm |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse 17 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 721 mm |
| Le Blanc 18 km | Le Blanc | 27.7°C 1°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 776 mm |
Oulches weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Rosnay station; sunshine at Montmorillon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5°C | 2.1°C | 5.3°C | 60 mm | 71 |
| February | 9.9°C | 1.7°C | 5.8°C | 48 mm | 104 |
| March | 13.8°C | 3.6°C | 8.7°C | 50 mm | 160 |
| April | 17.0°C | 5.9°C | 11.4°C | 61 mm | 191 |
| May | 20.6°C | 9.5°C | 15.0°C | 74 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.4°C | 12.8°C | 18.6°C | 56 mm | 234 |
| July | 26.7°C | 14.3°C | 20.5°C | 53 mm | 259 |
| August | 26.8°C | 13.9°C | 20.4°C | 50 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.8°C | 10.5°C | 16.6°C | 58 mm | 205 |
| October | 17.9°C | 8.5°C | 13.2°C | 72 mm | 136 |
| November | 12.2°C | 4.6°C | 8.4°C | 70 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.9°C | 2.4°C | 5.7°C | 70 mm | 76 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 7.5°C | 12.5°C | 721 mm | 1,969 |
Where Oulches’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Rosnay, 10 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Montmorillon, 42 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 Oulches’s climate
How warm does Oulches get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Oulches get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 46 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Oulches get?
About 721 mm a year, less than 62% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (74 mm) and February the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montmorillon (42 km away), averages 1,969 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Oulches itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Oulches, Rosnay, 10 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 ROSNAY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Oulches →
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.