Ice on the ground: Saint-Clément sees more frosts than 89% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.1°C. Rain peaks in May and eases off in March. None of the 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier gets more rain. Plan for rain on about 135 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Mayet-de-Montag station, 3.2 km north-west.
A year in Saint-Clément at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mayet-de-Montag station.
What a year in Saint-Clément feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mayet-de-Montag.
About 979 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Nicolas
A frosty town: 66 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 66 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 10 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mayet-de-Montag: 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 Mayet-de-Montag
Mayet-de-Montag is 3.2 km north-west of Saint-Clément. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Clément itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mayet-de-Montag (03165001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.2 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 534 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 504 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Nicolas, 7.5 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-Clément 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-Clément | Mayet-de-Montag | 25.1°C | 0.2°C | 979 mm |
| Renaison 17 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 0.5°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Saint-Yorre 19 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Puy-Guillaume 20 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Abrest 21 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Cusset 22 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Lapalisse 23 km | Saint-Didier | 26.2°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.1°C about the same | 763 mm |
Saint-Clément weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mayet-de-Montag station; sunshine at Saint-Nicolas.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | 0.2°C | 3.4°C | 68 mm | 76 |
| February | 7.6°C | −0.2°C | 3.7°C | 60 mm | 100 |
| March | 11.7°C | 2.2°C | 6.9°C | 59 mm | 148 |
| April | 14.9°C | 4.4°C | 9.6°C | 82 mm | 177 |
| May | 18.8°C | 8.0°C | 13.4°C | 101 mm | 185 |
| June | 22.7°C | 11.5°C | 17.1°C | 91 mm | 222 |
| July | 25.1°C | 13.3°C | 19.2°C | 90 mm | 255 |
| August | 25.1°C | 13.3°C | 19.2°C | 89 mm | 221 |
| September | 20.6°C | 9.9°C | 15.2°C | 82 mm | 173 |
| October | 16.1°C | 7.5°C | 11.8°C | 91 mm | 133 |
| November | 10.5°C | 3.4°C | 7.0°C | 94 mm | 81 |
| December | 7.4°C | 1.0°C | 4.2°C | 73 mm | 69 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 6.2°C | 10.9°C | 979 mm | 1,839 |
Where Saint-Clément’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mayet-de-Montag, 3.2 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, Saint-Nicolas, 7.5 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-Clément’s climate
How warm does Saint-Clément get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Clément get in winter?
February nights average −0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 66 nights a year, and about 10 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Clément get?
About 979 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (101 mm) and March the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Nicolas (7.5 km away), averages 1,839 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Clément itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Clément, Mayet-de-Montag, 3.2 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 MAYET-DE-MONTAG, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Clément →
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