Frosty mornings in Rongères outnumber those of 91% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 27.4°C. Its July heat outdoes that of 71% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in May and the lightest in February. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Paray-sous-Briailles station, 8.5 km west.
A year in Rongères at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Paray-sous-Briailles station.
What a year in Rongères feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Paray-sous-Briailles.
About 745 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 19th 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: 69 frosts and 78 days of 25°C a year
On about 69 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 78 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Paray-sous-Briailles: 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 Paray-sous-Briailles
Paray-sous-Briailles is 8.5 km west of Rongères. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rongères itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Paray-sous-Briailles (03204001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.5 km west |
| Station altitude | 245 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 284 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Vichy-Charmeil, 15 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 Rongères 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rongères | Paray-sous-Briailles | 27.4°C | 0.3°C | 745 mm |
| Varennes-sur-Allier 4.1 km | same station | 27.4°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 745 mm |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés 10 km | Vichy-Charmeil | 26.8°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 12 km | same station | 27.4°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 745 mm |
| Lapalisse 15 km | Saint-Didier | 26.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 0.1°C about the same | 763 mm |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux 15 km | Vichy-Charmeil | 26.8°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Cusset 18 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C about the same | 1.6°C 1.3°C milder | 800 mm |
Rongères weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Paray-sous-Briailles station; sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 0.3°C | 3.9°C | 51 mm | 72 |
| February | 9.2°C | −0.1°C | 4.6°C | 37 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.8°C | 1.8°C | 7.8°C | 46 mm | 156 |
| April | 17.2°C | 4.1°C | 10.6°C | 60 mm | 181 |
| May | 21.1°C | 8.1°C | 14.6°C | 80 mm | 204 |
| June | 25.0°C | 11.6°C | 18.3°C | 68 mm | 225 |
| July | 27.4°C | 13.2°C | 20.3°C | 72 mm | 254 |
| August | 27.4°C | 12.9°C | 20.1°C | 74 mm | 245 |
| September | 22.8°C | 9.3°C | 16.1°C | 67 mm | 190 |
| October | 17.8°C | 7.0°C | 12.4°C | 65 mm | 128 |
| November | 11.7°C | 3.3°C | 7.5°C | 71 mm | 80 |
| December | 8.0°C | 1.0°C | 4.5°C | 54 mm | 61 |
| Year | 17.4°C | 6.0°C | 11.7°C | 745 mm | 1,892 |
Where Rongères’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Paray-sous-Briailles, 8.5 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, 15 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 Rongères’s climate
How warm does Rongères get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.4°C. About 78 days a year reach 25°C, more than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rongères get in winter?
February nights average −0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 69 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rongères get?
About 745 mm a year, less than 53% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (80 mm) and February the driest (37 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Vichy-Charmeil (15 km away), averages 1,892 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rongères itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rongères, Paray-sous-Briailles, 8.5 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 PARAY-SOUS-BRIAILLES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rongères →
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.