Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Saint-Julien-la-Genête
Sunny July days climb to about 24.8°C. Of the 4 towns of 2,500+ in Creuse, it is the driest. Wet weather is most frequent in May and least in February. Long walks are most pleasant from June to August, when afternoons reach 22–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pionsat station, 17 km east.
A year in Saint-Julien-la-Genête at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pionsat station.
What a year in Saint-Julien-la-Genête feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pionsat.
About 917 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February 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
A frosty town: 88 frosts and 51 days of 25°C a year
On about 88 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pionsat: 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 Pionsat
Pionsat is 17 km east of Saint-Julien-la-Genête. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Julien-la-Genête itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pionsat (63281001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km east |
| Station altitude | 524 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 494 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourganeuf, 63 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 Saint-Julien-la-Genête 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-la-Genête | Pionsat | 24.8°C | −0.9°C | 917 mm |
| Prémilhat 20 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.9°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.5°C milder | 757 mm |
| Montluçon 23 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.9°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.5°C milder | 757 mm |
| Domérat 24 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.9°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.5°C milder | 757 mm |
| Huriel 25 km | Boussac | 25.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.2°C 1.1°C milder | 896 mm |
| Commentry 25 km | Durdat-Larequille | 25.2°C about the same | 0.3°C 1.2°C milder | 879 mm |
| Désertines 25 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.9°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.5°C milder | 757 mm |
Saint-Julien-la-Genête weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pionsat station; sunshine at Bourganeuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8°C | −0.9°C | 3.0°C | 68 mm | 66 |
| February | 8.0°C | −1.1°C | 3.4°C | 56 mm | 96 |
| March | 11.6°C | 0.8°C | 6.2°C | 59 mm | 147 |
| April | 14.5°C | 3.0°C | 8.7°C | 81 mm | 178 |
| May | 18.6°C | 6.5°C | 12.5°C | 106 mm | 201 |
| June | 22.4°C | 10.0°C | 16.2°C | 81 mm | 224 |
| July | 24.8°C | 11.7°C | 18.3°C | 82 mm | 259 |
| August | 25.0°C | 11.3°C | 18.1°C | 77 mm | 235 |
| September | 20.6°C | 7.8°C | 14.2°C | 79 mm | 195 |
| October | 16.2°C | 5.8°C | 11.0°C | 75 mm | 131 |
| November | 10.7°C | 2.1°C | 6.4°C | 82 mm | 78 |
| December | 7.7°C | 0.0°C | 3.8°C | 72 mm | 73 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 4.7°C | 10.2°C | 917 mm | 1,882 |
Where Saint-Julien-la-Genête’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pionsat, 17 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, 63 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-Julien-la-Genête’s climate
How warm does Saint-Julien-la-Genête get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Julien-la-Genête get in winter?
February nights average −1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 88 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Julien-la-Genête get?
About 917 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (106 mm) and February the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourganeuf (63 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Julien-la-Genête itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Julien-la-Genête, Pionsat, 17 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 PIONSAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Julien-la-Genête →
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