Rainfall in Bazelat tops that of 88% of mainland French towns: 1,031 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.5°C. None of the 4 towns of 2,500+ in Creuse has cooler July afternoons. A year here swings 24°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to March, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s La Souterraine station, 13 km south-west.
A year in Bazelat at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Souterraine station.
What a year in Bazelat feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Souterraine.
About 1,031 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Creuse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bourganeuf
46 frosts and 49 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Souterraine: 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 La Souterraine
La Souterraine is 13 km south-west of Bazelat. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bazelat itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Souterraine (23176001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 370 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 341 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourganeuf, 47 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 Bazelat 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazelat | La Souterraine | 24.8°C | 1.5°C | 1,031 mm |
| La Souterraine 13 km | same station | 24.8°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 1,031 mm |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse 27 km | Rosnay | 26.7°C 1.9°C warmer | 2.1°C 0.6°C milder | 721 mm |
Bazelat weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Souterraine station; sunshine at Bourganeuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | 1.5°C | 4.4°C | 95 mm | 66 |
| February | 8.3°C | 1.2°C | 4.7°C | 80 mm | 96 |
| March | 12.1°C | 3.4°C | 7.7°C | 80 mm | 147 |
| April | 14.9°C | 5.5°C | 10.2°C | 86 mm | 178 |
| May | 18.7°C | 8.8°C | 13.8°C | 91 mm | 201 |
| June | 22.5°C | 12.1°C | 17.3°C | 75 mm | 224 |
| July | 24.8°C | 13.8°C | 19.3°C | 65 mm | 259 |
| August | 25.0°C | 13.8°C | 19.4°C | 75 mm | 235 |
| September | 21.0°C | 10.8°C | 15.9°C | 82 mm | 195 |
| October | 16.4°C | 8.6°C | 12.5°C | 99 mm | 131 |
| November | 10.9°C | 4.5°C | 7.7°C | 101 mm | 78 |
| December | 7.8°C | 2.2°C | 5.0°C | 103 mm | 73 |
| Year | 15.8°C | 7.2°C | 11.5°C | 1,031 mm | 1,882 |
Where Bazelat’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Souterraine, 13 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, 47 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 Bazelat’s climate
How warm does Bazelat get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 69% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bazelat get in winter?
February nights average 1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 46 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bazelat get?
About 1,031 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (103 mm) and July the driest (65 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourganeuf (47 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bazelat itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bazelat, La Souterraine, 13 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 LA SOUTERRAINE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bazelat →
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.