Cournon-d'Auvergne in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Cournon-d'Auvergne sees average daytime highs around 7°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 177 mm of precipitation over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Cournon-d'Auvergne's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Cournon-d'Auvergne's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
7°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
0°C
Precipitation
177 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
0.7
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Cournon-d'Auvergne in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C.

A typical winter day in Cournon-d'Auvergne reaches about 7°C and drops to 0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest February.

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How winter really feels in Cournon-d'Auvergne

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Cournon-d'Auvergne weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°62134.78.90.5
Feb / -0°5111.34.510.11.0
Mar11° / 5311.22.111.62.8
Apr14° / 7613.11.213.33.9
May18° / 8713.90.214.75.2
Jun22° / 11°7111.5015.46.3
Jul24° / 13°6510.6015.16.9
Aug24° / 13°7010.2013.97.0
Sep20° / 10°759.6012.36.3
Oct16° / 7211.30.210.74.6
Nov10° / 7813.11.79.32.0
Dec / 6412.83.98.50.7

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Cournon-d'Auvergne gets around 177 mm of rain and snow over 37 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min in early December to 10 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Cournon-d'Auvergne?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cournon-d'Auvergne.

What to pack for Cournon-d'Auvergne in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Cournon-d'Auvergne sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 37 days see rain.

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UV index in Cournon-d'Auvergne in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cournon-d'Auvergne peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cournon-d'Auvergne?

Cournon-d'Auvergne sits at 45.7°N, 3.2°E, 390 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Clermont-Ferrand, 10 km away.

Topography around Cournon-d'Auvergne

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cournon-d'Auvergne.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cournon-d'Auvergne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 367 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 755 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,643 m.

The land around Cournon-d'Auvergne is covered by cropland (33%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), trees (27%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
221 m
16 km
755 m
80 km
1,643 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Clermont-Ferrand 10 km · Chamalières 11 km · Riom 18 km · Issoire 22 km · Vichy 46 km · Montbrison 69 km · Roanne 75 km · Montluçon 81 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cournon-d'Auvergne (45.7412°, 3.1964°, elevation 390 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.