Ice on the ground: Chard sees more frosts than 90% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 24.6°C. A year here swings 25°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 77% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 133 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Auzances station, 8.7 km north.
A year in Chard at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Auzances station.
What a year in Chard feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Auzances.
About 898 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Creuse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Chastreix
A frosty town: 68 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Auzances: 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 Auzances
Auzances is 8.7 km north of Chard. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chard itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Auzances (23013001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.7 km north |
| Station altitude | 564 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 703 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Chastreix, 51 km away |
Chard sits 139 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Chard to run about 0.9°C cooler than these figures.
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 Chard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chard | Auzances | 24.6°C | −0.1°C | 898 mm |
| Aubusson 25 km | Aubusson | 25.0°C about the same | −1.2°C 1.1°C colder | 939 mm |
Chard weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Auzances station; sunshine at Chastreix.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.6°C | −0.1°C | 3.2°C | 70 mm | 98 |
| February | 7.7°C | −0.3°C | 3.7°C | 59 mm | 118 |
| March | 11.5°C | 1.8°C | 6.7°C | 61 mm | 153 |
| April | 14.8°C | 4.0°C | 9.4°C | 79 mm | 167 |
| May | 18.5°C | 7.6°C | 13.1°C | 95 mm | 171 |
| June | 22.6°C | 11.1°C | 16.8°C | 80 mm | 196 |
| July | 24.6°C | 12.5°C | 18.6°C | 80 mm | 229 |
| August | 24.8°C | 12.4°C | 18.6°C | 71 mm | 212 |
| September | 20.7°C | 9.0°C | 14.9°C | 76 mm | 177 |
| October | 16.4°C | 6.9°C | 11.7°C | 71 mm | 138 |
| November | 10.5°C | 3.0°C | 6.7°C | 84 mm | 87 |
| December | 7.5°C | 0.7°C | 4.1°C | 74 mm | 92 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 5.7°C | 10.6°C | 898 mm | 1,837 |
Where Chard’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Auzances, 8.7 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1996–2020, 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, Chastreix, 51 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 Chard’s climate
How warm does Chard get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.8°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 69% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chard get in winter?
February nights average −0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 68 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chard get?
About 898 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (95 mm) and February the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chastreix (51 km away), averages 1,837 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chard itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chard, Auzances, 8.7 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 AUZANCES_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chard →
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.