Less rain falls on Courcelles-le-Roi than on 75% of mainland French towns: 685 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.5°C. Seasons differ by 25°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 72% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 52 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Ladon station, 20 km south-east.
A year in Courcelles-le-Roi at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ladon station.
What a year in Courcelles-le-Roi feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ladon.
About 685 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 41st wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loiret.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Orleans
A frosty town: 52 frosts and 62 days of 25°C a year
On about 52 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ladon: 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 Ladon
Ladon is 20 km south-east of Courcelles-le-Roi. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Courcelles-le-Roi itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ladon (45178001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 99 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 106 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Orleans, 42 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 Courcelles-le-Roi 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courcelles-le-Roi | Ladon | 26.5°C | 1.5°C | 685 mm |
| Pithiviers 9.7 km | Boigneville | 26.0°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.7°C about the same | 616 mm |
| Puiseaux 16 km | Boigneville | 26.0°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.7°C about the same | 616 mm |
| Neuville-aux-Bois 20 km | Loury | 26.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Loury 20 km | Loury | 26.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Traînou 21 km | Loury | 26.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Le Malesherbois 22 km | Boigneville | 26.0°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.7°C about the same | 616 mm |
Courcelles-le-Roi weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ladon station; sunshine at Orleans.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | 1.5°C | 4.4°C | 52 mm | 64 |
| February | 8.6°C | 1.1°C | 4.9°C | 48 mm | 91 |
| March | 12.9°C | 2.9°C | 7.9°C | 47 mm | 146 |
| April | 16.4°C | 4.9°C | 10.7°C | 52 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.1°C | 8.5°C | 14.3°C | 68 mm | 215 |
| June | 23.7°C | 11.7°C | 17.7°C | 58 mm | 220 |
| July | 26.5°C | 13.5°C | 20.0°C | 56 mm | 232 |
| August | 26.4°C | 13.3°C | 19.8°C | 56 mm | 229 |
| September | 22.0°C | 10.1°C | 16.1°C | 56 mm | 185 |
| October | 16.8°C | 7.9°C | 12.4°C | 60 mm | 121 |
| November | 11.0°C | 4.4°C | 7.7°C | 64 mm | 74 |
| December | 7.7°C | 2.2°C | 4.9°C | 69 mm | 61 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 6.8°C | 11.7°C | 685 mm | 1,823 |
Where Courcelles-le-Roi’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ladon, 20 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, 42 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 Courcelles-le-Roi’s climate
How warm does Courcelles-le-Roi get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.5°C. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, more than 52% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Courcelles-le-Roi get in winter?
February nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 52 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Courcelles-le-Roi get?
About 685 mm a year, less than 75% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (69 mm) and March the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Orleans (42 km away), averages 1,823 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Courcelles-le-Roi itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Courcelles-le-Roi, Ladon, 20 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 LADON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Courcelles-le-Roi →
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