Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Chalain-le-Comtal
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.5°C on average. Only 28°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. It is a dry place: less rain falls here than on 80% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Savigneux station, 7.5 km west.
A year in Chalain-le-Comtal at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Savigneux station.
What a year in Chalain-le-Comtal feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Savigneux.
About 665 mm of rain a year
June is the wettest month and February the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 47th wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon
A frosty town: 85 frosts and 67 days of 25°C a year
On about 85 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Savigneux: 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 Savigneux
Savigneux is 7.5 km west of Chalain-le-Comtal. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chalain-le-Comtal itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Savigneux (42299001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.5 km west |
| Station altitude | 370 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 371 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon, 14 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 Chalain-le-Comtal 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalain-le-Comtal | Savigneux | 26.5°C | −1.0°C | 665 mm |
| Montrond-les-Bains 5.2 km | Feurs | 27.3°C 0.8°C warmer | 0.2°C 1.2°C milder | 650 mm |
| Savigneux 7.6 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | −1.0°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Montbrison 9.2 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | −1.0°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy 10 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | −1.0°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Sury-le-Comtal 12 km | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon | 26.9°C about the same | 0.3°C 1.3°C milder | 728 mm |
| Feurs 12 km | Feurs | 27.3°C 0.8°C warmer | 0.2°C 1.2°C milder | 650 mm |
Chalain-le-Comtal weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Savigneux station; sunshine at Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | −1.0°C | 3.1°C | 36 mm | 81 |
| February | 8.8°C | −1.1°C | 3.8°C | 28 mm | 109 |
| March | 13.0°C | 1.1°C | 7.1°C | 31 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.2°C | 3.4°C | 9.8°C | 46 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.2°C | 7.5°C | 13.8°C | 74 mm | 214 |
| June | 24.2°C | 11.3°C | 17.7°C | 76 mm | 241 |
| July | 26.5°C | 12.8°C | 19.7°C | 74 mm | 275 |
| August | 26.5°C | 12.1°C | 19.3°C | 68 mm | 259 |
| September | 21.9°C | 8.6°C | 15.3°C | 65 mm | 193 |
| October | 17.2°C | 6.2°C | 11.7°C | 70 mm | 135 |
| November | 11.4°C | 2.3°C | 6.9°C | 61 mm | 88 |
| December | 7.9°C | −0.2°C | 3.9°C | 37 mm | 76 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 5.2°C | 11.0°C | 665 mm | 2,018 |
Where Chalain-le-Comtal’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Savigneux, 7.5 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-Étienne-Bouthéon, 14 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 Chalain-le-Comtal’s climate
How warm does Chalain-le-Comtal get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.5°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chalain-le-Comtal get in winter?
February nights average −1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 85 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chalain-le-Comtal get?
About 665 mm a year, less than 80% of mainland French towns. June is the wettest month (76 mm) and February the driest (28 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon (14 km away), averages 2,018 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chalain-le-Comtal itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chalain-le-Comtal, Savigneux, 7.5 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 SAVIGNEUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chalain-le-Comtal →
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.