Saint-Éloi is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 24.9°C. None of the 4 towns of 2,500+ in Creuse gets more rain. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to August, with highs of 23–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pontarion station, 9.9 km south.
A year in Saint-Éloi at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pontarion station.
What a year in Saint-Éloi feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pontarion.
About 1,156 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 40 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: 85 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 85 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pontarion: 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 Pontarion
Pontarion is 9.9 km south of Saint-Éloi. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Éloi itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pontarion (23155001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.9 km south |
| Station altitude | 455 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 615 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourganeuf, 17 km away |
Saint-Éloi sits 160 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Saint-Éloi to run about 1°C cooler than these figures.
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 Saint-Éloi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Éloi | Pontarion | 24.9°C | −0.3°C | 1,156 mm |
| Sainte-Feyre 11 km | same station | 24.9°C about the same | −0.3°C about the same | 1,156 mm |
| Guéret 11 km | Bonnat | 25.3°C about the same | 1.0°C 1.3°C milder | 887 mm |
Saint-Éloi weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pontarion station; sunshine at Bourganeuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | −0.3°C | 3.4°C | 106 mm | 66 |
| February | 8.3°C | −0.9°C | 3.7°C | 90 mm | 96 |
| March | 12.3°C | 0.9°C | 6.6°C | 91 mm | 147 |
| April | 15.5°C | 3.3°C | 9.4°C | 105 mm | 178 |
| May | 19.1°C | 6.6°C | 12.9°C | 108 mm | 201 |
| June | 23.1°C | 10.2°C | 16.7°C | 86 mm | 224 |
| July | 24.9°C | 11.5°C | 18.2°C | 76 mm | 259 |
| August | 25.0°C | 11.0°C | 18.0°C | 75 mm | 235 |
| September | 21.4°C | 7.7°C | 14.6°C | 87 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.0°C | 5.9°C | 11.5°C | 99 mm | 131 |
| November | 11.1°C | 2.2°C | 6.7°C | 113 mm | 78 |
| December | 8.1°C | 0.1°C | 4.1°C | 122 mm | 73 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 4.8°C | 10.5°C | 1,156 mm | 1,882 |
Where Saint-Éloi’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pontarion, 9.9 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, 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, 17 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 Saint-Éloi’s climate
How warm does Saint-Éloi get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Éloi get in winter?
February nights average −0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 85 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Éloi get?
About 1,156 mm a year, more than 94% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (122 mm) and August the driest (75 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourganeuf (17 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Éloi itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Éloi, Pontarion, 9.9 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 PONTARION_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Éloi →
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.