Frost comes to La Bénisson-Dieu more often than to 93% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 27.1°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 69% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month, February the driest. The outdoor season, with highs of 21–25°C, runs through May, June and September.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Charlieu station, 9.9 km east.
A year in La Bénisson-Dieu at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Charlieu station.
What a year in La Bénisson-Dieu feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Charlieu.
About 769 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th 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: 75 frosts and 75 days of 25°C a year
On about 75 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Charlieu: 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 Charlieu
Charlieu is 9.9 km east of La Bénisson-Dieu. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Bénisson-Dieu itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Charlieu (42052002) |
| Distance from the town | 9.9 km east |
| Station altitude | 278 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 273 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Nicolas, 22 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 La Bénisson-Dieu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bénisson-Dieu | Charlieu | 27.1°C | −0.1°C | 769 mm |
| Pouilly-sous-Charlieu 5.4 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Mably 9.4 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.5°C 0.6°C milder | 711 mm |
| Charlieu 9.6 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Riorges 12 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.5°C 0.6°C milder | 711 mm |
| Roanne 13 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.5°C 0.6°C milder | 711 mm |
| Renaison 15 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.5°C 0.6°C milder | 711 mm |
La Bénisson-Dieu weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Charlieu station; sunshine at Saint-Nicolas.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | −0.1°C | 3.8°C | 56 mm | 76 |
| February | 9.3°C | −0.2°C | 4.5°C | 44 mm | 100 |
| March | 13.5°C | 1.5°C | 7.5°C | 46 mm | 148 |
| April | 17.0°C | 4.0°C | 10.5°C | 58 mm | 177 |
| May | 21.0°C | 8.1°C | 14.5°C | 83 mm | 185 |
| June | 25.1°C | 11.5°C | 18.3°C | 67 mm | 222 |
| July | 27.1°C | 13.2°C | 20.2°C | 71 mm | 255 |
| August | 27.1°C | 12.7°C | 19.9°C | 74 mm | 221 |
| September | 22.5°C | 9.2°C | 15.8°C | 63 mm | 173 |
| October | 17.9°C | 7.0°C | 12.5°C | 74 mm | 133 |
| November | 11.7°C | 2.7°C | 7.2°C | 76 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.3°C | 0.5°C | 4.4°C | 59 mm | 69 |
| Year | 17.4°C | 5.8°C | 11.6°C | 769 mm | 1,839 |
Where La Bénisson-Dieu’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Charlieu, 9.9 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, 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-Nicolas, 22 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 La Bénisson-Dieu’s climate
How warm does La Bénisson-Dieu get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.1°C. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Bénisson-Dieu get in winter?
February nights average −0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 75 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Bénisson-Dieu get?
About 769 mm a year, more than 53% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (83 mm) and February the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Nicolas (22 km away), averages 1,839 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Bénisson-Dieu itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Bénisson-Dieu, Charlieu, 9.9 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 CHARLIEU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Bénisson-Dieu →
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