Rainfall in Dun-le-Palestel tops that of 88% of mainland French towns: 1,031 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 24.8°C. None of the 4 towns of 2,500+ in Creuse has cooler July afternoons. The rainiest month is December; the driest is July. Frost greets about 46 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s La Souterraine station, 18 km south-west.
A year in Dun-le-Palestel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Souterraine station.
What a year in Dun-le-Palestel 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 18 km south-west of Dun-le-Palestel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Dun-le-Palestel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Souterraine (23176001) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 370 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 369 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 1.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourganeuf, 41 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 Dun-le-Palestel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dun-le-Palestel | La Souterraine | 24.8°C | 1.5°C | 1,031 mm |
| La Souterraine 16 km | same station | 24.8°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 1,031 mm |
| Guéret 22 km | Bonnat | 25.3°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.0°C 0.5°C colder | 887 mm |
| Sainte-Feyre 25 km | Pontarion | 24.9°C about the same | −0.3°C 1.8°C colder | 1,156 mm |
Dun-le-Palestel 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 Dun-le-Palestel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Souterraine, 18 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, 41 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 Dun-le-Palestel’s climate
How warm does Dun-le-Palestel 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 Dun-le-Palestel 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 Dun-le-Palestel 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 (41 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Dun-le-Palestel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Dun-le-Palestel, La Souterraine, 18 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 Dun-le-Palestel →
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