Cluis is wetter than 82% of mainland French towns: 934 mm of rain a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 1.7°C on average. A year here swings 25°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Frosty nights outnumber those of 68% of mainland French towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to October brings highs of 17–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Éguzon station, 17 km south-west.
A year in Cluis at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Éguzon station.
What a year in Cluis 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 17 km south-west of Cluis. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cluis itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Éguzon (36070001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 272 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 270 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Chateauroux Déols, 37 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 Cluis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluis | Éguzon | 26.4°C | 1.7°C | 934 mm |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse 18 km | Rosnay | 26.7°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 721 mm |
| La Châtre 19 km | Sainte-Sévère | 26.6°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 844 mm |
| Ardentes 23 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Le Poinçonnet 26 km | Châteauroux | 26.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 816 mm |
Cluis 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 Cluis’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Éguzon, 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, Chateauroux Déols, 37 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 Cluis’s climate
How warm does Cluis 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 Cluis 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 Cluis 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 (37 km away), averages 1,891 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cluis itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cluis, Éguzon, 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 EGUZON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cluis →
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.