Midwinter lows in Chevagnes sink below those of 76% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 27.2°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 70% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 26°C. Waterproofs come out on about 126 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Diou station, 14 km south-east.
A year in Chevagnes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Diou station.
What a year in Chevagnes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Diou.
About 819 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 27 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: 54 frosts and 75 days of 25°C a year
On about 54 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Diou: 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 Diou
Diou is 14 km south-east of Chevagnes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chevagnes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Diou (03100001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 220 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 224 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Yan, 42 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 Chevagnes 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevagnes | Diou | 27.2°C | 0.9°C | 819 mm |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre 14 km | same station | 27.2°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 819 mm |
| Yzeure 16 km | Yzeure | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Bourbon-Lancy 16 km | same station | 27.2°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 819 mm |
| Moulins 18 km | Yzeure | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Avermes 18 km | Yzeure | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Decize 25 km | Yzeure | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
Chevagnes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Diou station; sunshine at Saint-Yan.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | 0.9°C | 4.1°C | 64 mm | 65 |
| February | 9.0°C | 0.8°C | 4.9°C | 53 mm | 89 |
| March | 13.5°C | 3.1°C | 8.3°C | 52 mm | 147 |
| April | 16.9°C | 5.5°C | 11.2°C | 68 mm | 168 |
| May | 20.8°C | 9.3°C | 15.1°C | 84 mm | 198 |
| June | 24.8°C | 12.9°C | 18.9°C | 69 mm | 227 |
| July | 27.2°C | 14.7°C | 20.9°C | 65 mm | 248 |
| August | 27.1°C | 14.4°C | 20.8°C | 68 mm | 230 |
| September | 22.5°C | 10.8°C | 16.6°C | 66 mm | 167 |
| October | 17.3°C | 8.2°C | 12.7°C | 78 mm | 112 |
| November | 11.1°C | 4.1°C | 7.6°C | 84 mm | 66 |
| December | 7.6°C | 1.5°C | 4.6°C | 69 mm | 52 |
| Year | 17.1°C | 7.2°C | 12.1°C | 819 mm | 1,768 |
Where Chevagnes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Diou, 14 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, 42 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 Chevagnes’s climate
How warm does Chevagnes get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.2°C. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chevagnes get in winter?
February nights average 0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 54 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chevagnes get?
About 819 mm a year, more than 63% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (84 mm) and March the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Yan (42 km away), averages 1,768 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chevagnes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chevagnes, Diou, 14 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 DIOU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chevagnes →
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.