Dry weather: only 673 mm a year falls on Meusnes, less than on 77% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 2.2°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 24°C. Long walks are most pleasant from May to October, when afternoons reach 17–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lye station, 1.9 km south.
A year in Meusnes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lye station.
What a year in Meusnes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lye.
About 673 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 19th wettest of 26 towns of 2,500+ in Loir-et-Cher.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Romorantin
41 frosts and 57 days of 25°C a year
On about 41 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lye: 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 Lye
Lye is 1.9 km south of Meusnes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Meusnes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lye (36107001) |
| Distance from the town | 1.9 km south |
| Station altitude | 130 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 87 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Romorantin, 16 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 Meusnes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meusnes | Lye | 25.9°C | 2.2°C | 673 mm |
| Selles-sur-Cher 5.8 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.1°C 1.1°C colder | 696 mm |
| Noyers-sur-Cher 9 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 673 mm |
| Saint-Aignan 11 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 673 mm |
| Chabris 11 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.1°C 1.1°C colder | 696 mm |
| Villefranche-sur-Cher 21 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.1°C 1.1°C colder | 696 mm |
| Romorantin-Lanthenay 22 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.1°C 1.1°C colder | 696 mm |
Meusnes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lye station; sunshine at Romorantin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 2.2°C | 4.8°C | 61 mm | 61 |
| February | 8.9°C | 2.1°C | 5.5°C | 49 mm | 85 |
| March | 12.9°C | 3.9°C | 8.4°C | 47 mm | 145 |
| April | 16.2°C | 5.9°C | 11.1°C | 56 mm | 177 |
| May | 19.9°C | 9.4°C | 14.6°C | 64 mm | 197 |
| June | 23.6°C | 12.5°C | 18.1°C | 45 mm | 211 |
| July | 25.9°C | 14.2°C | 20.1°C | 52 mm | 229 |
| August | 26.0°C | 14.0°C | 20.0°C | 51 mm | 226 |
| September | 22.0°C | 10.8°C | 16.4°C | 50 mm | 182 |
| October | 17.1°C | 8.5°C | 12.8°C | 67 mm | 120 |
| November | 11.2°C | 4.9°C | 8.1°C | 62 mm | 67 |
| December | 7.9°C | 2.6°C | 5.3°C | 69 mm | 55 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 7.6°C | 12.1°C | 673 mm | 1,752 |
Where Meusnes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lye, 1.9 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, Romorantin, 16 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 Meusnes’s climate
How warm does Meusnes get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Meusnes get in winter?
February nights average 2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 41 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Meusnes get?
About 673 mm a year, less than 77% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (69 mm) and June the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Romorantin (16 km away), averages 1,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Meusnes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Meusnes, Lye, 1.9 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 LYE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Meusnes →
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.