The climate in Velles sits close to the middle of mainland French towns
About 816 mm of rain falls in a typical year; July afternoons reach 26.5°C and January nights drop to 1.9°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 69% of mainland French towns. Only 25°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Châteauroux station, 11 km north.
A year in Velles at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Châteauroux station.
What a year in Velles feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Châteauroux.
About 816 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and August the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Indre.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Chateauroux Déols
50 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 50 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Châteauroux: 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 Châteauroux
Châteauroux is 11 km north of Velles. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Velles itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Châteauroux (36044001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north |
| Station altitude | 161 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 131 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chateauroux Déols, 21 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 Velles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velles | Châteauroux | 26.5°C | 1.9°C | 816 mm |
| Le Poinçonnet 10 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Saint-Maur 13 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Châteauroux 13 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Ardentes 14 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse 15 km | Rosnay | 26.7°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 721 mm |
| Déols 17 km | Chateauroux Déols | 26.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 729 mm |
Velles weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Châteauroux station; sunshine at Chateauroux Déols.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 1.9°C | 4.8°C | 71 mm | 69 |
| February | 9.1°C | 1.4°C | 5.3°C | 58 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.2°C | 3.5°C | 8.4°C | 59 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.4°C | 5.3°C | 10.8°C | 71 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.9°C | 14.5°C | 76 mm | 213 |
| June | 24.1°C | 12.5°C | 18.3°C | 57 mm | 218 |
| July | 26.5°C | 14.3°C | 20.4°C | 61 mm | 243 |
| August | 26.6°C | 14.1°C | 20.4°C | 56 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.6°C | 10.8°C | 16.7°C | 64 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.5°C | 8.5°C | 13.0°C | 83 mm | 129 |
| November | 11.7°C | 4.7°C | 8.2°C | 78 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.4°C | 5.3°C | 82 mm | 63 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 7.4°C | 12.2°C | 816 mm | 1,891 |
Where Velles’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Châteauroux, 11 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, 21 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 Velles’s climate
How warm does Velles get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Velles get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 50 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Velles get?
About 816 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (83 mm) and August the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chateauroux Déols (21 km away), averages 1,891 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Velles itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Velles, Châteauroux, 11 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 CHATEAUROUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Velles →
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.