Photo: Francesco Bonati · CC BY 3.0Frost comes to Commelle-Vernay more often than to 82% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 27.6°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 27°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 74% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 107 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Riorges - Man station, 5.4 km north.
A year in Commelle-Vernay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Riorges - Man station.
What a year in Commelle-Vernay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Riorges - Man.
About 711 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 39th 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: 61 frosts and 81 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, and 30 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Riorges - Man: 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 Riorges - Man
Riorges - Man is 5.4 km north of Commelle-Vernay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Commelle-Vernay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Riorges - Man (42184001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.4 km north |
| Station altitude | 283 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 340 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Nicolas, 21 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 Commelle-Vernay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commelle-Vernay | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C | 0.5°C | 711 mm |
| Villerest 1.7 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Le Coteau 3.4 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Roanne 4.5 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Riorges 5.3 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Mably 8.1 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Renaison 12 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 711 mm |
Commelle-Vernay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Riorges - Man station; sunshine at Saint-Nicolas.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 0.5°C | 4.1°C | 42 mm | 76 |
| February | 9.3°C | 0.3°C | 4.8°C | 33 mm | 100 |
| March | 13.8°C | 2.5°C | 8.2°C | 38 mm | 148 |
| April | 17.2°C | 5.1°C | 11.2°C | 53 mm | 177 |
| May | 21.3°C | 9.2°C | 15.3°C | 78 mm | 185 |
| June | 25.4°C | 13.0°C | 19.2°C | 74 mm | 222 |
| July | 27.6°C | 14.8°C | 21.2°C | 73 mm | 255 |
| August | 27.6°C | 14.4°C | 21.0°C | 70 mm | 221 |
| September | 22.7°C | 10.6°C | 16.7°C | 68 mm | 173 |
| October | 17.8°C | 8.1°C | 12.9°C | 69 mm | 133 |
| November | 11.7°C | 3.8°C | 7.7°C | 68 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.2°C | 1.3°C | 4.8°C | 45 mm | 69 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 7.0°C | 12.3°C | 711 mm | 1,839 |
Where Commelle-Vernay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Riorges - Man, 5.4 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, 21 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 Commelle-Vernay’s climate
How warm does Commelle-Vernay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.6°C. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 30 reach 30°C.
How cold does Commelle-Vernay get in winter?
February nights average 0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Commelle-Vernay get?
About 711 mm a year, less than 64% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (78 mm) and February the driest (33 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Nicolas (21 km away), averages 1,839 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Commelle-Vernay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Commelle-Vernay, Riorges - Man, 5.4 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 RIORGES - MAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Commelle-Vernay →
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