Frost comes to Monthou-sur-Cher more often than to 79% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.2°C on average. Rain is light here, less than falls on 77% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 25°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Plan time outside from May to September, when highs sit at 20–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Cheverny station, 21 km north-east.
A year in Monthou-sur-Cher at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cheverny station.
What a year in Monthou-sur-Cher feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cheverny.
About 676 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August 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 Romorantin
A frosty town: 59 frosts and 67 days of 25°C a year
On about 59 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 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cheverny: 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 Cheverny
Cheverny is 21 km north-east of Monthou-sur-Cher. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Monthou-sur-Cher itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cheverny (41050002) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 99 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 96 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Romorantin, 30 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 Monthou-sur-Cher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthou-sur-Cher | Cheverny | 26.2°C | 1.6°C | 676 mm |
| Montrichard Val de Cher 7.3 km | Amboise - Lycee | 25.9°C about the same | 2.3°C 0.7°C milder | 711 mm |
| Saint-Aignan 11 km | Lye | 25.9°C about the same | 2.2°C 0.6°C milder | 673 mm |
| Noyers-sur-Cher 11 km | Lye | 25.9°C about the same | 2.2°C 0.6°C milder | 673 mm |
| Le Controis-en-Sologne 12 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 676 mm |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Cher 12 km | Sublaines | 25.8°C about the same | 2.2°C 0.6°C milder | 647 mm |
| Veuzain-sur-Loire 19 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 676 mm |
Monthou-sur-Cher weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cheverny station; sunshine at Romorantin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 1.6°C | 4.8°C | 58 mm | 61 |
| February | 9.2°C | 1.1°C | 5.2°C | 49 mm | 85 |
| March | 13.4°C | 3.0°C | 8.2°C | 48 mm | 145 |
| April | 16.6°C | 4.8°C | 10.7°C | 50 mm | 177 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.5°C | 14.4°C | 63 mm | 197 |
| June | 23.8°C | 11.8°C | 17.8°C | 52 mm | 211 |
| July | 26.2°C | 13.4°C | 19.8°C | 53 mm | 229 |
| August | 26.2°C | 12.8°C | 19.5°C | 46 mm | 226 |
| September | 22.2°C | 9.6°C | 15.9°C | 50 mm | 182 |
| October | 17.3°C | 7.6°C | 12.4°C | 70 mm | 120 |
| November | 11.6°C | 4.1°C | 7.9°C | 68 mm | 67 |
| December | 8.4°C | 2.0°C | 5.2°C | 71 mm | 55 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 6.7°C | 11.8°C | 676 mm | 1,752 |
Where Monthou-sur-Cher’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cheverny, 21 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, 30 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 Monthou-sur-Cher’s climate
How warm does Monthou-sur-Cher get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 58% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Monthou-sur-Cher get in winter?
February nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 59 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Monthou-sur-Cher get?
About 676 mm a year, less than 77% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (71 mm) and August the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Romorantin (30 km away), averages 1,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Monthou-sur-Cher itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Monthou-sur-Cher, Cheverny, 21 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 CHEVERNY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Monthou-sur-Cher →
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.