Frosty mornings in Saint-Caprais outnumber those of 82% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 26.8°C. Seasons differ by 26°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Warm afternoons come more often than in 67% of mainland French towns. The outdoor season runs from May to September, with highs of 20–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Isle-et-Bardais station, 13 km north.
A year in Saint-Caprais at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Isle-et-Bardais station.
What a year in Saint-Caprais feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Isle-et-Bardais.
About 778 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lurcy-Lévis Sa
A frosty town: 61 frosts and 74 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 74 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Isle-et-Bardais: 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 Isle-et-Bardais
Isle-et-Bardais is 13 km north of Saint-Caprais. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Caprais itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Isle-et-Bardais (03130002) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km north |
| Station altitude | 262 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 355 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 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 Saint-Caprais 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-Caprais | Isle-et-Bardais | 26.8°C | 0.8°C | 778 mm |
| Désertines 23 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Montluçon 26 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Domérat 26 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond 26 km | Orval | 27.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Huriel 27 km | Boussac | 25.5°C 1.3°C cooler | 0.2°C 0.6°C colder | 896 mm |
| Prémilhat 29 km | Tortezais | 26.7°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 757 mm |
Saint-Caprais weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Isle-et-Bardais station; sunshine at Lurcy-Lévis Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 0.8°C | 4.2°C | 63 mm | 72 |
| February | 9.0°C | 0.6°C | 4.8°C | 51 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.4°C | 2.7°C | 8.0°C | 50 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.7°C | 4.7°C | 10.7°C | 70 mm | 195 |
| May | 20.4°C | 8.5°C | 14.5°C | 79 mm | 213 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.0°C | 18.1°C | 62 mm | 246 |
| July | 26.8°C | 13.5°C | 20.2°C | 57 mm | 255 |
| August | 26.8°C | 13.4°C | 20.2°C | 62 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.2°C | 10.0°C | 16.1°C | 66 mm | 197 |
| October | 17.1°C | 7.7°C | 12.4°C | 72 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.4°C | 3.8°C | 7.6°C | 77 mm | 80 |
| December | 8.0°C | 1.4°C | 4.7°C | 70 mm | 67 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 6.6°C | 11.8°C | 778 mm | 1,955 |
Where Saint-Caprais’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Isle-et-Bardais, 13 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, Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 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 Saint-Caprais’s climate
How warm does Saint-Caprais get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 74 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Caprais get in winter?
February nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Caprais get?
About 778 mm a year, more than 55% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (79 mm) and March the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lurcy-Lévis Sa (25 km away), averages 1,955 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Caprais itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Caprais, Isle-et-Bardais, 13 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 ISLE-ET-BARDAIS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Caprais →
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.