Rainfall in Saint-Plantaire tops that of 82% of mainland French towns: 934 mm a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.4°C. Temperatures cover 25°C across the year, low to high. Frosty nights outnumber those of 68% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Éguzon station, 5.3 km west.
A year in Saint-Plantaire at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Éguzon station.
What a year in Saint-Plantaire feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Éguzon.
About 934 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 28 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 Chateauroux Déols
49 frosts and 65 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Éguzon: 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 Éguzon
Éguzon is 5.3 km west of Saint-Plantaire. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Plantaire itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Éguzon (36070001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.3 km west |
| Station altitude | 272 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 325 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chateauroux Déols, 49 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-Plantaire 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-Plantaire | Éguzon | 26.4°C | 1.7°C | 934 mm |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse 20 km | Rosnay | 26.7°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 721 mm |
| La Souterraine 25 km | La Souterraine | 24.8°C 1.6°C cooler | 1.5°C about the same | 1,031 mm |
Saint-Plantaire weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Éguzon station; sunshine at Chateauroux Déols.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 1.7°C | 4.9°C | 85 mm | 69 |
| February | 9.2°C | 1.4°C | 5.3°C | 71 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.1°C | 3.3°C | 8.2°C | 69 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.4°C | 10.8°C | 79 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.9°C | 14.5°C | 87 mm | 213 |
| June | 24.0°C | 12.2°C | 18.1°C | 69 mm | 218 |
| July | 26.4°C | 13.8°C | 20.1°C | 61 mm | 243 |
| August | 26.4°C | 13.7°C | 20.1°C | 69 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.2°C | 10.3°C | 16.3°C | 70 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.3°C | 8.4°C | 12.9°C | 91 mm | 129 |
| November | 11.9°C | 4.6°C | 8.2°C | 90 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.7°C | 2.3°C | 5.5°C | 94 mm | 63 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 7.2°C | 12.1°C | 934 mm | 1,891 |
Where Saint-Plantaire’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Éguzon, 5.3 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, 49 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-Plantaire’s climate
How warm does Saint-Plantaire get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°C. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, more than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Plantaire 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 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Plantaire get?
About 934 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (94 mm) and July the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chateauroux Déols (49 km away), averages 1,891 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Plantaire itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Plantaire, Éguzon, 5.3 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 EGUZON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Plantaire →
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.