More rain falls on Saint-Marien than on 79% of mainland French towns: 911 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.1°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 77% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 24°C apart. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Préveranges station, 1.8 km north-east.
A year in Saint-Marien at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Préveranges station.
What a year in Saint-Marien feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Préveranges.
About 911 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and September the driest. About 27 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 Chateauroux Déols
47 frosts and 46 days of 25°C a year
On about 47 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Préveranges: 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 Préveranges
Préveranges is 1.8 km north-east of Saint-Marien. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Marien itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Préveranges (18187004) |
| Distance from the town | 1.8 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 462 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 459 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Chateauroux Déols, 62 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-Marien 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-Marien | Préveranges | 24.6°C | 1.1°C | 911 mm |
| Huriel 21 km | Boussac | 25.5°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.2°C 0.9°C colder | 896 mm |
| La Châtre 25 km | Sainte-Sévère | 26.6°C 2°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.5°C milder | 844 mm |
| Domérat 26 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.6°C 0.5°C colder | 757 mm |
| Prémilhat 28 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.6°C 0.5°C colder | 757 mm |
Saint-Marien weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Préveranges station; sunshine at Chateauroux Déols.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C | 1.1°C | 3.8°C | 80 mm | 69 |
| February | 7.5°C | 1.0°C | 4.2°C | 63 mm | 97 |
| March | 11.4°C | 3.3°C | 7.3°C | 72 mm | 158 |
| April | 14.7°C | 5.8°C | 10.3°C | 86 mm | 186 |
| May | 18.5°C | 9.0°C | 13.7°C | 88 mm | 213 |
| June | 22.5°C | 12.4°C | 17.4°C | 73 mm | 218 |
| July | 24.6°C | 14.0°C | 19.3°C | 76 mm | 243 |
| August | 24.7°C | 14.2°C | 19.4°C | 68 mm | 240 |
| September | 20.9°C | 11.1°C | 16.0°C | 62 mm | 195 |
| October | 16.2°C | 8.5°C | 12.4°C | 81 mm | 129 |
| November | 10.5°C | 4.3°C | 7.4°C | 80 mm | 82 |
| December | 7.3°C | 1.8°C | 4.6°C | 83 mm | 63 |
| Year | 15.4°C | 7.2°C | 11.3°C | 911 mm | 1,891 |
Where Saint-Marien’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Préveranges, 1.8 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, Chateauroux Déols, 62 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-Marien’s climate
How warm does Saint-Marien get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.7°C. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 73% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Marien get in winter?
February nights average 1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 47 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Marien get?
About 911 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (88 mm) and September the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chateauroux Déols (62 km away), averages 1,891 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Marien itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Marien, Préveranges, 1.8 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 PREVERANGES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Marien →
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.