January in Hyds bites harder than in 79% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.5°C. By warm days alone, it ranks cooler than 65% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from May to September, with highs of 19–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Montmarault station, 11 km north-east.
A year in Hyds at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montmarault station.
What a year in Hyds feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montmarault.
About 812 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th 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 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 52 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montmarault: 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 Montmarault
Montmarault is 11 km north-east of Hyds. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Hyds itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montmarault (03186001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 464 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 459 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Vichy-Charmeil, 46 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 Hyds 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyds | Montmarault | 25.5°C | 0.6°C | 812 mm |
| Commentry 6.4 km | Durdat-Larequille | 25.2°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 879 mm |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines 12 km | Durdat-Larequille | 25.2°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 879 mm |
| Désertines 18 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Montluçon 19 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Prémilhat 21 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Domérat 23 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
Hyds weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montmarault station; sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C | 0.6°C | 3.3°C | 57 mm | 72 |
| February | 7.3°C | 0.6°C | 3.9°C | 50 mm | 97 |
| March | 11.5°C | 2.9°C | 7.2°C | 52 mm | 156 |
| April | 15.0°C | 5.3°C | 10.2°C | 70 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.1°C | 8.9°C | 14.0°C | 87 mm | 204 |
| June | 23.0°C | 12.3°C | 17.7°C | 76 mm | 225 |
| July | 25.5°C | 14.2°C | 19.8°C | 69 mm | 254 |
| August | 25.5°C | 14.1°C | 19.8°C | 74 mm | 245 |
| September | 20.6°C | 10.6°C | 15.6°C | 73 mm | 190 |
| October | 15.5°C | 8.0°C | 11.8°C | 69 mm | 128 |
| November | 9.9°C | 3.8°C | 6.9°C | 75 mm | 80 |
| December | 6.7°C | 1.3°C | 4.0°C | 59 mm | 61 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 6.9°C | 11.2°C | 812 mm | 1,892 |
Where Hyds’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montmarault, 11 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, 46 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 Hyds’s climate
How warm does Hyds get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.5°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Hyds get in winter?
January nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 52 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Hyds get?
About 812 mm a year, more than 62% 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 (46 km away), averages 1,892 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Hyds itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Hyds, Montmarault, 11 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 MONTMARAULT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Hyds →
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.