More rain falls on Lafat than on 82% of mainland French towns: 934 mm a year
Midwinter brings lows of about 1.7°C. Seasons differ by 25°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 68% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 131 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Éguzon station, 11 km north.
A year in Lafat at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Éguzon station.
What a year in Lafat feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Éguzon.
About 934 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 28 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 Bourganeuf
49 frosts and 65 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Éguzon: 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 Éguzon
Éguzon is 11 km north of Lafat. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lafat itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Éguzon (36070001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north |
| Station altitude | 272 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 315 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourganeuf, 45 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 Lafat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafat | Éguzon | 26.4°C | 1.7°C | 934 mm |
| La Souterraine 15 km | La Souterraine | 24.8°C 1.6°C cooler | 1.5°C about the same | 1,031 mm |
| Guéret 27 km | Bonnat | 25.3°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.0°C 0.7°C colder | 887 mm |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse 28 km | Rosnay | 26.7°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 721 mm |
Lafat weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Éguzon station; sunshine at Bourganeuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 1.7°C | 4.9°C | 85 mm | 66 |
| February | 9.2°C | 1.4°C | 5.3°C | 71 mm | 96 |
| March | 13.1°C | 3.3°C | 8.2°C | 69 mm | 147 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.4°C | 10.8°C | 79 mm | 178 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.9°C | 14.5°C | 87 mm | 201 |
| June | 24.0°C | 12.2°C | 18.1°C | 69 mm | 224 |
| July | 26.4°C | 13.8°C | 20.1°C | 61 mm | 259 |
| August | 26.4°C | 13.7°C | 20.1°C | 69 mm | 235 |
| September | 22.2°C | 10.3°C | 16.3°C | 70 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.3°C | 8.4°C | 12.9°C | 91 mm | 131 |
| November | 11.9°C | 4.6°C | 8.2°C | 90 mm | 78 |
| December | 8.7°C | 2.3°C | 5.5°C | 94 mm | 73 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 7.2°C | 12.1°C | 934 mm | 1,882 |
Where Lafat’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Éguzon, 11 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, 45 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 Lafat’s climate
How warm does Lafat get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°C. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, more than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lafat get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lafat get?
About 934 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (94 mm) and July the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourganeuf (45 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lafat itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lafat, Éguzon, 11 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 EGUZON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lafat →
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.