Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Cezay
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.2°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 76% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 27°C apart. Waterproofs come out on about 124 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Just-en-Chev station, 15 km north-west.
A year in Cezay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Just-en-Chev station.
What a year in Cezay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Just-en-Chev.
About 885 mm of rain a year
August is the wettest month and March the driest. About 26 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: 102 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 102 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Just-en-Chev: 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 Saint-Just-en-Chev
Saint-Just-en-Chev is 15 km north-west of Cezay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cezay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Just-en-Chev (42248002) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 612 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 619 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Nicolas, 30 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 Cezay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cezay | Saint-Just-en-Chev | 25.2°C | −2.1°C | 885 mm |
| Boën-sur-Lignon 6.7 km | Boën-sur-Lignon | 27.4°C 2.2°C warmer | −0.3°C 1.8°C milder | 630 mm |
| Balbigny 18 km | Feurs | 27.3°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.2°C 2.3°C milder | 650 mm |
| Feurs 21 km | Feurs | 27.3°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.2°C 2.3°C milder | 650 mm |
| Villerest 23 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.6°C milder | 711 mm |
| Commelle-Vernay 23 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.6°C milder | 711 mm |
| Montbrison 23 km | Savigneux | 26.5°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.0°C 1.1°C milder | 665 mm |
Cezay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Just-en-Chev station; sunshine at Saint-Nicolas.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | −2.1°C | 2.2°C | 73 mm | 76 |
| February | 7.6°C | −2.1°C | 2.8°C | 62 mm | 100 |
| March | 11.6°C | −0.1°C | 5.7°C | 60 mm | 148 |
| April | 14.8°C | 2.3°C | 8.6°C | 66 mm | 177 |
| May | 18.8°C | 6.0°C | 12.4°C | 83 mm | 185 |
| June | 23.0°C | 9.4°C | 16.2°C | 68 mm | 222 |
| July | 25.2°C | 11.1°C | 18.2°C | 84 mm | 255 |
| August | 25.1°C | 10.7°C | 17.9°C | 86 mm | 221 |
| September | 20.6°C | 7.2°C | 13.9°C | 68 mm | 173 |
| October | 16.3°C | 4.8°C | 10.6°C | 75 mm | 133 |
| November | 10.4°C | 1.1°C | 5.7°C | 84 mm | 81 |
| December | 7.1°C | −1.5°C | 2.8°C | 77 mm | 69 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 3.9°C | 9.8°C | 885 mm | 1,839 |
Where Cezay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Just-en-Chev, 15 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, Saint-Nicolas, 30 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 Cezay’s climate
How warm does Cezay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.2°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cezay get in winter?
January nights average −2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 102 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cezay get?
About 885 mm a year, more than 76% of mainland French towns. August is the wettest month (86 mm) and March the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Nicolas (30 km away), averages 1,839 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cezay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cezay, Saint-Just-en-Chev, 15 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 ST-JUST-EN-CHEV, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cezay →
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.