Neither notably warm, cold, wet nor dry, Saint-Menoux sits near the middle of mainland French towns
About 777 mm of rain falls in a typical year; July afternoons reach 26.5°C and January nights drop to 1.1°C. Only 25°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Its January nights bite harder than in 72% of mainland French towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to October, with highs of 17–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bourbon station, 8.1 km west.
A year in Saint-Menoux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bourbon station.
What a year in Saint-Menoux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bourbon.
About 777 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 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: 51 frosts and 64 days of 25°C a year
On about 51 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bourbon: 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 Bourbon
Bourbon is 8.1 km west of Saint-Menoux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Menoux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bourbon (03036002) |
| Distance from the town | 8.1 km west |
| Station altitude | 270 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 231 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 22 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-Menoux 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.
Saint-Menoux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bourbon station; sunshine at Lurcy-Lévis Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | 1.1°C | 4.1°C | 62 mm | 72 |
| February | 8.7°C | 1.2°C | 4.9°C | 52 mm | 102 |
| March | 12.9°C | 3.2°C | 8.0°C | 55 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.6°C | 10.9°C | 70 mm | 195 |
| May | 20.2°C | 9.2°C | 14.6°C | 79 mm | 213 |
| June | 24.2°C | 12.8°C | 18.5°C | 61 mm | 246 |
| July | 26.5°C | 14.6°C | 20.5°C | 63 mm | 255 |
| August | 26.4°C | 14.3°C | 20.4°C | 59 mm | 237 |
| September | 21.9°C | 10.6°C | 16.3°C | 73 mm | 197 |
| October | 17.3°C | 8.2°C | 12.7°C | 66 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.1°C | 4.0°C | 7.6°C | 71 mm | 80 |
| December | 7.7°C | 1.7°C | 4.7°C | 67 mm | 67 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.2°C | 11.9°C | 777 mm | 1,955 |
Where Saint-Menoux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bourbon, 8.1 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, 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, Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 22 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-Menoux’s climate
How warm does Saint-Menoux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.5°C. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, more than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Menoux get in winter?
January nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 51 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Menoux get?
About 777 mm a year, more than 55% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (79 mm) and February the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lurcy-Lévis Sa (22 km away), averages 1,955 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Menoux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Menoux, Bourbon, 8.1 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 BOURBON_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Menoux →
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.