Less rain falls on Bonneveau than on 75% of mainland French towns: 682 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.9°C. A year here swings 24°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. None of the 26 towns of 2,500+ in Loir-et-Cher has milder January nights. Expect about 38 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais station, 31 km south-west; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Bonneveau at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais station.
What a year in Bonneveau feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais.
About 682 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 26 towns of 2,500+ in Loir-et-Cher.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Blois
38 frosts and 56 days of 25°C a year
On about 38 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais: 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 Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais
Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais is 31 km south-west of Bonneveau. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bonneveau itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais (37213003) |
| Distance from the town | 31 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 107 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 101 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 20 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Blois, 37 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 Bonneveau 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 Loir-et-Cher.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneveau | Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais | 25.9°C | 2.5°C | 682 mm |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir 10 km | Saint-Laurent-en-G | 26.0°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.9°C colder | 769 mm |
| Saint-Calais 12 km | Cormes | 25.8°C about the same | 1.7°C 0.8°C colder | 759 mm |
| Vendôme 23 km | Blois | 26.2°C about the same | 1.8°C 0.7°C colder | 641 mm |
| Saint-Ouen 24 km | Blois | 26.2°C about the same | 1.8°C 0.7°C colder | 641 mm |
| Vibraye 27 km | Cormes | 25.8°C about the same | 1.7°C 0.8°C colder | 759 mm |
| Château-Renault 27 km | Saint-Laurent-en-G | 26.0°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.9°C colder | 769 mm |
Bonneveau weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais station; sunshine at Blois.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 2.5°C | 5.1°C | 62 mm | 63 |
| February | 9.2°C | 2.3°C | 5.8°C | 49 mm | 93 |
| March | 12.8°C | 3.8°C | 8.3°C | 48 mm | 148 |
| April | 16.1°C | 5.6°C | 10.8°C | 53 mm | 187 |
| May | 19.8°C | 9.0°C | 14.4°C | 59 mm | 211 |
| June | 23.5°C | 12.0°C | 17.8°C | 50 mm | 210 |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.8°C | 19.8°C | 52 mm | 231 |
| August | 25.7°C | 13.7°C | 19.7°C | 50 mm | 228 |
| September | 22.0°C | 10.8°C | 16.4°C | 52 mm | 187 |
| October | 17.0°C | 8.6°C | 12.8°C | 67 mm | 122 |
| November | 11.5°C | 5.1°C | 8.3°C | 66 mm | 75 |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.8°C | 5.6°C | 73 mm | 59 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 7.5°C | 12.1°C | 682 mm | 1,813 |
Where Bonneveau’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais, 31 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Blois, 37 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 Loir-et-Cher.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bonneveau’s climate
How warm does Bonneveau get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bonneveau get in winter?
February nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 38 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bonneveau get?
About 682 mm a year, less than 75% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (73 mm) and March the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Blois (37 km away), averages 1,813 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bonneveau itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bonneveau, Saint-Christophe-sur-Nais, 31 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 ST-CHRISTOPHE-SUR-NAIS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bonneveau →
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.