Ice on the ground: Bouzy-la-Forêt sees more frosts than 76% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 26.8°C. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 74% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. Long walks are most pleasant from May to September, when afternoons reach 21–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Benoît/Loire station, 7.2 km south-west.
A year in Bouzy-la-Forêt at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Benoît/Loire station.
What a year in Bouzy-la-Forêt feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Benoît/Loire.
About 687 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 36th wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loiret.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Orleans
A frosty town: 55 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 55 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Benoît/Loire: 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-Benoît/Loire
Saint-Benoît/Loire is 7.2 km south-west of Bouzy-la-Forêt. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bouzy-la-Forêt itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Benoît/Loire (45270002) |
| Distance from the town | 7.2 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 112 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 127 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Orleans, 47 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 Bouzy-la-Forêt 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 Loiret.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouzy-la-Forêt | Saint-Benoît/Loire | 26.8°C | 1.4°C | 687 mm |
| Sully-sur-Loire 10 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 687 mm |
| Lorris 11 km | Ladon | 26.5°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 685 mm |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Loire 12 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 687 mm |
| Ouzouer-sur-Loire 12 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 687 mm |
| Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel 18 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 687 mm |
| Jargeau 19 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 687 mm |
Bouzy-la-Forêt weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Benoît/Loire station; sunshine at Orleans.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 1.4°C | 4.5°C | 55 mm | 64 |
| February | 9.0°C | 1.0°C | 5.0°C | 51 mm | 91 |
| March | 13.3°C | 3.2°C | 8.2°C | 47 mm | 146 |
| April | 16.9°C | 5.0°C | 11.0°C | 55 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.8°C | 8.9°C | 14.8°C | 70 mm | 215 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.3°C | 18.3°C | 50 mm | 220 |
| July | 26.8°C | 14.0°C | 20.4°C | 56 mm | 232 |
| August | 26.8°C | 13.6°C | 20.2°C | 49 mm | 229 |
| September | 22.4°C | 10.3°C | 16.4°C | 53 mm | 185 |
| October | 17.2°C | 7.9°C | 12.5°C | 62 mm | 121 |
| November | 11.3°C | 4.3°C | 7.8°C | 68 mm | 74 |
| December | 7.9°C | 1.9°C | 4.9°C | 70 mm | 61 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 7.0°C | 12.0°C | 687 mm | 1,823 |
Where Bouzy-la-Forêt’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Benoît/Loire, 7.2 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, Orleans, 47 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 Loiret.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bouzy-la-Forêt’s climate
How warm does Bouzy-la-Forêt get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bouzy-la-Forêt get in winter?
February nights average 1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 55 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bouzy-la-Forêt get?
About 687 mm a year, less than 74% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (70 mm) and March the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Orleans (47 km away), averages 1,823 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bouzy-la-Forêt itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bouzy-la-Forêt, Saint-Benoît/Loire, 7.2 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-BENOIT/LOIRE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bouzy-la-Forêt →
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