Winter nights in Saint-Bonnet-de-Four are colder than in 79% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.5°C. Days of 25°C are scarce: about 53 a year, fewer than in 65% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in May and eases off in February. Waterproofs come out on about 126 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montmarault station, 4.1 km east.
A year in Saint-Bonnet-de-Four at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montmarault station.
What a year in Saint-Bonnet-de-Four feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montmarault.
About 812 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th 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: 52 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 52 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montmarault: 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 Montmarault
Montmarault is 4.1 km east of Saint-Bonnet-de-Four. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Bonnet-de-Four itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montmarault (03186001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 464 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 356 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Vichy-Charmeil, 42 km away |
Saint-Bonnet-de-Four sits 108 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Saint-Bonnet-de-Four to run about 0.7°C warmer than these figures.
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 Saint-Bonnet-de-Four 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Four | Montmarault | 25.5°C | 0.6°C | 812 mm |
| Commentry 13 km | Durdat-Larequille | 25.2°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 879 mm |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines 18 km | Durdat-Larequille | 25.2°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 879 mm |
| Désertines 22 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Montluçon 23 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Prémilhat 26 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Domérat 28 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
Saint-Bonnet-de-Four weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montmarault station; sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C | 0.6°C | 3.3°C | 57 mm | 72 |
| February | 7.3°C | 0.6°C | 3.9°C | 50 mm | 97 |
| March | 11.5°C | 2.9°C | 7.2°C | 52 mm | 156 |
| April | 15.0°C | 5.3°C | 10.2°C | 70 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.1°C | 8.9°C | 14.0°C | 87 mm | 204 |
| June | 23.0°C | 12.3°C | 17.7°C | 76 mm | 225 |
| July | 25.5°C | 14.2°C | 19.8°C | 69 mm | 254 |
| August | 25.5°C | 14.1°C | 19.8°C | 74 mm | 245 |
| September | 20.6°C | 10.6°C | 15.6°C | 73 mm | 190 |
| October | 15.5°C | 8.0°C | 11.8°C | 69 mm | 128 |
| November | 9.9°C | 3.8°C | 6.9°C | 75 mm | 80 |
| December | 6.7°C | 1.3°C | 4.0°C | 59 mm | 61 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 6.9°C | 11.2°C | 812 mm | 1,892 |
Where Saint-Bonnet-de-Four’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montmarault, 4.1 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, 42 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 Saint-Bonnet-de-Four’s climate
How warm does Saint-Bonnet-de-Four get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.5°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Bonnet-de-Four get in winter?
January nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 52 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Bonnet-de-Four get?
About 812 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (87 mm) and February the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Vichy-Charmeil (42 km away), averages 1,892 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Bonnet-de-Four itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Bonnet-de-Four, Montmarault, 4.1 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 MONTMARAULT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Bonnet-de-Four →
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