Ice on the ground: Saint-Civran sees more frosts than 74% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 27.3°C. Of the 13 towns of 2,500+ in Indre, it is the wettest. Seasons differ by 26°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Plan time outside for May, June, September and October, when highs sit at 18–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Chaillac station, 10 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Civran at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chaillac station.
What a year in Saint-Civran feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chaillac.
About 864 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and August the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Indre.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montmorillon
A frosty town: 54 frosts and 80 days of 25°C a year
On about 54 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 80 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chaillac: 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 Chaillac
Chaillac is 10 km south-west of Saint-Civran. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Civran itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chaillac (36035001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 180 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 178 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montmorillon, 44 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-Civran 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-Civran | Chaillac | 27.3°C | 1.9°C | 864 mm |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse 14 km | Rosnay | 26.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.1°C about the same | 721 mm |
Saint-Civran weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chaillac station; sunshine at Montmorillon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 1.9°C | 5.1°C | 76 mm | 71 |
| February | 9.7°C | 1.2°C | 5.5°C | 64 mm | 104 |
| March | 13.9°C | 3.3°C | 8.6°C | 61 mm | 160 |
| April | 17.0°C | 5.1°C | 11.1°C | 70 mm | 191 |
| May | 20.9°C | 8.6°C | 14.8°C | 83 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.8°C | 12.1°C | 18.4°C | 68 mm | 234 |
| July | 27.3°C | 13.7°C | 20.5°C | 59 mm | 259 |
| August | 27.3°C | 13.5°C | 20.4°C | 59 mm | 237 |
| September | 23.2°C | 10.1°C | 16.6°C | 68 mm | 205 |
| October | 17.9°C | 8.4°C | 13.1°C | 88 mm | 136 |
| November | 12.1°C | 4.5°C | 8.3°C | 87 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.8°C | 2.4°C | 5.6°C | 83 mm | 76 |
| Year | 17.6°C | 7.1°C | 12.3°C | 864 mm | 1,969 |
Where Saint-Civran’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chaillac, 10 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, Montmorillon, 44 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-Civran’s climate
How warm does Saint-Civran get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.3°C. About 80 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Civran get in winter?
February nights average 1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 54 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Civran get?
About 864 mm a year, more than 73% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (88 mm) and August the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montmorillon (44 km away), averages 1,969 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Civran itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Civran, Chaillac, 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 CHAILLAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Civran →
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