Midwinter lows in Vernusse sink below those of 79% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 25.5°C. Days of 25°C are scarce: about 53 a year, fewer than in 65% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 25°C across the year, low to high. Plan for rain on about 126 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montmarault station, 5.8 km north.
A year in Vernusse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montmarault station.
What a year in Vernusse 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 Vichy-Charmeil
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 5.8 km north of Vernusse. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vernusse itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montmarault (03186001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.8 km north |
| Station altitude | 464 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 421 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Vichy-Charmeil, 34 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 Vernusse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernusse | Montmarault | 25.5°C | 0.6°C | 812 mm |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines 16 km | Durdat-Larequille | 25.2°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 879 mm |
| Commentry 18 km | Durdat-Larequille | 25.2°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 879 mm |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 24 km | Paray-sous-Briailles | 27.4°C 1.9°C warmer | 0.3°C about the same | 745 mm |
| Gannat 25 km | Charmes | 26.9°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
Vernusse weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montmarault station; sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil.
| 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 | 97 |
| March | 11.5°C | 2.9°C | 7.2°C | 52 mm | 156 |
| April | 15.0°C | 5.3°C | 10.2°C | 70 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.1°C | 8.9°C | 14.0°C | 87 mm | 204 |
| June | 23.0°C | 12.3°C | 17.7°C | 76 mm | 225 |
| July | 25.5°C | 14.2°C | 19.8°C | 69 mm | 254 |
| August | 25.5°C | 14.1°C | 19.8°C | 74 mm | 245 |
| September | 20.6°C | 10.6°C | 15.6°C | 73 mm | 190 |
| October | 15.5°C | 8.0°C | 11.8°C | 69 mm | 128 |
| 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 | 61 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 6.9°C | 11.2°C | 812 mm | 1,892 |
Where Vernusse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montmarault, 5.8 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, 34 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 Vernusse’s climate
How warm does Vernusse 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 Vernusse 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 Vernusse 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, Vichy-Charmeil (34 km away), averages 1,892 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vernusse itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vernusse, Montmarault, 5.8 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 MONTMARAULT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vernusse →
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