January in Chavroches bites harder than in 76% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.1°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 71% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. From May to September, highs of 20–26°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Léon station, 8.8 km north-east.
A year in Chavroches at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Léon station.
What a year in Chavroches 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 Vichy-Charmeil
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 8.8 km north-east of Chavroches. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chavroches itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Léon (03240001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.8 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 376 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 278 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Vichy-Charmeil, 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 Chavroches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavroches | Saint-Léon | 26.1°C | 0.9°C | 857 mm |
| Lapalisse 12 km | Saint-Didier | 26.2°C about the same | 0.1°C 0.8°C colder | 763 mm |
| Varennes-sur-Allier 15 km | Paray-sous-Briailles | 27.4°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.6°C colder | 745 mm |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre 20 km | Diou | 27.2°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.9°C about the same | 819 mm |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés 21 km | Vichy-Charmeil | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.1°C 0.8°C colder | 769 mm |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 24 km | Paray-sous-Briailles | 27.4°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.6°C colder | 745 mm |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux 25 km | Vichy-Charmeil | 26.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.1°C 0.8°C colder | 769 mm |
Chavroches weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Léon station; sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | 0.9°C | 3.7°C | 63 mm | 72 |
| February | 7.8°C | 0.9°C | 4.4°C | 50 mm | 97 |
| March | 12.4°C | 3.4°C | 7.9°C | 52 mm | 156 |
| April | 15.6°C | 5.7°C | 10.7°C | 70 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.6°C | 9.5°C | 14.6°C | 87 mm | 204 |
| June | 23.6°C | 13.0°C | 18.3°C | 74 mm | 225 |
| July | 26.1°C | 14.9°C | 20.5°C | 74 mm | 254 |
| August | 26.0°C | 14.8°C | 20.4°C | 76 mm | 245 |
| September | 21.4°C | 11.1°C | 16.3°C | 74 mm | 190 |
| October | 16.3°C | 8.2°C | 12.2°C | 81 mm | 128 |
| November | 10.3°C | 4.1°C | 7.2°C | 86 mm | 80 |
| December | 7.0°C | 1.6°C | 4.3°C | 70 mm | 61 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 7.3°C | 11.7°C | 857 mm | 1,892 |
Where Chavroches’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Léon, 8.8 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, Vichy-Charmeil, 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 Chavroches’s climate
How warm does Chavroches 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 Chavroches 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 Chavroches 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, Vichy-Charmeil (26 km away), averages 1,892 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chavroches itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chavroches, Saint-Léon, 8.8 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 Chavroches →
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.