Few mainland French towns get more rain than Châtelus-le-Marcheix: 1,184 mm a year
Expect July afternoons of about 23.5°C. Seasons differ by 23°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 90% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 143 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bourganeuf station, 10 km south-east.
A year in Châtelus-le-Marcheix at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bourganeuf station.
What a year in Châtelus-le-Marcheix 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 10 km south-east of Châtelus-le-Marcheix. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Châtelus-le-Marcheix itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bourganeuf (23030004) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 513 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 487 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 Châtelus-le-Marcheix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtelus-le-Marcheix | Bourganeuf | 23.5°C | 1.0°C | 1,184 mm |
| Ambazac 18 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.9°C milder | 1,018 mm |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat 21 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.9°C milder | 1,018 mm |
| Saint-Priest-Taurion 21 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C 1.9°C warmer | 1.7°C 0.7°C milder | 1,100 mm |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe 23 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C 1.9°C warmer | 1.7°C 0.7°C milder | 1,100 mm |
| Saint-Just-le-Martel 24 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C 1.9°C warmer | 1.7°C 0.7°C milder | 1,100 mm |
| Rilhac-Rancon 25 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C 1.9°C warmer | 1.7°C 0.7°C milder | 1,100 mm |
Châtelus-le-Marcheix 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 Châtelus-le-Marcheix’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bourganeuf, 10 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, 10 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 Châtelus-le-Marcheix’s climate
How warm does Châtelus-le-Marcheix 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 Châtelus-le-Marcheix 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 Châtelus-le-Marcheix 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 (10 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Châtelus-le-Marcheix itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Châtelus-le-Marcheix, Bourganeuf, 10 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 Châtelus-le-Marcheix →
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.