Summer afternoons in Rouvres-les-Bois are warmer than in 75% of mainland French towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 1.7°C on average. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Frosty nights outnumber those of 72% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside for May, June, September and October, when highs sit at 17–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Poulaines station, 13 km north.
A year in Rouvres-les-Bois at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Poulaines station.
What a year in Rouvres-les-Bois feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Poulaines.
About 696 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th 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: 51 frosts and 78 days of 25°C a year
On about 51 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 78 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Poulaines: 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 Poulaines
Poulaines is 13 km north of Rouvres-les-Bois. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rouvres-les-Bois itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Poulaines (36162001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km north |
| Station altitude | 109 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 131 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chateauroux Déols, 23 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 Rouvres-les-Bois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouvres-les-Bois | Poulaines | 27.7°C | 1.7°C | 696 mm |
| Levroux 11 km | Levroux - Treg. | 26.2°C 1.5°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 738 mm |
| Chabris 20 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C 1.3°C cooler | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 696 mm |
| Selles-sur-Cher 24 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C 1.3°C cooler | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 696 mm |
| Déols 26 km | Chateauroux Déols | 26.4°C 1.3°C cooler | 1.7°C about the same | 729 mm |
| Villefranche-sur-Cher 26 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C 1.3°C cooler | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 696 mm |
| Villedieu-sur-Indre 27 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
Rouvres-les-Bois weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Poulaines station; sunshine at Chateauroux Déols.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 1.7°C | 4.7°C | 60 mm | 69 |
| February | 9.5°C | 1.3°C | 5.4°C | 50 mm | 97 |
| March | 14.1°C | 3.1°C | 8.6°C | 49 mm | 158 |
| April | 17.6°C | 4.9°C | 11.3°C | 58 mm | 186 |
| May | 21.5°C | 8.6°C | 15.0°C | 64 mm | 213 |
| June | 25.2°C | 12.0°C | 18.6°C | 51 mm | 218 |
| July | 27.7°C | 13.7°C | 20.7°C | 54 mm | 243 |
| August | 27.3°C | 13.5°C | 20.4°C | 51 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.8°C | 10.2°C | 16.5°C | 53 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.4°C | 8.1°C | 12.7°C | 73 mm | 129 |
| November | 11.4°C | 4.5°C | 8.0°C | 65 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.1°C | 2.2°C | 5.1°C | 68 mm | 63 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 7.0°C | 12.3°C | 696 mm | 1,891 |
Where Rouvres-les-Bois’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Poulaines, 13 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, 23 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 Rouvres-les-Bois’s climate
How warm does Rouvres-les-Bois get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.7°C. About 78 days a year reach 25°C, more than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rouvres-les-Bois get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 51 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rouvres-les-Bois get?
About 696 mm a year, less than 68% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (73 mm) and March the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chateauroux Déols (23 km away), averages 1,891 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rouvres-les-Bois itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rouvres-les-Bois, Poulaines, 13 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 POULAINES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rouvres-les-Bois →
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