Romorantin-Lanthenay in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Romorantin-Lanthenay sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 180 mm of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Romorantin-Lanthenay's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Romorantin-Lanthenay's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
180 mm
34 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
1.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Romorantin-Lanthenay in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C.

A typical winter day in Romorantin-Lanthenay reaches about 8°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest February.

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How winter really feels in Romorantin-Lanthenay

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 87 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
87
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Romorantin-Lanthenay weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6011.50.98.71.1
Feb / 5010.119.91.7
Mar13° / 5310.50.311.63.6
Apr16° / 5811013.34.9
May20° / 10°6911.5014.95.9
Jun24° / 13°519.3015.76.8
Jul26° / 15°518.3015.36.9
Aug26° / 15°468.2014.17.0
Sep22° / 11°507.8012.46.9
Oct17° / 6911.2010.65.1
Nov11° / 6612.10.19.12.7
Dec / 7012.40.78.31.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Romorantin-Lanthenay gets around 180 mm of rain and snow over 34 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 14 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min in early December to 10 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Romorantin-Lanthenay?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

1.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Romorantin-Lanthenay.

What to pack for Romorantin-Lanthenay in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Romorantin-Lanthenay sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 34 days see rain.

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UV index in Romorantin-Lanthenay in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Romorantin-Lanthenay peaks around July 24 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Romorantin-Lanthenay?

Romorantin-Lanthenay sits at 47.4°N, 1.8°E, 95 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Vierzon, 29 km away.

Topography around Romorantin-Lanthenay

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Romorantin-Lanthenay.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Romorantin-Lanthenay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m.

The land around Romorantin-Lanthenay is covered by trees (46%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
402 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Vierzon 29 km · Blois 41 km · Olivet 56 km · Bourges 58 km · Orléans 61 km · Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle 61 km · Châteauroux 62 km · Saint-Jean-de-Braye 63 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Romorantin-Lanthenay (47.3667°, 1.75°, elevation 95 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.