Frost comes to Saint-Ay more often than to 75% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 26.0°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 60% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to March, when means dip under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Fleury-les-Aub. station, 14 km north-east.
A year in Saint-Ay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fleury-les-Aub. station.
What a year in Saint-Ay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fleury-les-Aub..
About 729 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 16th 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 61 days of 25°C a year
On about 55 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fleury-les-Aub.: 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 Fleury-les-Aub.
Fleury-les-Aub. is 14 km north-east of Saint-Ay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Ay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fleury-les-Aub. (45147001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 119 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 97 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Orleans, 14 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 Saint-Ay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ay | Fleury-les-Aub. | 26.0°C | 1.4°C | 729 mm |
| Chaingy 2.8 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 729 mm |
| Cléry-Saint-André 4.2 km | Ligny-le-R. | 26.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 741 mm |
| Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin 5.6 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 729 mm |
| Meung-sur-Loire 5.7 km | Ligny-le-R. | 26.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 741 mm |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin 6.5 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 729 mm |
| Ingré 8.5 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 729 mm |
Saint-Ay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fleury-les-Aub. station; sunshine at Orleans.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | 1.4°C | 4.3°C | 59 mm | 64 |
| February | 8.7°C | 0.9°C | 4.8°C | 55 mm | 91 |
| March | 12.9°C | 3.0°C | 7.9°C | 52 mm | 146 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.0°C | 10.6°C | 52 mm | 186 |
| May | 19.9°C | 8.7°C | 14.3°C | 75 mm | 215 |
| June | 23.5°C | 11.9°C | 17.7°C | 53 mm | 220 |
| July | 26.0°C | 13.8°C | 19.9°C | 58 mm | 232 |
| August | 26.1°C | 13.5°C | 19.8°C | 58 mm | 229 |
| September | 21.9°C | 10.2°C | 16.1°C | 56 mm | 185 |
| October | 16.7°C | 7.8°C | 12.3°C | 67 mm | 121 |
| November | 11.0°C | 4.2°C | 7.6°C | 69 mm | 74 |
| December | 7.7°C | 1.9°C | 4.8°C | 75 mm | 61 |
| Year | 16.5°C | 6.9°C | 11.7°C | 729 mm | 1,823 |
Where Saint-Ay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fleury-les-Aub., 14 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, 14 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 Saint-Ay’s climate
How warm does Saint-Ay get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 50% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Ay get in winter?
February nights average 0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 55 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Ay get?
About 729 mm a year, less than 60% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (75 mm) and March the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Orleans (14 km away), averages 1,823 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Ay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Ay, Fleury-les-Aub., 14 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 FLEURY-LES-AUB., edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Ay →
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.