More rain falls on Saint-Sébastien than on 82% of mainland French towns: 934 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.7°C. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 68% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 131 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Éguzon station, 6.1 km north-east.
A year in Saint-Sébastien at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Éguzon station.
What a year in Saint-Sébastien 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 6.1 km north-east of Saint-Sébastien. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Sébastien itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Éguzon (36070001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.1 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 272 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 297 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourganeuf, 52 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-Sébastien 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-Sébastien | Éguzon | 26.4°C | 1.7°C | 934 mm |
| La Souterraine 18 km | La Souterraine | 24.8°C 1.6°C cooler | 1.5°C about the same | 1,031 mm |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse 21 km | Rosnay | 26.7°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 721 mm |
Saint-Sébastien 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 Saint-Sébastien’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Éguzon, 6.1 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, 52 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-Sébastien’s climate
How warm does Saint-Sébastien 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 Saint-Sébastien 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 Saint-Sébastien 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 (52 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Sébastien itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Sébastien, Éguzon, 6.1 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 Saint-Sébastien →
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.