Aubusson is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.0°C on average. Rain peaks in May and eases off in February. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 82% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside from June to August, when highs sit at 23–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Aubusson station, 1.4 km east.
A year in Aubusson at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aubusson station.
What a year in Aubusson feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aubusson.
About 939 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Creuse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bourganeuf
A frosty town: 99 frosts and 55 days of 25°C a year
On about 99 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aubusson: 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 Aubusson
Aubusson is 1.4 km east of Aubusson. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Aubusson itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aubusson (23008004) |
| Distance from the town | 1.4 km east |
| Station altitude | 486 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 445 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourganeuf, 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 Aubusson 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 Creuse.
Aubusson weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aubusson station; sunshine at Bourganeuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | −1.2°C | 3.1°C | 73 mm | 66 |
| February | 8.5°C | −1.7°C | 3.4°C | 66 mm | 96 |
| March | 12.3°C | 0.2°C | 6.3°C | 67 mm | 147 |
| April | 15.1°C | 2.2°C | 8.7°C | 87 mm | 178 |
| May | 19.0°C | 5.8°C | 12.4°C | 91 mm | 201 |
| June | 22.7°C | 9.3°C | 16.0°C | 86 mm | 224 |
| July | 25.0°C | 10.8°C | 17.9°C | 77 mm | 259 |
| August | 25.2°C | 10.4°C | 17.8°C | 76 mm | 235 |
| September | 21.2°C | 7.0°C | 14.1°C | 77 mm | 195 |
| October | 16.8°C | 5.2°C | 11.0°C | 73 mm | 131 |
| November | 11.2°C | 1.5°C | 6.4°C | 84 mm | 78 |
| December | 8.0°C | −0.6°C | 3.7°C | 81 mm | 73 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 4.1°C | 10.1°C | 939 mm | 1,882 |
Where Aubusson’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aubusson, 1.4 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, Bourganeuf, 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 Creuse.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Aubusson’s climate
How warm does Aubusson get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.2°C. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Aubusson get in winter?
February nights average −1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 99 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Aubusson get?
About 939 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (91 mm) and February the driest (66 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourganeuf (34 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Aubusson itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Aubusson, Aubusson, 1.4 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 AUBUSSON_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Aubusson →
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