January in Bas-et-Lezat bites harder than in 78% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.9°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 77% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Charmes station, 6.5 km north-west.
A year in Bas-et-Lezat at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Charmes station.
What a year in Bas-et-Lezat feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Charmes.
About 675 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th wettest of 44 towns of 2,500+ in Puy-de-Dôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil
A frosty town: 50 frosts and 67 days of 25°C a year
On about 50 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, and 23 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Charmes: 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 Charmes
Charmes is 6.5 km north-west of Bas-et-Lezat. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bas-et-Lezat itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Charmes (03061001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.5 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 330 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 331 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Vichy-Charmeil, 17 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 Bas-et-Lezat 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 Puy-de-Dôme.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bas-et-Lezat | Charmes | 26.9°C | 0.7°C | 675 mm |
| Aigueperse 7.4 km | same station | 26.9°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
| Gannat 11 km | same station | 26.9°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
| Maringues 12 km | same station | 26.9°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier 12 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.9°C milder | 800 mm |
| Saint-Yorre 14 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.9°C milder | 800 mm |
| Abrest 14 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.9°C milder | 800 mm |
Bas-et-Lezat weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Charmes station; sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.0°C | 0.7°C | 3.9°C | 39 mm | 72 |
| February | 8.5°C | 0.7°C | 4.6°C | 25 mm | 97 |
| March | 12.9°C | 3.1°C | 8.0°C | 39 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.6°C | 11.0°C | 64 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.9°C | 9.1°C | 14.5°C | 79 mm | 204 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.7°C | 18.5°C | 67 mm | 225 |
| July | 26.9°C | 14.4°C | 20.6°C | 69 mm | 254 |
| August | 26.6°C | 14.5°C | 20.5°C | 73 mm | 245 |
| September | 22.2°C | 11.1°C | 16.7°C | 57 mm | 190 |
| October | 17.5°C | 8.5°C | 13.0°C | 57 mm | 128 |
| November | 11.1°C | 4.0°C | 7.5°C | 61 mm | 80 |
| December | 7.5°C | 1.4°C | 4.5°C | 44 mm | 61 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.2°C | 11.9°C | 675 mm | 1,892 |
Where Bas-et-Lezat’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Charmes, 6.5 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, 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, Vichy-Charmeil, 17 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 Puy-de-Dôme.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bas-et-Lezat’s climate
How warm does Bas-et-Lezat get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 23 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bas-et-Lezat get in winter?
January nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 50 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bas-et-Lezat get?
About 675 mm a year, less than 77% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (79 mm) and February the driest (25 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Vichy-Charmeil (17 km away), averages 1,892 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bas-et-Lezat itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bas-et-Lezat, Charmes, 6.5 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 CHARMES_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bas-et-Lezat →
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.