Few mainland French towns get more rain than Auriat: 1,184 mm a year
Midwinter brings lows of about 1.0°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 90% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 23°C. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 18–24°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bourganeuf station, 9.9 km north-east.
A year in Auriat at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bourganeuf station.
What a year in Auriat feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bourganeuf.
About 1,184 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 41 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Creuse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bourganeuf
A frosty town: 52 frosts and 39 days of 25°C a year
On about 52 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 39 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bourganeuf: 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 Bourganeuf
Bourganeuf is 9.9 km north-east of Auriat. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Auriat itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bourganeuf (23030004) |
| Distance from the town | 9.9 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 513 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 528 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| 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 Auriat 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auriat | Bourganeuf | 23.5°C | 1.0°C | 1,184 mm |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat 12 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.9°C milder | 1,018 mm |
| Saint-Priest-Taurion 18 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C 1.9°C warmer | 1.7°C 0.7°C milder | 1,100 mm |
| Saint-Just-le-Martel 19 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C 1.9°C warmer | 1.7°C 0.7°C milder | 1,100 mm |
| Ambazac 20 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.9°C milder | 1,018 mm |
| Le Palais-sur-Vienne 24 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.9°C milder | 1,018 mm |
| Rilhac-Rancon 24 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C 1.9°C warmer | 1.7°C 0.7°C milder | 1,100 mm |
Auriat weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bourganeuf station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | 1.0°C | 3.8°C | 108 mm | 66 |
| February | 7.5°C | 0.8°C | 4.1°C | 94 mm | 96 |
| March | 11.2°C | 2.8°C | 7.0°C | 103 mm | 147 |
| April | 14.3°C | 5.0°C | 9.6°C | 108 mm | 178 |
| May | 17.9°C | 8.2°C | 13.0°C | 101 mm | 201 |
| June | 21.7°C | 11.5°C | 16.6°C | 83 mm | 224 |
| July | 23.5°C | 13.0°C | 18.3°C | 86 mm | 259 |
| August | 23.6°C | 12.9°C | 18.3°C | 80 mm | 235 |
| September | 19.8°C | 9.9°C | 14.9°C | 86 mm | 195 |
| October | 15.9°C | 8.1°C | 12.0°C | 98 mm | 131 |
| November | 10.1°C | 4.0°C | 7.1°C | 118 mm | 78 |
| December | 7.3°C | 1.7°C | 4.5°C | 120 mm | 73 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 6.6°C | 10.8°C | 1,184 mm | 1,882 |
Where Auriat’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bourganeuf, 9.9 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 9.9 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 Auriat’s climate
How warm does Auriat get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.6°C. About 39 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 82% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Auriat get in winter?
February nights average 0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 52 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Auriat get?
About 1,184 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (120 mm) and August the driest (80 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourganeuf (9.9 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Auriat itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Auriat, Bourganeuf, 9.9 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 BOURGANEUF, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Auriat →
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.