Frost comes to La Bussière more often than to 74% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.2°C. Expect the heaviest rain in December and the lightest in March. Waterproofs come out on about 120 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Nogent-sur-V. station, 9.9 km north.
A year in La Bussière at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nogent-sur-V. station.
What a year in La Bussière feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nogent-sur-V..
About 739 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loiret.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Avord
A frosty town: 53 frosts and 60 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nogent-sur-V.: 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 Nogent-sur-V.
Nogent-sur-V. is 9.9 km north of La Bussière. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Bussière itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nogent-sur-V. (45229001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.9 km north |
| Station altitude | 145 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 160 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Avord, 78 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 La Bussière 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bussière | Nogent-sur-V. | 26.2°C | 1.2°C | 739 mm |
| Gien 11 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 739 mm |
| Nogent-sur-Vernisson 11 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 739 mm |
| Briare 12 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 739 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire 18 km | Vailly | 27.1°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.4°C 0.8°C colder | 793 mm |
| Ouzouer-sur-Loire 21 km | Saint-Benoît/Loire | 26.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 687 mm |
| Lorris 24 km | Ladon | 26.5°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 685 mm |
La Bussière weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nogent-sur-V. station; sunshine at Avord.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | 1.2°C | 4.2°C | 62 mm | 65 |
| February | 8.6°C | 1.0°C | 4.8°C | 54 mm | 88 |
| March | 12.9°C | 3.1°C | 8.0°C | 53 mm | 150 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.1°C | 10.7°C | 55 mm | 178 |
| May | 20.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.3°C | 73 mm | 208 |
| June | 23.6°C | 11.9°C | 17.7°C | 56 mm | 225 |
| July | 26.2°C | 13.6°C | 19.9°C | 61 mm | 238 |
| August | 26.2°C | 13.4°C | 19.8°C | 57 mm | 231 |
| September | 21.8°C | 10.1°C | 16.0°C | 53 mm | 185 |
| October | 16.9°C | 7.9°C | 12.4°C | 72 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.0°C | 4.2°C | 7.6°C | 69 mm | 73 |
| December | 7.6°C | 1.8°C | 4.7°C | 73 mm | 61 |
| Year | 16.5°C | 6.8°C | 11.7°C | 739 mm | 1,824 |
Where La Bussière’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nogent-sur-V., 9.9 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, Avord, 78 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 La Bussière’s climate
How warm does La Bussière get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Bussière get in winter?
February nights average 1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 53 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Bussière get?
About 739 mm a year, less than 57% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (73 mm) and March the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Avord (78 km away), averages 1,824 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Bussière itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Bussière, Nogent-sur-V., 9.9 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 NOGENT-SUR-V., edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Bussière →
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