January in Pont-Salomon bites harder than in 93% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 24.5°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 78% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 25°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Expect about 73 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
Figures from Météo-France’s Monistrol-sur-Loire station, 3 km south.
A year in Pont-Salomon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Monistrol-sur-Loire station.
What a year in Pont-Salomon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Monistrol-sur-Loire.
About 822 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon
A frosty town: 73 frosts and 46 days of 25°C a year
On about 73 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 17 days it stays below freezing all day. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Monistrol-sur-Loire: 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 Monistrol-sur-Loire
Monistrol-sur-Loire is 3 km south of Pont-Salomon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pont-Salomon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Monistrol-sur-Loire (43137003) |
| Distance from the town | 3 km south |
| Station altitude | 777 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 603 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon, 23 km away |
Pont-Salomon sits 174 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Pont-Salomon to run about 1.1°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 Pont-Salomon 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 Haute-Loire.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Salomon | Monistrol-sur-Loire | 24.5°C | −0.8°C | 822 mm |
| Aurec-sur-Loire 4.5 km | Bas-en-Basset | 28.0°C 3.5°C warmer | −1.7°C 0.9°C colder | 754 mm |
| Saint-Didier-en-Velay 4.6 km | Saint-Romain-Lachalm | 23.7°C 0.8°C cooler | −1.7°C 0.9°C colder | 924 mm |
| Saint-Just-Malmont 5.4 km | same station | 24.5°C about the same | −0.8°C about the same | 822 mm |
| Fraisses 5.4 km | Bas-en-Basset | 28.0°C 3.5°C warmer | −1.7°C 0.9°C colder | 754 mm |
| Firminy 6.3 km | Bas-en-Basset | 28.0°C 3.5°C warmer | −1.7°C 0.9°C colder | 754 mm |
| Unieux 7.3 km | Bas-en-Basset | 28.0°C 3.5°C warmer | −1.7°C 0.9°C colder | 754 mm |
Pont-Salomon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Monistrol-sur-Loire station; sunshine at Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1°C | −0.8°C | 2.1°C | 46 mm | 81 |
| February | 6.2°C | −0.8°C | 2.7°C | 35 mm | 109 |
| March | 10.2°C | 1.5°C | 5.8°C | 39 mm | 162 |
| April | 13.5°C | 4.0°C | 8.7°C | 69 mm | 186 |
| May | 17.8°C | 7.7°C | 12.7°C | 93 mm | 214 |
| June | 22.0°C | 11.2°C | 16.6°C | 81 mm | 241 |
| July | 24.5°C | 13.0°C | 18.8°C | 79 mm | 275 |
| August | 24.4°C | 12.9°C | 18.6°C | 78 mm | 259 |
| September | 19.4°C | 9.5°C | 14.5°C | 80 mm | 193 |
| October | 14.8°C | 7.1°C | 10.9°C | 89 mm | 135 |
| November | 8.9°C | 2.7°C | 5.8°C | 87 mm | 88 |
| December | 6.0°C | 0.2°C | 3.1°C | 47 mm | 76 |
| Year | 14.4°C | 5.7°C | 10.0°C | 822 mm | 2,018 |
Where Pont-Salomon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Monistrol-sur-Loire, 3 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, 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, Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon, 23 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 Haute-Loire.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Pont-Salomon’s climate
How warm does Pont-Salomon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.5°C. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pont-Salomon get in winter?
January nights average −0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 73 nights a year, and about 17 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pont-Salomon get?
About 822 mm a year, more than 65% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (93 mm) and February the driest (35 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon (23 km away), averages 2,018 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pont-Salomon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pont-Salomon, Monistrol-sur-Loire, 3 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 MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pont-Salomon →
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.