Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Montbrison
Sunny July days climb to about 26.5°C. Rain is light here, less than falls on 80% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in June and the lightest in February. Waterproofs come out on about 96 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Savigneux station, 2.4 km north-east.
A year in Montbrison at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Savigneux station.
What a year in Montbrison feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Savigneux.
About 665 mm of rain a year
June is the wettest month and February the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 47th wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon
A frosty town: 85 frosts and 67 days of 25°C a year
On about 85 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Savigneux: 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 Savigneux
Savigneux is 2.4 km north-east of Montbrison. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Montbrison itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Savigneux (42299001) |
| Distance from the town | 2.4 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 370 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 389 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon, 19 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 Montbrison 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbrison | Savigneux | 26.5°C | −1.0°C | 665 mm |
| Savigneux 1.6 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | −1.0°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy 7.3 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | −1.0°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Sury-le-Comtal 12 km | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon | 26.9°C about the same | 0.3°C 1.3°C milder | 728 mm |
| Montrond-les-Bains 14 km | Feurs | 27.3°C 0.8°C warmer | 0.2°C 1.2°C milder | 650 mm |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez 15 km | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon | 26.9°C about the same | 0.3°C 1.3°C milder | 728 mm |
| Bonson 15 km | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon | 26.9°C about the same | 0.3°C 1.3°C milder | 728 mm |
Montbrison weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Savigneux station; sunshine at Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | −1.0°C | 3.1°C | 36 mm | 81 |
| February | 8.8°C | −1.1°C | 3.8°C | 28 mm | 109 |
| March | 13.0°C | 1.1°C | 7.1°C | 31 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.2°C | 3.4°C | 9.8°C | 46 mm | 186 |
| May | 20.2°C | 7.5°C | 13.8°C | 74 mm | 214 |
| June | 24.2°C | 11.3°C | 17.7°C | 76 mm | 241 |
| July | 26.5°C | 12.8°C | 19.7°C | 74 mm | 275 |
| August | 26.5°C | 12.1°C | 19.3°C | 68 mm | 259 |
| September | 21.9°C | 8.6°C | 15.3°C | 65 mm | 193 |
| October | 17.2°C | 6.2°C | 11.7°C | 70 mm | 135 |
| November | 11.4°C | 2.3°C | 6.9°C | 61 mm | 88 |
| December | 7.9°C | −0.2°C | 3.9°C | 37 mm | 76 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 5.2°C | 11.0°C | 665 mm | 2,018 |
Where Montbrison’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Savigneux, 2.4 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-Étienne-Bouthéon, 19 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 Montbrison’s climate
How warm does Montbrison get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.5°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Montbrison get in winter?
February nights average −1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 85 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Montbrison get?
About 665 mm a year, less than 80% of mainland French towns. June is the wettest month (76 mm) and February the driest (28 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon (19 km away), averages 2,018 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Montbrison itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Montbrison, Savigneux, 2.4 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 SAVIGNEUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Montbrison →
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.