Santeau gets more frosts than 77% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.7°C. Warm afternoons come more often than in 65% of mainland French towns. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Loury station, 12 km south-west.
A year in Santeau at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Loury station.
What a year in Santeau feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Loury.
About 757 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loiret.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Orleans
A frosty town: 56 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 23 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Loury: 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 Loury
Loury is 12 km south-west of Santeau. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Santeau itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Loury (45188001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 130 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 115 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Orleans, 30 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 Santeau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santeau | Loury | 26.7°C | 1.6°C | 757 mm |
| Neuville-aux-Bois 7.8 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Loury 11 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Pithiviers 12 km | Boigneville | 26.0°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.7°C about the same | 616 mm |
| Traînou 14 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Fay-aux-Loges 19 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Toury 19 km | Trinay | 25.7°C 1°C cooler | 1.5°C about the same | 645 mm |
Santeau weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Loury station; sunshine at Orleans.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 1.6°C | 4.5°C | 62 mm | 64 |
| February | 8.8°C | 1.1°C | 4.9°C | 55 mm | 91 |
| March | 13.1°C | 3.1°C | 8.1°C | 53 mm | 146 |
| April | 16.7°C | 5.0°C | 10.8°C | 56 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.4°C | 8.6°C | 14.5°C | 75 mm | 215 |
| June | 24.0°C | 11.8°C | 17.9°C | 65 mm | 220 |
| July | 26.7°C | 13.6°C | 20.1°C | 56 mm | 232 |
| August | 26.6°C | 13.3°C | 19.9°C | 58 mm | 229 |
| September | 22.3°C | 10.3°C | 16.3°C | 59 mm | 185 |
| October | 17.0°C | 7.9°C | 12.4°C | 70 mm | 121 |
| November | 11.2°C | 4.4°C | 7.8°C | 72 mm | 74 |
| December | 7.8°C | 2.0°C | 4.9°C | 78 mm | 61 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 6.9°C | 11.8°C | 757 mm | 1,823 |
Where Santeau’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Loury, 12 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, 30 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 Santeau’s climate
How warm does Santeau get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 23 reach 30°C.
How cold does Santeau get in winter?
February nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Santeau get?
About 757 mm a year, more than 50% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (78 mm) and March the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Orleans (30 km away), averages 1,823 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Santeau itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Santeau, Loury, 12 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 LOURY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Santeau →
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.