Chambles is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 27.0°C. A year here swings 29°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 68% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Tiranges station, 27 km south-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Chambles at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Tiranges station.
What a year in Chambles feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tiranges.
About 759 mm of rain a year
July is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th 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: 98 frosts and 75 days of 25°C a year
On about 98 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tiranges: 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 Tiranges
Tiranges is 27 km south-west of Chambles. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chambles itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Tiranges (43246001) |
| Distance from the town | 27 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 603 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 602 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon, 11 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 Chambles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambles | Tiranges | 27.0°C | −1.5°C | 759 mm |
| Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert 5.7 km | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon | 26.9°C about the same | 0.3°C 1.8°C milder | 728 mm |
| Unieux 6.4 km | Bas-en-Basset | 28.0°C 1°C warmer | −1.7°C about the same | 754 mm |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez 6.8 km | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon | 26.9°C about the same | 0.3°C 1.8°C milder | 728 mm |
| Roche-la-Molière 7.4 km | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon | 26.9°C about the same | 0.3°C 1.8°C milder | 728 mm |
| Fraisses 7.9 km | Bas-en-Basset | 28.0°C 1°C warmer | −1.7°C about the same | 754 mm |
| Bonson 8 km | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon | 26.9°C about the same | 0.3°C 1.8°C milder | 728 mm |
Chambles weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Tiranges station; sunshine at Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | −1.5°C | 2.8°C | 44 mm | 81 |
| February | 8.9°C | −1.7°C | 3.6°C | 31 mm | 109 |
| March | 13.1°C | 0.4°C | 6.8°C | 36 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.2°C | 2.6°C | 9.4°C | 58 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.2°C | 6.1°C | 13.2°C | 81 mm | 214 |
| June | 24.4°C | 9.5°C | 16.9°C | 80 mm | 241 |
| July | 27.0°C | 11.2°C | 19.1°C | 82 mm | 275 |
| August | 27.0°C | 11.0°C | 19.0°C | 79 mm | 259 |
| September | 22.2°C | 7.7°C | 15.0°C | 71 mm | 193 |
| October | 17.2°C | 5.5°C | 11.3°C | 81 mm | 135 |
| November | 11.1°C | 1.7°C | 6.4°C | 72 mm | 88 |
| December | 7.8°C | −0.8°C | 3.5°C | 44 mm | 76 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 4.3°C | 10.6°C | 759 mm | 2,018 |
Where Chambles’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Tiranges, 27 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, 11 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 Chambles’s climate
How warm does Chambles get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chambles get in winter?
February nights average −1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 98 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chambles get?
About 759 mm a year, more than 51% of mainland French towns. July is the wettest month (82 mm) and February the driest (31 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon (11 km away), averages 2,018 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chambles itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chambles, Tiranges, 27 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 TIRANGES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chambles →
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.