Ice on the ground: Ambierle sees more frosts than 89% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.2°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 84% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 26°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 132 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Arfeuilles station, 14 km north-west.
A year in Ambierle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Arfeuilles station.
What a year in Ambierle feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Arfeuilles.
About 952 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Nicolas
A frosty town: 68 frosts and 62 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Arfeuilles: 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 Arfeuilles
Arfeuilles is 14 km north-west of Ambierle. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ambierle itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Arfeuilles (03006003) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 450 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 383 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Nicolas, 9.2 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 Ambierle 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 Loire.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambierle | Arfeuilles | 26.2°C | 0.0°C | 952 mm |
| Renaison 6.1 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 0.5°C milder | 711 mm |
| Riorges 13 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 0.5°C milder | 711 mm |
| Mably 13 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 0.5°C milder | 711 mm |
| Roanne 15 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 0.5°C milder | 711 mm |
| Villerest 15 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 0.5°C milder | 711 mm |
| Le Coteau 17 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 0.5°C milder | 711 mm |
Ambierle weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Arfeuilles station; sunshine at Saint-Nicolas.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | 0.0°C | 3.6°C | 67 mm | 76 |
| February | 8.2°C | −0.1°C | 4.1°C | 57 mm | 100 |
| March | 12.3°C | 2.1°C | 7.2°C | 57 mm | 148 |
| April | 15.6°C | 4.3°C | 9.9°C | 80 mm | 177 |
| May | 19.6°C | 8.0°C | 13.8°C | 101 mm | 185 |
| June | 23.7°C | 11.6°C | 17.6°C | 80 mm | 222 |
| July | 26.2°C | 13.2°C | 19.7°C | 89 mm | 255 |
| August | 26.1°C | 13.0°C | 19.6°C | 85 mm | 221 |
| September | 21.3°C | 9.7°C | 15.5°C | 82 mm | 173 |
| October | 16.8°C | 7.1°C | 11.9°C | 89 mm | 133 |
| November | 11.0°C | 3.2°C | 7.1°C | 91 mm | 81 |
| December | 7.8°C | 0.8°C | 4.3°C | 74 mm | 69 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 6.1°C | 11.2°C | 952 mm | 1,839 |
Where Ambierle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Arfeuilles, 14 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, 9.2 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 Loire.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Ambierle’s climate
How warm does Ambierle get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, more than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ambierle get in winter?
February nights average −0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 68 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ambierle get?
About 952 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (101 mm) and March the driest (57 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Nicolas (9.2 km away), averages 1,839 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ambierle itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ambierle, Arfeuilles, 14 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 ARFEUILLES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ambierle →
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.