Fransèches sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
Expect July afternoons of about 24.7°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 87% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. Waterproofs come out on about 136 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Néoux station, 21 km south-east.
A year in Fransèches at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Néoux station.
What a year in Fransèches feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Néoux.
About 978 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Creuse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bourganeuf
A frosty town: 84 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 84 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Néoux: 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 Néoux
Néoux is 21 km south-east of Fransèches. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fransèches itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Néoux (23142001) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 585 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 587 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourganeuf, 26 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 Fransèches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fransèches | Néoux | 24.7°C | −0.6°C | 978 mm |
| Aubusson 13 km | Aubusson | 25.0°C about the same | −1.2°C 0.6°C colder | 939 mm |
| Sainte-Feyre 17 km | Pontarion | 24.9°C about the same | −0.3°C about the same | 1,156 mm |
| Guéret 21 km | Bonnat | 25.3°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.0°C 1.6°C milder | 887 mm |
Fransèches weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Néoux station; sunshine at Bourganeuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | −0.6°C | 3.0°C | 75 mm | 66 |
| February | 7.8°C | −1.1°C | 3.3°C | 68 mm | 96 |
| March | 11.8°C | 1.1°C | 6.5°C | 65 mm | 147 |
| April | 14.7°C | 3.2°C | 9.0°C | 92 mm | 178 |
| May | 18.6°C | 6.6°C | 12.6°C | 95 mm | 201 |
| June | 22.5°C | 10.0°C | 16.2°C | 86 mm | 224 |
| July | 24.7°C | 11.5°C | 18.1°C | 84 mm | 259 |
| August | 24.9°C | 11.2°C | 18.0°C | 80 mm | 235 |
| September | 20.6°C | 7.8°C | 14.2°C | 81 mm | 195 |
| October | 16.2°C | 6.1°C | 11.1°C | 79 mm | 131 |
| November | 10.5°C | 2.3°C | 6.4°C | 89 mm | 78 |
| December | 7.4°C | 0.1°C | 3.7°C | 83 mm | 73 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 4.8°C | 10.2°C | 978 mm | 1,882 |
Where Fransèches’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Néoux, 21 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, 26 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 Fransèches’s climate
How warm does Fransèches get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.9°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fransèches get in winter?
February nights average −1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 84 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fransèches get?
About 978 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (95 mm) and March the driest (65 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourganeuf (26 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Fransèches itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fransèches, Néoux, 21 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 NEOUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fransèches →
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