Monétay-sur-Allier has colder winter nights than 80% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 27.0°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 27°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 68% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Louchy-Montfand station, 9.3 km south-west.
A year in Monétay-sur-Allier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Louchy-Montfand station.
What a year in Monétay-sur-Allier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Louchy-Montfand.
About 741 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 21 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: 59 frosts and 73 days of 25°C a year
On about 59 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Louchy-Montfand: 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 Louchy-Montfand
Louchy-Montfand is 9.3 km south-west of Monétay-sur-Allier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Monétay-sur-Allier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Louchy-Montfand (03149002) |
| Distance from the town | 9.3 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 281 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 266 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Vichy-Charmeil, 25 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 Monétay-sur-Allier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monétay-sur-Allier | Louchy-Montfand | 27.0°C | 0.5°C | 741 mm |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 7.9 km | Paray-sous-Briailles | 27.4°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 745 mm |
| Varennes-sur-Allier 10 km | Paray-sous-Briailles | 27.4°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 745 mm |
| Moulins 21 km | Yzeure | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Yzeure 21 km | Yzeure | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés 22 km | Vichy-Charmeil | 26.8°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Avermes 24 km | Yzeure | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
Monétay-sur-Allier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Louchy-Montfand station; sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 0.5°C | 4.0°C | 55 mm | 72 |
| February | 9.1°C | 0.6°C | 4.8°C | 41 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.3°C | 2.5°C | 7.9°C | 49 mm | 156 |
| April | 16.9°C | 4.9°C | 10.9°C | 61 mm | 181 |
| May | 20.6°C | 8.6°C | 14.6°C | 78 mm | 204 |
| June | 24.8°C | 12.1°C | 18.4°C | 63 mm | 225 |
| July | 27.0°C | 13.9°C | 20.4°C | 71 mm | 254 |
| August | 26.9°C | 13.5°C | 20.2°C | 73 mm | 245 |
| September | 22.6°C | 9.9°C | 16.3°C | 58 mm | 190 |
| October | 17.9°C | 7.4°C | 12.7°C | 61 mm | 128 |
| November | 11.6°C | 3.5°C | 7.6°C | 73 mm | 80 |
| December | 8.0°C | 1.1°C | 4.5°C | 58 mm | 61 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 6.5°C | 11.9°C | 741 mm | 1,892 |
Where Monétay-sur-Allier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Louchy-Montfand, 9.3 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 25 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 Monétay-sur-Allier’s climate
How warm does Monétay-sur-Allier get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Monétay-sur-Allier get in winter?
January nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 59 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Monétay-sur-Allier get?
About 741 mm a year, less than 54% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (78 mm) and February the driest (41 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Vichy-Charmeil (25 km away), averages 1,892 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Monétay-sur-Allier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Monétay-sur-Allier, Louchy-Montfand, 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 LOUCHY-MONTFAND, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Monétay-sur-Allier →
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