La Chamba sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for July heat
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −3.0°C. Only 23°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Frost is common: about 115 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in almost every mainland French town. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to August, with highs of 18–20°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Col de la Loge station, 1.8 km south-east.
A year in La Chamba at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Col de la Loge station.
What a year in La Chamba 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-Nicolas
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 1.8 km south-east of La Chamba. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Chamba itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Col de la Loge (42040001) |
| Distance from the town | 1.8 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 1,261 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,034 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Nicolas, 33 km away |
La Chamba sits 227 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect La Chamba to run about 1.5°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 La Chamba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chamba | Col de la Loge | 19.8°C | −3.0°C | 1,273 mm |
| Courpière 17 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 7°C warmer | 0.6°C 3.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Boën-sur-Lignon 19 km | Boën-sur-Lignon | 27.4°C 7.6°C warmer | −0.3°C 2.7°C milder | 630 mm |
| Thiers 21 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 7°C warmer | 0.6°C 3.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Ambert 23 km | Ambert | 26.0°C 6.2°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.1°C milder | 860 mm |
| Montbrison 29 km | Savigneux | 26.5°C 6.7°C warmer | −1.0°C 2°C milder | 665 mm |
La Chamba weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Col de la Loge station; sunshine at Saint-Nicolas.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.6°C | −3.0°C | −0.2°C | 101 mm | 76 |
| February | 3.1°C | −3.1°C | 0.0°C | 86 mm | 100 |
| March | 6.4°C | −0.6°C | 2.9°C | 92 mm | 148 |
| April | 9.8°C | 1.8°C | 5.8°C | 96 mm | 177 |
| May | 13.7°C | 5.4°C | 9.5°C | 124 mm | 185 |
| June | 18.0°C | 9.1°C | 13.5°C | 102 mm | 222 |
| July | 19.8°C | 10.6°C | 15.2°C | 107 mm | 255 |
| August | 19.9°C | 11.0°C | 15.4°C | 116 mm | 221 |
| September | 15.9°C | 8.0°C | 11.9°C | 92 mm | 173 |
| October | 11.8°C | 5.1°C | 8.5°C | 113 mm | 133 |
| November | 6.0°C | 0.5°C | 3.3°C | 126 mm | 81 |
| December | 3.6°C | −1.9°C | 0.9°C | 119 mm | 69 |
| Year | 10.9°C | 3.6°C | 7.2°C | 1,273 mm | 1,839 |
Where La Chamba’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, 1.8 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-Nicolas, 33 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 Chamba’s climate
How warm does La Chamba 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 La Chamba 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 La Chamba 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-Nicolas (33 km away), averages 1,839 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Chamba itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Chamba, Col de la Loge, 1.8 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 COL DE LA LOGE_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Chamba →
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.