Frosty mornings in Couleuvre outnumber those of 85% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.4°C. Of the 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier, it is the driest. Expect the heaviest rain in May and the lightest in March. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from May to September, with highs of 20–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lurcy-Lévis Sa station, 6.5 km north-east.
A year in Couleuvre at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lurcy-Lévis Sa station.
What a year in Couleuvre feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lurcy-Lévis Sa.
About 717 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 20 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 Lurcy-Lévis Sa
A frosty town: 64 frosts and 64 days of 25°C a year
On about 64 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lurcy-Lévis Sa: 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 Lurcy-Lévis Sa
Lurcy-Lévis Sa is 6.5 km north-east of Couleuvre. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Couleuvre itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lurcy-Lévis Sa (03155003) |
| Distance from the town | 6.5 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 225 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 249 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Couleuvre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couleuvre | Lurcy-Lévis Sa | 26.4°C | 0.6°C | 717 mm |
| Sancoins 17 km | Sancoins | 27.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.4°C about the same | 801 mm |
Couleuvre weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lurcy-Lévis Sa station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | 0.6°C | 3.9°C | 53 mm | 72 |
| February | 8.7°C | 0.3°C | 4.5°C | 47 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.0°C | 2.3°C | 7.7°C | 46 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.2°C | 4.4°C | 10.3°C | 64 mm | 195 |
| May | 20.0°C | 8.2°C | 14.1°C | 78 mm | 213 |
| June | 23.9°C | 11.6°C | 17.8°C | 58 mm | 246 |
| July | 26.4°C | 13.3°C | 19.8°C | 55 mm | 255 |
| August | 26.4°C | 13.0°C | 19.7°C | 62 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.1°C | 9.3°C | 15.7°C | 60 mm | 197 |
| October | 17.1°C | 7.1°C | 12.1°C | 63 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.3°C | 3.4°C | 7.3°C | 69 mm | 80 |
| December | 7.8°C | 1.1°C | 4.5°C | 62 mm | 67 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 6.2°C | 11.4°C | 717 mm | 1,955 |
Where Couleuvre’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 6.5 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, Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 6.5 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 Couleuvre’s climate
How warm does Couleuvre get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°C. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, more than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Couleuvre get in winter?
February nights average 0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 64 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Couleuvre get?
About 717 mm a year, less than 62% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (78 mm) and March the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lurcy-Lévis Sa (6.5 km away), averages 1,955 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Couleuvre itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Couleuvre, Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 6.5 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 LURCY-LEVIS SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Couleuvre →
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.