Frost comes to Molles more often than to 89% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 26.2°C. None of the 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier gets more rain. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 26°C. Waterproofs come out on about 132 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Arfeuilles station, 15 km east.
A year in Molles at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Arfeuilles station.
What a year in Molles feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Arfeuilles.
About 952 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 28 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: 68 frosts and 62 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Arfeuilles: 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 Arfeuilles
Arfeuilles is 15 km east of Molles. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Molles itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Arfeuilles (03006003) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km east |
| Station altitude | 450 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 467 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Vichy-Charmeil, 13 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 Molles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molles | Arfeuilles | 26.2°C | 0.0°C | 952 mm |
| Cusset 8 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 1.4°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.6°C milder | 800 mm |
| Abrest 8.3 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 1.4°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.6°C milder | 800 mm |
| Saint-Yorre 8.4 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 1.4°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.6°C milder | 800 mm |
| Vichy 9.9 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 1.4°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.6°C milder | 800 mm |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux 10 km | Vichy-Charmeil | 26.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier 12 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 1.4°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.6°C milder | 800 mm |
Molles weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Arfeuilles station; sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | 0.0°C | 3.6°C | 67 mm | 72 |
| February | 8.2°C | −0.1°C | 4.1°C | 57 mm | 97 |
| March | 12.3°C | 2.1°C | 7.2°C | 57 mm | 156 |
| April | 15.6°C | 4.3°C | 9.9°C | 80 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.6°C | 8.0°C | 13.8°C | 101 mm | 204 |
| June | 23.7°C | 11.6°C | 17.6°C | 80 mm | 225 |
| July | 26.2°C | 13.2°C | 19.7°C | 89 mm | 254 |
| August | 26.1°C | 13.0°C | 19.6°C | 85 mm | 245 |
| September | 21.3°C | 9.7°C | 15.5°C | 82 mm | 190 |
| October | 16.8°C | 7.1°C | 11.9°C | 89 mm | 128 |
| November | 11.0°C | 3.2°C | 7.1°C | 91 mm | 80 |
| December | 7.8°C | 0.8°C | 4.3°C | 74 mm | 61 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 6.1°C | 11.2°C | 952 mm | 1,892 |
Where Molles’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Arfeuilles, 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, Vichy-Charmeil, 13 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 Molles’s climate
How warm does Molles get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, more than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Molles get in winter?
February nights average −0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 68 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Molles get?
About 952 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (101 mm) and March the driest (57 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Vichy-Charmeil (13 km away), averages 1,892 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Molles itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Molles, Arfeuilles, 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 ARFEUILLES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Molles →
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.