January in Ussel-d'Allier bites harder than in 79% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 27.0°C on average. None of the 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier gets less rain. Winter and summer sit 27°C apart. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Chareil-Cintrat station, 7.8 km north.
A year in Ussel-d'Allier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chareil-Cintrat station.
What a year in Ussel-d'Allier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chareil-Cintrat.
About 676 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 18 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: 58 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 58 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chareil-Cintrat: 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 Chareil-Cintrat
Chareil-Cintrat is 7.8 km north of Ussel-d'Allier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ussel-d'Allier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chareil-Cintrat (03059001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.8 km north |
| Station altitude | 286 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 282 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Vichy-Charmeil, 17 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 Ussel-d'Allier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ussel-d'Allier | Chareil-Cintrat | 27.0°C | 0.6°C | 676 mm |
| Gannat 13 km | Charmes | 26.9°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 13 km | Paray-sous-Briailles | 27.4°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 745 mm |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés 19 km | Vichy-Charmeil | 26.8°C about the same | 0.1°C 0.5°C colder | 769 mm |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier 20 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.6°C 1°C milder | 800 mm |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux 20 km | Vichy-Charmeil | 26.8°C about the same | 0.1°C 0.5°C colder | 769 mm |
| Varennes-sur-Allier 20 km | Paray-sous-Briailles | 27.4°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 745 mm |
Ussel-d'Allier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chareil-Cintrat station; sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 0.6°C | 4.0°C | 44 mm | 72 |
| February | 8.9°C | 0.5°C | 4.7°C | 33 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.4°C | 2.6°C | 8.0°C | 40 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.6°C | 4.9°C | 10.7°C | 57 mm | 181 |
| May | 20.5°C | 8.7°C | 14.6°C | 72 mm | 204 |
| June | 24.4°C | 12.2°C | 18.3°C | 63 mm | 225 |
| July | 27.0°C | 14.0°C | 20.5°C | 68 mm | 254 |
| August | 27.0°C | 13.8°C | 20.4°C | 72 mm | 245 |
| September | 22.5°C | 10.2°C | 16.4°C | 61 mm | 190 |
| October | 17.5°C | 7.7°C | 12.6°C | 57 mm | 128 |
| November | 11.5°C | 3.7°C | 7.6°C | 63 mm | 80 |
| December | 7.8°C | 1.3°C | 4.6°C | 48 mm | 61 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 6.7°C | 11.9°C | 676 mm | 1,892 |
Where Ussel-d'Allier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chareil-Cintrat, 7.8 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, 17 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 Ussel-d'Allier’s climate
How warm does Ussel-d'Allier get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ussel-d'Allier get in winter?
February nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 58 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ussel-d'Allier get?
About 676 mm a year, less than 77% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (72 mm) and February the driest (33 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Vichy-Charmeil (17 km away), averages 1,892 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ussel-d'Allier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ussel-d'Allier, Chareil-Cintrat, 7.8 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 CHAREIL-CINTRAT_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ussel-d'Allier →
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