Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Clairavaux
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 23.5°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 91% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in November and eases off in February. Waterproofs come out on about 142 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s La Courtine station, 12 km south-east.
A year in Clairavaux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Courtine station.
What a year in Clairavaux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Courtine.
About 1,093 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 36 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
A frosty town: 96 frosts and 42 days of 25°C a year
On about 96 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 10 days it stays below freezing all day. About 42 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Courtine: 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 Courtine
La Courtine is 12 km south-east of Clairavaux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Clairavaux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Courtine (23067001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 772 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 729 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourganeuf, 39 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 Clairavaux 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.
Clairavaux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Courtine station; sunshine at Bourganeuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8°C | −1.5°C | 2.2°C | 94 mm | 66 |
| February | 6.8°C | −1.9°C | 2.5°C | 78 mm | 96 |
| March | 10.7°C | 0.3°C | 5.5°C | 79 mm | 147 |
| April | 13.5°C | 2.4°C | 8.0°C | 101 mm | 178 |
| May | 17.5°C | 5.9°C | 11.7°C | 95 mm | 201 |
| June | 21.3°C | 9.2°C | 15.3°C | 88 mm | 224 |
| July | 23.5°C | 10.8°C | 17.2°C | 79 mm | 259 |
| August | 23.6°C | 10.5°C | 17.1°C | 80 mm | 235 |
| September | 19.4°C | 7.3°C | 13.4°C | 90 mm | 195 |
| October | 15.0°C | 5.2°C | 10.1°C | 89 mm | 131 |
| November | 9.4°C | 1.4°C | 5.4°C | 113 mm | 78 |
| December | 6.5°C | −0.8°C | 2.8°C | 105 mm | 73 |
| Year | 14.4°C | 4.1°C | 9.3°C | 1,093 mm | 1,882 |
Where Clairavaux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Courtine, 12 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, 39 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 Clairavaux’s climate
How warm does Clairavaux get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.6°C. About 42 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 78% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Clairavaux get in winter?
February nights average −1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 96 nights a year, and about 10 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Clairavaux get?
About 1,093 mm a year, more than 91% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (113 mm) and February the driest (78 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourganeuf (39 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Clairavaux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Clairavaux, La Courtine, 12 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 COURTINE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Clairavaux →
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.