More rain falls on Coutouvre than on 79% of mainland French towns: 917 mm a year
January mornings start at about 0.8°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 77% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 125 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Nandax station, 2.8 km north-west.
A year in Coutouvre at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nandax station.
What a year in Coutouvre feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nandax.
About 917 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February 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
A frosty town: 55 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 55 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nandax: 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 Nandax
Nandax is 2.8 km north-west of Coutouvre. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Coutouvre itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nandax (42152001) |
| Distance from the town | 2.8 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 374 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 447 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
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 Coutouvre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coutouvre | Nandax | 26.3°C | 0.8°C | 917 mm |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs 9.4 km | Fourneaux | 27.1°C 0.8°C warmer | 0.1°C 0.7°C colder | 900 mm |
| Cours 9.8 km | Machézal | 25.4°C 0.9°C cooler | 0.5°C about the same | 820 mm |
| Charlieu 10 km | Charlieu | 27.1°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.9°C colder | 769 mm |
| Pouilly-sous-Charlieu 10 km | Charlieu | 27.1°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.9°C colder | 769 mm |
| Le Coteau 11 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.5°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Mably 11 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.5°C about the same | 711 mm |
Coutouvre weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nandax station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.0°C | 0.8°C | 3.9°C | 61 mm |
| February | 8.2°C | 0.6°C | 4.4°C | 49 mm |
| March | 12.5°C | 2.9°C | 7.7°C | 53 mm |
| April | 15.8°C | 5.2°C | 10.5°C | 70 mm |
| May | 19.9°C | 8.9°C | 14.4°C | 100 mm |
| June | 23.9°C | 12.4°C | 18.2°C | 83 mm |
| July | 26.3°C | 14.3°C | 20.3°C | 93 mm |
| August | 26.2°C | 14.0°C | 20.1°C | 84 mm |
| September | 21.6°C | 10.7°C | 16.2°C | 83 mm |
| October | 16.8°C | 8.3°C | 12.6°C | 86 mm |
| November | 11.0°C | 4.1°C | 7.5°C | 91 mm |
| December | 7.7°C | 1.6°C | 4.6°C | 64 mm |
| Year | 16.4°C | 7.0°C | 11.7°C | 917 mm |
Where Coutouvre’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nandax, 2.8 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.
- 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 Coutouvre’s climate
How warm does Coutouvre get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Coutouvre get in winter?
February nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 55 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Coutouvre get?
About 917 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (100 mm) and February the driest (49 mm).
Are these figures for Coutouvre itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Coutouvre, Nandax, 2.8 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 NANDAX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Coutouvre →
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.