More rain falls on Baraize than on 82% of mainland French towns: 934 mm a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.4°C. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in July. About 49 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 68% of mainland French towns. Expect about 49 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Éguzon station, 5 km south.
A year in Baraize at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Éguzon station.
What a year in Baraize 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. The wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Indre.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Chateauroux Déols
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 5 km south of Baraize. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Baraize itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Éguzon (36070001) |
| Distance from the town | 5 km south |
| Station altitude | 272 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 221 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chateauroux Déols, 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 Baraize 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 Indre.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baraize | Éguzon | 26.4°C | 1.7°C | 934 mm |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse 12 km | Rosnay | 26.7°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 721 mm |
| La Souterraine 28 km | La Souterraine | 24.8°C 1.6°C cooler | 1.5°C about the same | 1,031 mm |
Baraize weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Éguzon station; sunshine at Chateauroux Déols.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 1.7°C | 4.9°C | 85 mm | 69 |
| February | 9.2°C | 1.4°C | 5.3°C | 71 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.1°C | 3.3°C | 8.2°C | 69 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.4°C | 10.8°C | 79 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.9°C | 14.5°C | 87 mm | 213 |
| June | 24.0°C | 12.2°C | 18.1°C | 69 mm | 218 |
| July | 26.4°C | 13.8°C | 20.1°C | 61 mm | 243 |
| August | 26.4°C | 13.7°C | 20.1°C | 69 mm | 240 |
| 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 | 129 |
| November | 11.9°C | 4.6°C | 8.2°C | 90 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.7°C | 2.3°C | 5.5°C | 94 mm | 63 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 7.2°C | 12.1°C | 934 mm | 1,891 |
Where Baraize’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Éguzon, 5 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, Chateauroux Déols, 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 Indre.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Baraize’s climate
How warm does Baraize 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 Baraize 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 Baraize 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, Chateauroux Déols (45 km away), averages 1,891 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Baraize itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Baraize, Éguzon, 5 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 Baraize →
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.