Chalmazel-Jeansagnière sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for July heat
Midwinter brings lows of about −3.0°C. November is the wettest month, February the driest. About 115 nights a year bring a frost, more than in almost every mainland French town. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 148 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Col de la Loge station, 6.2 km north-west.
A year in Chalmazel-Jeansagnière at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Col de la Loge station.
What a year in Chalmazel-Jeansagnière feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Col de la Loge.
About 1,273 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 44 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Germain-l He
A frosty town: 115 frosts and 14 days of 25°C a year
On about 115 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 39 days it stays below freezing all day. About 14 days a year reach 25°C, and 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Col de la Loge: 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 Col de la Loge
Col de la Loge is 6.2 km north-west of Chalmazel-Jeansagnière. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chalmazel-Jeansagnière itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Col de la Loge (42040001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.2 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 1,261 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 995 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 1.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Germain-l He, 37 km away |
Chalmazel-Jeansagnière sits 266 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Chalmazel-Jeansagnière to run about 1.7°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 Chalmazel-Jeansagnière 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalmazel-Jeansagnière | Col de la Loge | 19.8°C | −3.0°C | 1,273 mm |
| Boën-sur-Lignon 13 km | Boën-sur-Lignon | 27.4°C 7.6°C warmer | −0.3°C 2.7°C milder | 630 mm |
| Ambert 19 km | Ambert | 26.0°C 6.2°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.1°C milder | 860 mm |
| Montbrison 21 km | Savigneux | 26.5°C 6.7°C warmer | −1.0°C 2°C milder | 665 mm |
| Savigneux 22 km | Savigneux | 26.5°C 6.7°C warmer | −1.0°C 2°C milder | 665 mm |
| Courpière 24 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 7°C warmer | 0.6°C 3.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy 28 km | Savigneux | 26.5°C 6.7°C warmer | −1.0°C 2°C milder | 665 mm |
Chalmazel-Jeansagnière weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Col de la Loge station; sunshine at Saint-Germain-l He.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.6°C | −3.0°C | −0.2°C | 101 mm | 83 |
| February | 3.1°C | −3.1°C | 0.0°C | 86 mm | 106 |
| March | 6.4°C | −0.6°C | 2.9°C | 92 mm | 160 |
| April | 9.8°C | 1.8°C | 5.8°C | 96 mm | 176 |
| May | 13.7°C | 5.4°C | 9.5°C | 124 mm | 182 |
| June | 18.0°C | 9.1°C | 13.5°C | 102 mm | 214 |
| July | 19.8°C | 10.6°C | 15.2°C | 107 mm | 242 |
| August | 19.9°C | 11.0°C | 15.4°C | 116 mm | 230 |
| September | 15.9°C | 8.0°C | 11.9°C | 92 mm | 188 |
| October | 11.8°C | 5.1°C | 8.5°C | 113 mm | 130 |
| November | 6.0°C | 0.5°C | 3.3°C | 126 mm | 82 |
| December | 3.6°C | −1.9°C | 0.9°C | 119 mm | 76 |
| Year | 10.9°C | 3.6°C | 7.2°C | 1,273 mm | 1,869 |
Where Chalmazel-Jeansagnière’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Col de la Loge, 6.2 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, 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-Germain-l He, 37 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 Chalmazel-Jeansagnière’s climate
How warm does Chalmazel-Jeansagnière get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.9°C. About 14 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chalmazel-Jeansagnière get in winter?
February nights average −3.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 115 nights a year, and about 39 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chalmazel-Jeansagnière get?
About 1,273 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (126 mm) and February the driest (86 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Germain-l He (37 km away), averages 1,869 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chalmazel-Jeansagnière itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chalmazel-Jeansagnière, Col de la Loge, 6.2 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 COL DE LA LOGE_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chalmazel-Jeansagnière →
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.