Dry weather: only 642 mm a year falls on Cravant, less than on 84% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.8°C. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Frosty nights outnumber those of 69% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Léonard-en-B station, 16 km west.
A year in Cravant at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Léonard-en-B station.
What a year in Cravant feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Léonard-en-B.
About 642 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 50th wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loiret.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Orleans
49 frosts and 67 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 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 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Léonard-en-B: 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-Léonard-en-B
Saint-Léonard-en-B is 16 km west of Cravant. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cravant itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Léonard-en-B (41221001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km west |
| Station altitude | 126 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 118 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Orleans, 23 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 Cravant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cravant | Saint-Léonard-en-B | 26.8°C | 1.7°C | 642 mm |
| Beaugency 6.3 km | Ligny-le-R. | 26.6°C about the same | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 741 mm |
| Meung-sur-Loire 8.8 km | Ligny-le-R. | 26.6°C about the same | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 741 mm |
| Lailly-en-Val 11 km | Ligny-le-R. | 26.6°C about the same | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 741 mm |
| Beauce la Romaine 12 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 642 mm |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan 13 km | Ligny-le-R. | 26.6°C about the same | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 741 mm |
| Cléry-Saint-André 14 km | Ligny-le-R. | 26.6°C about the same | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 741 mm |
Cravant weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Léonard-en-B station; sunshine at Orleans.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 1.7°C | 4.6°C | 53 mm | 64 |
| February | 8.9°C | 1.3°C | 5.1°C | 46 mm | 91 |
| March | 13.2°C | 3.2°C | 8.2°C | 46 mm | 146 |
| April | 16.6°C | 5.0°C | 10.8°C | 48 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.6°C | 14.4°C | 61 mm | 215 |
| June | 23.9°C | 11.7°C | 17.8°C | 53 mm | 220 |
| July | 26.8°C | 13.5°C | 20.1°C | 52 mm | 232 |
| August | 26.7°C | 13.4°C | 20.0°C | 44 mm | 229 |
| September | 22.5°C | 10.5°C | 16.5°C | 49 mm | 185 |
| October | 17.1°C | 8.0°C | 12.5°C | 63 mm | 121 |
| November | 11.2°C | 4.4°C | 7.8°C | 63 mm | 74 |
| December | 7.9°C | 2.1°C | 5.0°C | 65 mm | 61 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 7.0°C | 11.9°C | 642 mm | 1,823 |
Where Cravant’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Léonard-en-B, 16 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, 23 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 Cravant’s climate
How warm does Cravant get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cravant get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cravant get?
About 642 mm a year, less than 84% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (65 mm) and August the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Orleans (23 km away), averages 1,823 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cravant itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cravant, Saint-Léonard-en-B, 16 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-LEONARD-EN-B, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cravant →
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.