Weather without surprises: Mesland keeps close to the norm for mainland French towns
January nights average 2.3°C, July afternoons 25.9°C, and a year brings 711 mm of rain. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 65% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 24°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Frost greets about 38 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Amboise - Lycee station, 17 km south-west.
A year in Mesland at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Amboise - Lycee station.
What a year in Mesland feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Amboise - Lycee.
About 711 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th 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 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 38 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Amboise - Lycee: 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 Amboise - Lycee
Amboise - Lycee is 17 km south-west of Mesland. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Mesland itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Amboise - Lycee (37003004) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 116 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 86 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Blois, 20 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 Mesland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesland | Amboise - Lycee | 25.9°C | 2.3°C | 711 mm |
| Veuzain-sur-Loire 4.9 km | Cheverny | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.7°C colder | 676 mm |
| Nazelles-Négron 15 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Amboise 15 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Chailles 15 km | Cheverny | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.7°C colder | 676 mm |
| Château-Renault 17 km | Saint-Laurent-en-G | 26.0°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.7°C colder | 769 mm |
| Blois 18 km | Cheverny | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C 0.7°C colder | 676 mm |
Mesland weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Amboise - Lycee station; sunshine at Blois.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 2.3°C | 4.9°C | 62 mm | 63 |
| February | 9.0°C | 2.2°C | 5.6°C | 54 mm | 93 |
| March | 12.9°C | 4.1°C | 8.5°C | 49 mm | 148 |
| April | 16.3°C | 6.1°C | 11.2°C | 51 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.0°C | 9.6°C | 14.8°C | 61 mm | 211 |
| June | 23.7°C | 12.7°C | 18.2°C | 55 mm | 210 |
| July | 25.9°C | 14.3°C | 20.1°C | 55 mm | 231 |
| August | 25.9°C | 14.2°C | 20.0°C | 53 mm | 228 |
| September | 22.0°C | 11.1°C | 16.6°C | 55 mm | 187 |
| October | 17.0°C | 8.9°C | 12.9°C | 70 mm | 122 |
| November | 11.4°C | 5.1°C | 8.2°C | 71 mm | 75 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.7°C | 5.4°C | 76 mm | 59 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 7.8°C | 12.2°C | 711 mm | 1,813 |
Where Mesland’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Amboise - Lycee, 17 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, 20 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 Mesland’s climate
How warm does Mesland get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Mesland get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 38 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Mesland get?
About 711 mm a year, less than 65% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (76 mm) and March the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Blois (20 km away), averages 1,813 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Mesland itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Mesland, Amboise - Lycee, 17 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 AMBOISE - LYCEE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Mesland →
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.