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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 26°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 2°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 745 mm.
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 (°C) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 58 | 51 | 53 | 62 | 76 | 59 | 64 | 54 | 57 | 74 | 70 | 68 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 58 | 51 | 53 | 62 | 76 | 59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 64 | 54 | 57 | 74 | 70 | 68 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 4 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 (km/h) | 11.0 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 10.9 |
| 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 (km/h) | 11.0 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 8.6 |
| 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 (km/h) | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 10.9 |
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.