Monestier has colder winter nights than 79% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 27.0°C. Of the 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier, it is the driest. Rain peaks in May and eases off in February. An umbrella earns its place on about 109 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Chareil-Cintrat station, 9.3 km east.
A year in Monestier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chareil-Cintrat station.
What a year in Monestier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chareil-Cintrat.
About 676 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 21st 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: 58 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 58 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chareil-Cintrat: 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 Chareil-Cintrat
Chareil-Cintrat is 9.3 km east of Monestier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Monestier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chareil-Cintrat (03059001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.3 km east |
| Station altitude | 286 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 310 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Vichy-Charmeil, 24 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 Monestier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monestier | Chareil-Cintrat | 27.0°C | 0.6°C | 676 mm |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 15 km | Paray-sous-Briailles | 27.4°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 745 mm |
| Gannat 19 km | Charmes | 26.9°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines 23 km | Durdat-Larequille | 25.2°C 1.8°C cooler | 0.3°C about the same | 879 mm |
| Varennes-sur-Allier 24 km | Paray-sous-Briailles | 27.4°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 745 mm |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés 26 km | Vichy-Charmeil | 26.8°C about the same | 0.1°C 0.5°C colder | 769 mm |
| Aigueperse 27 km | Charmes | 26.9°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
Monestier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chareil-Cintrat station; sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 0.6°C | 4.0°C | 44 mm | 72 |
| February | 8.9°C | 0.5°C | 4.7°C | 33 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.4°C | 2.6°C | 8.0°C | 40 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.6°C | 4.9°C | 10.7°C | 57 mm | 181 |
| May | 20.5°C | 8.7°C | 14.6°C | 72 mm | 204 |
| June | 24.4°C | 12.2°C | 18.3°C | 63 mm | 225 |
| July | 27.0°C | 14.0°C | 20.5°C | 68 mm | 254 |
| August | 27.0°C | 13.8°C | 20.4°C | 72 mm | 245 |
| September | 22.5°C | 10.2°C | 16.4°C | 61 mm | 190 |
| October | 17.5°C | 7.7°C | 12.6°C | 57 mm | 128 |
| November | 11.5°C | 3.7°C | 7.6°C | 63 mm | 80 |
| December | 7.8°C | 1.3°C | 4.6°C | 48 mm | 61 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 6.7°C | 11.9°C | 676 mm | 1,892 |
Where Monestier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chareil-Cintrat, 9.3 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, 24 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 Monestier’s climate
How warm does Monestier get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Monestier get in winter?
February nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 58 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Monestier get?
About 676 mm a year, less than 77% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (72 mm) and February the driest (33 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Vichy-Charmeil (24 km away), averages 1,892 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Monestier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Monestier, Chareil-Cintrat, 9.3 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 CHAREIL-CINTRAT_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Monestier →
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.