Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Brousse
Sunny July days climb to about 24.7°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 87% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in May and the lightest in March. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Cunlhat station, 8.2 km north-east.
A year in Brousse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cunlhat station.
What a year in Brousse feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cunlhat.
About 1,010 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 44 towns of 2,500+ in Puy-de-Dôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Germain-l He
A frosty town: 81 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 81 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 15 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cunlhat: 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 Cunlhat
Cunlhat is 8.2 km north-east of Brousse. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Brousse itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cunlhat (63132002) |
| Distance from the town | 8.2 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 700 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 670 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Germain-l He, 16 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 Brousse 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brousse | Cunlhat | 24.7°C | −1.0°C | 1,010 mm |
| Billom 17 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Issoire 18 km | Issoire | 27.7°C 3°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.9°C milder | 611 mm |
| Courpière 18 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Vic-le-Comte 19 km | Plauzat | 25.9°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.2°C 1.2°C milder | 607 mm |
| Ambert 23 km | Ambert | 26.0°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.9°C 0.9°C colder | 860 mm |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre 23 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.6°C milder | 563 mm |
Brousse weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cunlhat station; sunshine at Saint-Germain-l He.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C | −1.0°C | 2.6°C | 67 mm | 83 |
| February | 7.0°C | −1.2°C | 2.9°C | 61 mm | 106 |
| March | 11.0°C | 1.2°C | 6.1°C | 60 mm | 160 |
| April | 14.1°C | 3.5°C | 8.8°C | 85 mm | 176 |
| May | 18.3°C | 7.2°C | 12.7°C | 110 mm | 182 |
| June | 22.2°C | 10.5°C | 16.4°C | 101 mm | 214 |
| July | 24.7°C | 12.2°C | 18.4°C | 84 mm | 242 |
| August | 24.8°C | 12.1°C | 18.4°C | 91 mm | 230 |
| September | 20.1°C | 8.8°C | 14.4°C | 92 mm | 188 |
| October | 15.5°C | 6.5°C | 11.0°C | 95 mm | 130 |
| November | 9.8°C | 2.4°C | 6.1°C | 97 mm | 82 |
| December | 6.9°C | −0.1°C | 3.4°C | 68 mm | 76 |
| Year | 15.0°C | 5.2°C | 10.1°C | 1,010 mm | 1,869 |
Where Brousse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cunlhat, 8.2 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, Saint-Germain-l He, 16 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 Brousse’s climate
How warm does Brousse get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.8°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Brousse get in winter?
February nights average −1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 81 nights a year, and about 15 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Brousse get?
About 1,010 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (110 mm) and March the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Germain-l He (16 km away), averages 1,869 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Brousse itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Brousse, Cunlhat, 8.2 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 CUNLHAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Brousse →
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