Midwinter lows in Cressanges sink below those of 79% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.5°C. A year here swings 25°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Warm afternoons come less often than in 65% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Montmarault station, 22 km south-west.
A year in Cressanges at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montmarault station.
What a year in Cressanges feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montmarault.
About 812 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th 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: 52 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 52 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montmarault: 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 Montmarault
Montmarault is 22 km south-west of Cressanges. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cressanges itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montmarault (03186001) |
| Distance from the town | 22 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 464 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 416 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 17 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 35 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 Cressanges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cressanges | Montmarault | 25.5°C | 0.6°C | 812 mm |
| Moulins 18 km | Yzeure | 27.0°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 18 km | Paray-sous-Briailles | 27.4°C 1.9°C warmer | 0.3°C about the same | 745 mm |
| Yzeure 19 km | Yzeure | 27.0°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Avermes 20 km | Yzeure | 27.0°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Varennes-sur-Allier 23 km | Paray-sous-Briailles | 27.4°C 1.9°C warmer | 0.3°C about the same | 745 mm |
Cressanges weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montmarault station; sunshine at Lurcy-Lévis Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C | 0.6°C | 3.3°C | 57 mm | 72 |
| February | 7.3°C | 0.6°C | 3.9°C | 50 mm | 102 |
| March | 11.5°C | 2.9°C | 7.2°C | 52 mm | 162 |
| April | 15.0°C | 5.3°C | 10.2°C | 70 mm | 195 |
| May | 19.1°C | 8.9°C | 14.0°C | 87 mm | 213 |
| June | 23.0°C | 12.3°C | 17.7°C | 76 mm | 246 |
| July | 25.5°C | 14.2°C | 19.8°C | 69 mm | 255 |
| August | 25.5°C | 14.1°C | 19.8°C | 74 mm | 237 |
| September | 20.6°C | 10.6°C | 15.6°C | 73 mm | 197 |
| October | 15.5°C | 8.0°C | 11.8°C | 69 mm | 130 |
| November | 9.9°C | 3.8°C | 6.9°C | 75 mm | 80 |
| December | 6.7°C | 1.3°C | 4.0°C | 59 mm | 67 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 6.9°C | 11.2°C | 812 mm | 1,955 |
Where Cressanges’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montmarault, 22 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, 35 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 Cressanges’s climate
How warm does Cressanges get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.5°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cressanges get in winter?
January nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 52 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cressanges get?
About 812 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (87 mm) and February the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lurcy-Lévis Sa (35 km away), averages 1,955 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cressanges itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cressanges, Montmarault, 22 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 MONTMARAULT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cressanges →
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.