Frosty mornings in Chaon outnumber those of 82% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 26.6°C. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, more than in 65% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Lamotte-Beuvron station, 12 km west.
A year in Chaon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lamotte-Beuvron station.
What a year in Chaon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lamotte-Beuvron.
About 768 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 26 towns of 2,500+ in Loir-et-Cher.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Romorantin
A frosty town: 61 frosts and 70 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lamotte-Beuvron: 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 Lamotte-Beuvron
Lamotte-Beuvron is 12 km west of Chaon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chaon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lamotte-Beuvron (41106001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km west |
| Station altitude | 117 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 127 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Romorantin, 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 Chaon 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaon | Lamotte-Beuvron | 26.6°C | 1.3°C | 768 mm |
| Lamotte-Beuvron 11 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 768 mm |
| La Ferté-Saint-Aubin 21 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 768 mm |
| Sully-sur-Loire 22 km | Saint-Benoît/Loire | 26.8°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 687 mm |
| Salbris 22 km | Nançay | 26.6°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 767 mm |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère 24 km | Aubigny-sur-Nère | 25.8°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 789 mm |
| Jargeau 28 km | Saint-Benoît/Loire | 26.8°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 687 mm |
Chaon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lamotte-Beuvron station; sunshine at Romorantin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 1.3°C | 4.5°C | 66 mm | 61 |
| February | 9.3°C | 0.7°C | 5.0°C | 59 mm | 85 |
| March | 13.6°C | 2.8°C | 8.2°C | 57 mm | 145 |
| April | 17.0°C | 4.7°C | 10.9°C | 60 mm | 177 |
| May | 20.7°C | 8.6°C | 14.6°C | 72 mm | 197 |
| June | 24.2°C | 11.9°C | 18.0°C | 53 mm | 211 |
| July | 26.6°C | 13.6°C | 20.1°C | 61 mm | 229 |
| August | 26.7°C | 13.0°C | 19.8°C | 55 mm | 226 |
| September | 22.5°C | 9.6°C | 16.1°C | 55 mm | 182 |
| October | 17.3°C | 7.4°C | 12.4°C | 73 mm | 120 |
| November | 11.5°C | 4.0°C | 7.7°C | 77 mm | 67 |
| December | 8.1°C | 1.8°C | 4.9°C | 81 mm | 55 |
| Year | 17.1°C | 6.6°C | 11.8°C | 768 mm | 1,752 |
Where Chaon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lamotte-Beuvron, 12 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, Romorantin, 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 Loir-et-Cher.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Chaon’s climate
How warm does Chaon get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, more than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chaon get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chaon get?
About 768 mm a year, more than 53% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (81 mm) and June the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Romorantin (49 km away), averages 1,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chaon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chaon, Lamotte-Beuvron, 12 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 LAMOTTE-BEUVRON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chaon →
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