Orçay gets more frosts than 82% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 27.0°C. Of the 26 towns of 2,500+ in Loir-et-Cher, it has the warmest July afternoons. The rainiest month is December; the driest is June. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Theillay station, 3.3 km north-west.
A year in Orçay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Theillay station.
What a year in Orçay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Theillay.
About 811 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 26 towns of 2,500+ in Loir-et-Cher.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bourges
A frosty town: 61 frosts and 74 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 74 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Theillay: 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 Theillay
Theillay is 3.3 km north-west of Orçay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Orçay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Theillay (41256002) |
| Distance from the town | 3.3 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 140 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 157 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourges, 32 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 Orçay 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orçay | Theillay | 27.0°C | 1.4°C | 811 mm |
| Vierzon 8.2 km | Vierzon - Veves | 27.9°C 0.9°C warmer | 1.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Méreau 12 km | Vierzon - Veves | 27.9°C 0.9°C warmer | 1.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Salbris 16 km | Nançay | 26.6°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 767 mm |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre 19 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 24 km | Bourges | 26.2°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Villefranche-sur-Cher 26 km | Romorantin | 26.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 696 mm |
Orçay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Theillay station; sunshine at Bourges.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 1.4°C | 4.7°C | 71 mm | 66 |
| February | 9.4°C | 0.9°C | 5.1°C | 58 mm | 94 |
| March | 13.8°C | 2.8°C | 8.3°C | 59 mm | 156 |
| April | 17.2°C | 4.8°C | 11.0°C | 68 mm | 186 |
| May | 21.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.8°C | 74 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.7°C | 11.9°C | 18.3°C | 54 mm | 227 |
| July | 27.0°C | 13.5°C | 20.2°C | 65 mm | 249 |
| August | 26.9°C | 13.1°C | 20.0°C | 62 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.6°C | 9.7°C | 16.1°C | 62 mm | 194 |
| October | 17.4°C | 7.7°C | 12.5°C | 79 mm | 127 |
| November | 11.6°C | 4.2°C | 7.9°C | 76 mm | 77 |
| December | 8.3°C | 1.9°C | 5.1°C | 84 mm | 60 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 6.7°C | 12.0°C | 811 mm | 1,889 |
Where Orçay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Theillay, 3.3 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, Bourges, 32 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 Orçay’s climate
How warm does Orçay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 74 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Orçay get in winter?
February nights average 0.9°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 Orçay get?
About 811 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (84 mm) and June the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourges (32 km away), averages 1,889 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Orçay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Orçay, Theillay, 3.3 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 THEILLAY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Orçay →
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.