Frost comes to Ousson-sur-Loire more often than to 83% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 26.6°C. It is a dry place: less rain falls here than on 65% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is May; the driest is February. Waterproofs come out on about 116 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Léré station, 17 km south-east.
A year in Ousson-sur-Loire at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Léré station.
What a year in Ousson-sur-Loire feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Léré.
About 711 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 35th wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loiret.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Avord
A frosty town: 62 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 62 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Léré: 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 Léré
Léré is 17 km south-east of Ousson-sur-Loire. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ousson-sur-Loire itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Léré (18125004) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 139 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 144 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Avord, 61 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 Ousson-sur-Loire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ousson-sur-Loire | Léré | 26.6°C | 0.8°C | 711 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire 3 km | Vailly | 27.1°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.4°C about the same | 793 mm |
| Briare 6.6 km | Nogent-sur-V. | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 739 mm |
| Gien 16 km | Nogent-sur-V. | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 739 mm |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 24 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Nogent-sur-Vernisson 28 km | Nogent-sur-V. | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 739 mm |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère 29 km | Aubigny-sur-Nère | 25.8°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.4°C 0.6°C milder | 789 mm |
Ousson-sur-Loire weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Léré station; sunshine at Avord.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 0.8°C | 4.1°C | 56 mm | 65 |
| February | 9.0°C | 0.5°C | 4.8°C | 48 mm | 88 |
| March | 13.2°C | 2.4°C | 7.8°C | 50 mm | 150 |
| April | 16.9°C | 4.4°C | 10.7°C | 58 mm | 178 |
| May | 20.5°C | 8.1°C | 14.3°C | 67 mm | 208 |
| June | 24.5°C | 11.4°C | 18.0°C | 55 mm | 225 |
| July | 26.6°C | 13.0°C | 19.8°C | 62 mm | 238 |
| August | 26.6°C | 12.7°C | 19.6°C | 59 mm | 231 |
| September | 22.7°C | 9.3°C | 16.0°C | 59 mm | 185 |
| October | 17.6°C | 7.2°C | 12.4°C | 65 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.4°C | 3.6°C | 7.5°C | 66 mm | 73 |
| December | 8.0°C | 1.3°C | 4.6°C | 64 mm | 61 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 6.2°C | 11.6°C | 711 mm | 1,824 |
Where Ousson-sur-Loire’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Léré, 17 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 61 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 Ousson-sur-Loire’s climate
How warm does Ousson-sur-Loire get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 60% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ousson-sur-Loire get in winter?
February nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 62 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ousson-sur-Loire get?
About 711 mm a year, less than 65% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (67 mm) and February the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Avord (61 km away), averages 1,824 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ousson-sur-Loire itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ousson-sur-Loire, Léré, 17 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 LERE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ousson-sur-Loire →
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