Dry weather: only 642 mm a year falls on Le Plessis-l'Échelle, less than on 84% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 26.8°C. Frost is common: about 49 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 69% of mainland French towns. Rain is spread evenly through the year: the wettest month, December, gets little more than the driest, August. Expect about 49 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Léonard-en-B station, 4.9 km west.
A year in Le Plessis-l'Échelle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Léonard-en-B station.
What a year in Le Plessis-l'Échelle feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Léonard-en-B.
About 642 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 22nd wettest of 26 towns of 2,500+ in Loir-et-Cher.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Blois
49 frosts and 67 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 67 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Léonard-en-B: 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-Léonard-en-B
Saint-Léonard-en-B is 4.9 km west of Le Plessis-l'Échelle. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Plessis-l'Échelle itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Léonard-en-B (41221001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.9 km west |
| Station altitude | 126 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 132 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Blois, 22 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 Le Plessis-l'Échelle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Plessis-l'Échelle | Saint-Léonard-en-B | 26.8°C | 1.7°C | 642 mm |
| Mer 14 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 642 mm |
| Beauce la Romaine 14 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 642 mm |
| Beaugency 15 km | Ligny-le-R. | 26.6°C about the same | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 741 mm |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan 17 km | Ligny-le-R. | 26.6°C about the same | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 741 mm |
| Lailly-en-Val 20 km | Ligny-le-R. | 26.6°C about the same | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 741 mm |
| Meung-sur-Loire 20 km | Ligny-le-R. | 26.6°C about the same | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 741 mm |
Le Plessis-l'Échelle weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Léonard-en-B station; sunshine at Blois.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 1.7°C | 4.6°C | 53 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.9°C | 1.3°C | 5.1°C | 46 mm | 93 |
| March | 13.2°C | 3.2°C | 8.2°C | 46 mm | 148 |
| April | 16.6°C | 5.0°C | 10.8°C | 48 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.6°C | 14.4°C | 61 mm | 211 |
| June | 23.9°C | 11.7°C | 17.8°C | 53 mm | 210 |
| July | 26.8°C | 13.5°C | 20.1°C | 52 mm | 231 |
| August | 26.7°C | 13.4°C | 20.0°C | 44 mm | 228 |
| September | 22.5°C | 10.5°C | 16.5°C | 49 mm | 187 |
| October | 17.1°C | 8.0°C | 12.5°C | 63 mm | 122 |
| November | 11.2°C | 4.4°C | 7.8°C | 63 mm | 75 |
| December | 7.9°C | 2.1°C | 5.0°C | 65 mm | 59 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 7.0°C | 11.9°C | 642 mm | 1,813 |
Where Le Plessis-l'Échelle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Léonard-en-B, 4.9 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, Blois, 22 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 Le Plessis-l'Échelle’s climate
How warm does Le Plessis-l'Échelle get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Plessis-l'Échelle get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°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 Le Plessis-l'Échelle get?
About 642 mm a year, less than 84% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (65 mm) and August the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Blois (22 km away), averages 1,813 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Plessis-l'Échelle itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Plessis-l'Échelle, Saint-Léonard-en-B, 4.9 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-LEONARD-EN-B, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Plessis-l'Échelle →
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