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
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.
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.
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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6° / -0° | 62 | 13 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 7° / -0° | 51 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 10.1 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 11° / 2° | 53 | 11.2 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 14° / 4° | 76 | 13.1 | 1.2 | 13.3 | 3.9 |
| May | 18° / 8° | 87 | 13.9 | 0.2 | 14.7 | 5.2 |
| Jun | 22° / 11° | 71 | 11.5 | 0 | 15.4 | 6.3 |
| Jul | 24° / 13° | 65 | 10.6 | 0 | 15.1 | 6.9 |
| Aug | 24° / 13° | 70 | 10.2 | 0 | 13.9 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 20° / 10° | 75 | 9.6 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 16° / 7° | 72 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 10.7 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 10° / 3° | 78 | 13.1 | 1.7 | 9.3 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 7° / 1° | 64 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 8.5 | 0.7 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
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.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 10 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
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.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.6 kWh/m².
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.
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.
UV index in Cournon-d'Auvergne in Winter
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 7 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
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.
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
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.