Coulanges gets more frosts than 89% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.7°C. Its July heat outdoes that of 64% of mainland French towns. Only 27°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Long walks are most pleasant from May to September, when afternoons reach 20–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Yan station, 15 km south-east.
A year in Coulanges at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Yan station.
What a year in Coulanges feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Yan.
About 772 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th 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: 67 frosts and 67 days of 25°C a year
On about 67 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Yan: 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-Yan
Saint-Yan is 15 km south-east of Coulanges. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Coulanges itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Yan (71491001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 242 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 237 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| 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 Coulanges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulanges | Saint-Yan | 26.7°C | 0.2°C | 772 mm |
| Digoin 11 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre 14 km | Diou | 27.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.9°C 0.7°C milder | 819 mm |
| Bourbon-Lancy 17 km | Diou | 27.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.9°C 0.7°C milder | 819 mm |
| Paray-le-Monial 20 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Gueugnon 20 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 772 mm |
Coulanges weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Yan station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | 0.2°C | 3.6°C | 51 mm | 65 |
| February | 8.7°C | 0.0°C | 4.3°C | 43 mm | 89 |
| March | 13.2°C | 2.1°C | 7.6°C | 50 mm | 147 |
| April | 16.5°C | 4.4°C | 10.4°C | 61 mm | 168 |
| May | 20.4°C | 8.3°C | 14.3°C | 82 mm | 198 |
| June | 24.4°C | 11.9°C | 18.1°C | 68 mm | 227 |
| July | 26.7°C | 13.8°C | 20.3°C | 72 mm | 248 |
| August | 26.7°C | 13.5°C | 20.1°C | 72 mm | 230 |
| September | 22.1°C | 9.8°C | 15.9°C | 68 mm | 167 |
| October | 17.1°C | 7.2°C | 12.2°C | 74 mm | 112 |
| November | 11.1°C | 3.3°C | 7.2°C | 76 mm | 66 |
| December | 7.5°C | 0.8°C | 4.1°C | 58 mm | 52 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 6.3°C | 11.5°C | 772 mm | 1,768 |
Where Coulanges’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Yan, 15 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, 15 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 Coulanges’s climate
How warm does Coulanges get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Coulanges get in winter?
February nights average 0.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 67 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Coulanges get?
About 772 mm a year, more than 54% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (82 mm) and February the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Yan (15 km away), averages 1,768 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Coulanges itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Coulanges, Saint-Yan, 15 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 YAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Coulanges →
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.