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Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Bourges has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 79°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 35°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 29 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsBourges climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 45 | 48 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 72 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 40 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 55 | 46 | 41 |
| Avg low (°F) | 35 | 34 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 58 | 52 | 47 | 40 | 36 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 45 | 48 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 75 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 40 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | 35 | 34 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 55 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 79 | 79 | 72 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 69 | 69 | 62 | 55 | 46 | 41 |
| Avg low (°F) | 59 | 58 | 52 | 47 | 40 | 36 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 5 | 11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 3 | 4 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.9 | 5 | 11 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 73 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 92 | 88 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 72 | 83 | 90 | 93 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 65 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 92 | 88 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 75 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 60 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 73 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 67 | 72 | 83 | 90 | 93 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Bourges, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.