La Chapelle gets more frosts than 89% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.1°C. Of the 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier, it is the wettest. Rain peaks in May and eases off in March. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Mayet-de-Montag station, 7.7 km east.
A year in La Chapelle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mayet-de-Montag station.
What a year in La Chapelle feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mayet-de-Montag.
About 979 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The 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: 66 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 66 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 10 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mayet-de-Montag: 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 Mayet-de-Montag
Mayet-de-Montag is 7.7 km east of La Chapelle. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Chapelle itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mayet-de-Montag (03165001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.7 km east |
| Station altitude | 534 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 491 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Vichy-Charmeil, 17 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 La Chapelle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle | Mayet-de-Montag | 25.1°C | 0.2°C | 979 mm |
| Saint-Yorre 9.3 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Abrest 11 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Cusset 11 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Vichy 13 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux 14 km | Vichy-Charmeil | 26.8°C 1.7°C warmer | 0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier 14 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
La Chapelle weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mayet-de-Montag station; sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | 0.2°C | 3.4°C | 68 mm | 72 |
| February | 7.6°C | −0.2°C | 3.7°C | 60 mm | 97 |
| March | 11.7°C | 2.2°C | 6.9°C | 59 mm | 156 |
| April | 14.9°C | 4.4°C | 9.6°C | 82 mm | 181 |
| May | 18.8°C | 8.0°C | 13.4°C | 101 mm | 204 |
| June | 22.7°C | 11.5°C | 17.1°C | 91 mm | 225 |
| July | 25.1°C | 13.3°C | 19.2°C | 90 mm | 254 |
| August | 25.1°C | 13.3°C | 19.2°C | 89 mm | 245 |
| September | 20.6°C | 9.9°C | 15.2°C | 82 mm | 190 |
| October | 16.1°C | 7.5°C | 11.8°C | 91 mm | 128 |
| November | 10.5°C | 3.4°C | 7.0°C | 94 mm | 80 |
| December | 7.4°C | 1.0°C | 4.2°C | 73 mm | 61 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 6.2°C | 10.9°C | 979 mm | 1,892 |
Where La Chapelle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mayet-de-Montag, 7.7 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, 17 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 La Chapelle’s climate
How warm does La Chapelle get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Chapelle get in winter?
February nights average −0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 66 nights a year, and about 10 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Chapelle get?
About 979 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (101 mm) and March the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Vichy-Charmeil (17 km away), averages 1,892 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Chapelle itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Chapelle, Mayet-de-Montag, 7.7 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 MAYET-DE-MONTAG, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Chapelle →
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.