Weather without surprises: Saint-Chartier keeps close to the norm for mainland French towns
July afternoons reach 26.2°C on a typical day and January nights drop to 1.9°C; 747 mm of rain falls in a year. Rain peaks in October and eases off in February. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 69% of mainland French towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Jeu-les-Bois-Auto station, 14 km west.
A year in Saint-Chartier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Jeu-les-Bois-Auto station.
What a year in Saint-Chartier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Jeu-les-Bois-Auto.
About 747 mm of rain a year
October 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
49 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 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 Jeu-les-Bois-Auto: 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 Jeu-les-Bois-Auto
Jeu-les-Bois-Auto is 14 km west of Saint-Chartier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Chartier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Jeu-les-Bois-Auto (36089003) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km west |
| Station altitude | 185 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 218 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Chateauroux Déols, 30 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 Saint-Chartier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Chartier | Jeu-les-Bois-Auto | 26.2°C | 1.9°C | 747 mm |
| La Châtre 9 km | Sainte-Sévère | 26.6°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 844 mm |
| Ardentes 16 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Le Poinçonnet 24 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Châteauroux 27 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
Saint-Chartier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Jeu-les-Bois-Auto station; sunshine at Chateauroux Déols.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 1.9°C | 5.0°C | 61 mm | 69 |
| February | 9.2°C | 1.4°C | 5.3°C | 50 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.2°C | 3.4°C | 8.3°C | 52 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.2°C | 5.2°C | 10.7°C | 61 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.0°C | 8.8°C | 14.4°C | 72 mm | 213 |
| June | 23.8°C | 12.2°C | 18.0°C | 58 mm | 218 |
| July | 26.2°C | 13.8°C | 20.0°C | 62 mm | 243 |
| August | 26.3°C | 13.7°C | 20.0°C | 57 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.2°C | 10.3°C | 16.2°C | 62 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.2°C | 8.3°C | 12.8°C | 73 mm | 129 |
| November | 11.7°C | 4.6°C | 8.2°C | 70 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.4°C | 5.5°C | 70 mm | 63 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 7.2°C | 12.0°C | 747 mm | 1,891 |
Where Saint-Chartier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Jeu-les-Bois-Auto, 14 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, 30 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 Saint-Chartier’s climate
How warm does Saint-Chartier get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°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 Saint-Chartier get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Chartier get?
About 747 mm a year, less than 52% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (73 mm) and February the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chateauroux Déols (30 km away), averages 1,891 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Chartier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Chartier, Jeu-les-Bois-Auto, 14 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 JEU-LES-BOIS-AUTO, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Chartier →
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