January in Machézal bites harder than in 80% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.4°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 66% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is November; the driest is February. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Machézal station, 1 km north.
A year in Machézal at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Machézal station.
What a year in Machézal feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Machézal.
About 820 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 56 frosts and 56 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 14 days it stays below freezing all day. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Machézal: 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 Machézal
Machézal is 1 km north of Machézal. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Machézal itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Machézal (42128001) |
| Distance from the town | 1 km north |
| Station altitude | 608 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 663 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
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 Machézal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machézal | Machézal | 25.4°C | 0.5°C | 820 mm |
| Amplepuis 5.8 km | Fourneaux | 27.1°C 1.7°C warmer | 0.1°C about the same | 900 mm |
| Tarare 10 km | Le Breuil | 27.9°C 2.5°C warmer | −0.7°C 1.2°C colder | 750 mm |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs 13 km | Fourneaux | 27.1°C 1.7°C warmer | 0.1°C about the same | 900 mm |
| Balbigny 15 km | Feurs | 27.3°C 1.9°C warmer | 0.2°C about the same | 650 mm |
| Panissières 15 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 820 mm |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine 15 km | Le Breuil | 27.9°C 2.5°C warmer | −0.7°C 1.2°C colder | 750 mm |
Machézal weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Machézal station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0°C | 0.5°C | 3.2°C | 53 mm |
| February | 6.9°C | 0.4°C | 3.7°C | 44 mm |
| March | 11.2°C | 3.0°C | 7.1°C | 48 mm |
| April | 15.0°C | 5.7°C | 10.3°C | 66 mm |
| May | 19.0°C | 9.2°C | 14.1°C | 84 mm |
| June | 23.5°C | 12.8°C | 18.2°C | 71 mm |
| July | 25.4°C | 14.5°C | 20.0°C | 79 mm |
| August | 25.3°C | 14.7°C | 20.0°C | 82 mm |
| September | 20.8°C | 11.3°C | 16.1°C | 63 mm |
| October | 15.8°C | 8.5°C | 12.1°C | 80 mm |
| November | 9.8°C | 3.9°C | 6.9°C | 91 mm |
| December | 6.8°C | 1.3°C | 4.0°C | 60 mm |
| Year | 15.5°C | 7.2°C | 11.3°C | 820 mm |
Where Machézal’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Machézal, 1 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, 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.
- 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 Machézal’s climate
How warm does Machézal get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.4°C. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 60% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Machézal get in winter?
February nights average 0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 14 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Machézal get?
About 820 mm a year, more than 64% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (91 mm) and February the driest (44 mm).
Are these figures for Machézal itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Machézal, Machézal, 1 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 MACHEZAL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Machézal →
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.