Frost comes to Château-sur-Allier more often than to 85% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.4°C. None of the 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier gets less rain. Wet weather is most frequent in May and least in March. Waterproofs come out on about 115 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lurcy-Lévis Sa station, 8.3 km south-west.
A year in Château-sur-Allier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lurcy-Lévis Sa station.
What a year in Château-sur-Allier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lurcy-Lévis Sa.
About 717 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 21st wettest of 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lurcy-Lévis Sa
A frosty town: 64 frosts and 64 days of 25°C a year
On about 64 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lurcy-Lévis Sa: 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 Lurcy-Lévis Sa
Lurcy-Lévis Sa is 8.3 km south-west of Château-sur-Allier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Château-sur-Allier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lurcy-Lévis Sa (03155003) |
| Distance from the town | 8.3 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 225 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 217 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Château-sur-Allier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-sur-Allier | Lurcy-Lévis Sa | 26.4°C | 0.6°C | 717 mm |
| Sancoins 9.9 km | Sancoins | 27.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.4°C about the same | 801 mm |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 20 km | Sancoins | 27.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.4°C about the same | 801 mm |
| Marzy 25 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Imphy 25 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Nevers 26 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Fourchambault 28 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
Château-sur-Allier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lurcy-Lévis Sa station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | 0.6°C | 3.9°C | 53 mm | 72 |
| February | 8.7°C | 0.3°C | 4.5°C | 47 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.0°C | 2.3°C | 7.7°C | 46 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.2°C | 4.4°C | 10.3°C | 64 mm | 195 |
| May | 20.0°C | 8.2°C | 14.1°C | 78 mm | 213 |
| June | 23.9°C | 11.6°C | 17.8°C | 58 mm | 246 |
| July | 26.4°C | 13.3°C | 19.8°C | 55 mm | 255 |
| August | 26.4°C | 13.0°C | 19.7°C | 62 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.1°C | 9.3°C | 15.7°C | 60 mm | 197 |
| October | 17.1°C | 7.1°C | 12.1°C | 63 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.3°C | 3.4°C | 7.3°C | 69 mm | 80 |
| December | 7.8°C | 1.1°C | 4.5°C | 62 mm | 67 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 6.2°C | 11.4°C | 717 mm | 1,955 |
Where Château-sur-Allier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 8.3 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, Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 8.3 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 Château-sur-Allier’s climate
How warm does Château-sur-Allier get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°C. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, more than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Château-sur-Allier get in winter?
February nights average 0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 64 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Château-sur-Allier get?
About 717 mm a year, less than 62% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (78 mm) and March the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lurcy-Lévis Sa (8.3 km away), averages 1,955 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Château-sur-Allier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Château-sur-Allier, Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 8.3 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 LURCY-LEVIS SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Château-sur-Allier →
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