Winter nights in Bransat are colder than in 80% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 27.0°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 27°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 68% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 113 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Louchy-Montfand station, 2.5 km south.
A year in Bransat at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Louchy-Montfand station.
What a year in Bransat feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Louchy-Montfand.
About 741 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 21st wettest of 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil
A frosty town: 59 frosts and 73 days of 25°C a year
On about 59 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Louchy-Montfand: 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 Louchy-Montfand
Louchy-Montfand is 2.5 km south of Bransat. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bransat itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Louchy-Montfand (03149002) |
| Distance from the town | 2.5 km south |
| Station altitude | 281 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 302 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Vichy-Charmeil, 22 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 Bransat 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bransat | Louchy-Montfand | 27.0°C | 0.5°C | 741 mm |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 5.1 km | Paray-sous-Briailles | 27.4°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 745 mm |
| Varennes-sur-Allier 13 km | Paray-sous-Briailles | 27.4°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 745 mm |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés 21 km | Vichy-Charmeil | 26.8°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux 24 km | Vichy-Charmeil | 26.8°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Gannat 26 km | Charmes | 26.9°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
| Vichy 27 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.1°C milder | 800 mm |
Bransat weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Louchy-Montfand station; sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 0.5°C | 4.0°C | 55 mm | 72 |
| February | 9.1°C | 0.6°C | 4.8°C | 41 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.3°C | 2.5°C | 7.9°C | 49 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.9°C | 4.9°C | 10.9°C | 61 mm | 181 |
| May | 20.6°C | 8.6°C | 14.6°C | 78 mm | 204 |
| June | 24.8°C | 12.1°C | 18.4°C | 63 mm | 225 |
| July | 27.0°C | 13.9°C | 20.4°C | 71 mm | 254 |
| August | 26.9°C | 13.5°C | 20.2°C | 73 mm | 245 |
| September | 22.6°C | 9.9°C | 16.3°C | 58 mm | 190 |
| October | 17.9°C | 7.4°C | 12.7°C | 61 mm | 128 |
| November | 11.6°C | 3.5°C | 7.6°C | 73 mm | 80 |
| December | 8.0°C | 1.1°C | 4.5°C | 58 mm | 61 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 6.5°C | 11.9°C | 741 mm | 1,892 |
Where Bransat’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Louchy-Montfand, 2.5 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, Vichy-Charmeil, 22 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 Bransat’s climate
How warm does Bransat get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bransat get in winter?
January nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 59 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bransat get?
About 741 mm a year, less than 54% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (78 mm) and February the driest (41 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Vichy-Charmeil (22 km away), averages 1,892 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bransat itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bransat, Louchy-Montfand, 2.5 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 LOUCHY-MONTFAND, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bransat →
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.