Midwinter lows in Bert sink below those of 76% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.1°C. A year here swings 25°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. It is the wettest of its 6 nearest neighbors. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Léon station, 8.5 km north.
A year in Bert at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Léon station.
What a year in Bert feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Léon.
About 857 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Yan
A frosty town: 52 frosts and 62 days of 25°C a year
On about 52 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Léon: 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 Saint-Léon
Saint-Léon is 8.5 km north of Bert. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bert itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Léon (03240001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.5 km north |
| Station altitude | 376 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 350 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Yan, 26 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 Bert 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 Allier.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert | Saint-Léon | 26.1°C | 0.9°C | 857 mm |
| Lapalisse 9.9 km | Saint-Didier | 26.2°C about the same | 0.1°C 0.8°C colder | 763 mm |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre 22 km | Diou | 27.2°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.9°C about the same | 819 mm |
| Varennes-sur-Allier 23 km | Paray-sous-Briailles | 27.4°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.6°C colder | 745 mm |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés 25 km | Vichy-Charmeil | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.1°C 0.8°C colder | 769 mm |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux 28 km | Vichy-Charmeil | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.1°C 0.8°C colder | 769 mm |
| Cusset 29 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 1.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.7°C milder | 800 mm |
Bert weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Léon station; sunshine at Saint-Yan.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | 0.9°C | 3.7°C | 63 mm | 65 |
| February | 7.8°C | 0.9°C | 4.4°C | 50 mm | 89 |
| March | 12.4°C | 3.4°C | 7.9°C | 52 mm | 147 |
| April | 15.6°C | 5.7°C | 10.7°C | 70 mm | 168 |
| May | 19.6°C | 9.5°C | 14.6°C | 87 mm | 198 |
| June | 23.6°C | 13.0°C | 18.3°C | 74 mm | 227 |
| July | 26.1°C | 14.9°C | 20.5°C | 74 mm | 248 |
| August | 26.0°C | 14.8°C | 20.4°C | 76 mm | 230 |
| September | 21.4°C | 11.1°C | 16.3°C | 74 mm | 167 |
| October | 16.3°C | 8.2°C | 12.2°C | 81 mm | 112 |
| November | 10.3°C | 4.1°C | 7.2°C | 86 mm | 66 |
| December | 7.0°C | 1.6°C | 4.3°C | 70 mm | 52 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 7.3°C | 11.7°C | 857 mm | 1,768 |
Where Bert’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Léon, 8.5 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-Yan, 26 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 Allier.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bert’s climate
How warm does Bert get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, more than 52% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bert get in winter?
January nights average 0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 52 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bert get?
About 857 mm a year, more than 71% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (87 mm) and February the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Yan (26 km away), averages 1,768 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bert itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bert, Saint-Léon, 8.5 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 ST-LEON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bert →
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.