January in Colombier bites harder than in 82% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.2°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 75% of mainland French towns. Only 25°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Durdat-Larequille station, 7.7 km west.
A year in Colombier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Durdat-Larequille station.
What a year in Colombier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Durdat-Larequille.
About 879 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd 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: 60 frosts and 55 days of 25°C a year
On about 60 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Durdat-Larequille: 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 Durdat-Larequille
Durdat-Larequille is 7.7 km west of Colombier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Colombier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Durdat-Larequille (03106002) |
| Distance from the town | 7.7 km west |
| Station altitude | 500 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 419 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Vichy-Charmeil, 48 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 Colombier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombier | Durdat-Larequille | 25.2°C | 0.3°C | 879 mm |
| Commentry 4.1 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 879 mm |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines 12 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 879 mm |
| Désertines 16 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Montluçon 17 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Prémilhat 19 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Domérat 21 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
Colombier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Durdat-Larequille station; sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | 0.3°C | 3.5°C | 65 mm | 72 |
| February | 7.9°C | 0.2°C | 4.1°C | 56 mm | 97 |
| March | 11.9°C | 2.5°C | 7.2°C | 58 mm | 156 |
| April | 15.0°C | 4.5°C | 9.8°C | 77 mm | 181 |
| May | 18.9°C | 8.2°C | 13.6°C | 93 mm | 204 |
| June | 22.7°C | 11.6°C | 17.2°C | 76 mm | 225 |
| July | 25.2°C | 13.5°C | 19.4°C | 72 mm | 254 |
| August | 25.4°C | 13.5°C | 19.4°C | 71 mm | 245 |
| September | 20.9°C | 10.1°C | 15.5°C | 85 mm | 190 |
| October | 16.1°C | 7.6°C | 11.8°C | 73 mm | 128 |
| November | 10.4°C | 3.4°C | 6.9°C | 83 mm | 80 |
| December | 7.2°C | 1.2°C | 4.2°C | 71 mm | 61 |
| Year | 15.7°C | 6.4°C | 11.0°C | 879 mm | 1,892 |
Where Colombier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Durdat-Larequille, 7.7 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- 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, 48 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 Colombier’s climate
How warm does Colombier get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.4°C. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 62% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Colombier get in winter?
February nights average 0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 60 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Colombier get?
About 879 mm a year, more than 75% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (93 mm) and February the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Vichy-Charmeil (48 km away), averages 1,892 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Colombier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Colombier, Durdat-Larequille, 7.7 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 DURDAT-LAREQUILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Colombier →
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.