Ice on the ground: Le Brethon sees more frosts than 82% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 26.8°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. Warm days come often: about 74 a year reach 25°C, more than in 67% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 122 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Isle-et-Bardais station, 9.2 km north.
A year in Le Brethon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Isle-et-Bardais station.
What a year in Le Brethon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Isle-et-Bardais.
About 778 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 23 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 Lurcy-Lévis Sa
A frosty town: 61 frosts and 74 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 74 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Isle-et-Bardais: 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 Isle-et-Bardais
Isle-et-Bardais is 9.2 km north of Le Brethon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Brethon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Isle-et-Bardais (03130002) |
| Distance from the town | 9.2 km north |
| Station altitude | 262 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 353 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 23 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 Le Brethon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Brethon | Isle-et-Bardais | 26.8°C | 0.8°C | 778 mm |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond 23 km | Orval | 27.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Désertines 26 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Domérat 28 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Montluçon 28 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
Le Brethon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Isle-et-Bardais station; sunshine at Lurcy-Lévis Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 0.8°C | 4.2°C | 63 mm | 72 |
| February | 9.0°C | 0.6°C | 4.8°C | 51 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.4°C | 2.7°C | 8.0°C | 50 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.7°C | 4.7°C | 10.7°C | 70 mm | 195 |
| May | 20.4°C | 8.5°C | 14.5°C | 79 mm | 213 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.0°C | 18.1°C | 62 mm | 246 |
| July | 26.8°C | 13.5°C | 20.2°C | 57 mm | 255 |
| August | 26.8°C | 13.4°C | 20.2°C | 62 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.2°C | 10.0°C | 16.1°C | 66 mm | 197 |
| October | 17.1°C | 7.7°C | 12.4°C | 72 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.4°C | 3.8°C | 7.6°C | 77 mm | 80 |
| December | 8.0°C | 1.4°C | 4.7°C | 70 mm | 67 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 6.6°C | 11.8°C | 778 mm | 1,955 |
Where Le Brethon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Isle-et-Bardais, 9.2 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, Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 23 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 Le Brethon’s climate
How warm does Le Brethon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 74 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Brethon get in winter?
February nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Le Brethon get?
About 778 mm a year, more than 55% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (79 mm) and March the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lurcy-Lévis Sa (23 km away), averages 1,955 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Brethon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Brethon, Isle-et-Bardais, 9.2 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 ISLE-ET-BARDAIS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Brethon →
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.