Frosty mornings in Archignat outnumber those of 92% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 25.5°C. May is the wettest month, February the driest. Of the 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier, it is the wettest. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 130 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Boussac station, 15 km west.
A year in Archignat at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Boussac station.
What a year in Archignat feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Boussac.
About 896 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lurcy-Lévis Sa
A frosty town: 72 frosts and 57 days of 25°C a year
On about 72 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Boussac: 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 Boussac
Boussac is 15 km west of Archignat. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Archignat itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Boussac (23031002) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km west |
| Station altitude | 380 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 358 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 56 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 Archignat 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 Allier.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archignat | Boussac | 25.5°C | 0.2°C | 896 mm |
| Huriel 5.2 km | same station | 25.5°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 896 mm |
| Domérat 9.6 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Prémilhat 12 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Montluçon 14 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Désertines 15 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Commentry 26 km | Durdat-Larequille | 25.2°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 879 mm |
Archignat weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Boussac station; sunshine at Lurcy-Lévis Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | 0.2°C | 3.8°C | 76 mm | 72 |
| February | 8.5°C | 0.0°C | 4.2°C | 64 mm | 102 |
| March | 12.4°C | 1.6°C | 7.0°C | 70 mm | 162 |
| April | 15.7°C | 3.9°C | 9.8°C | 79 mm | 195 |
| May | 19.4°C | 7.5°C | 13.4°C | 86 mm | 213 |
| June | 23.3°C | 10.9°C | 17.1°C | 73 mm | 246 |
| July | 25.5°C | 12.3°C | 18.9°C | 72 mm | 255 |
| August | 25.6°C | 12.1°C | 18.8°C | 70 mm | 237 |
| September | 21.6°C | 8.6°C | 15.1°C | 68 mm | 197 |
| October | 17.2°C | 6.9°C | 12.0°C | 75 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.4°C | 3.0°C | 7.2°C | 81 mm | 80 |
| December | 8.0°C | 0.7°C | 4.4°C | 83 mm | 67 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 5.6°C | 11.0°C | 896 mm | 1,955 |
Where Archignat’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Boussac, 15 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 56 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 Allier.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Archignat’s climate
How warm does Archignat get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.6°C. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 58% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Archignat get in winter?
February nights average 0.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 72 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Archignat get?
About 896 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (86 mm) and February the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lurcy-Lévis Sa (56 km away), averages 1,955 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Archignat itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Archignat, Boussac, 15 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 BOUSSAC_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Archignat →
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