Dry weather: only 630 mm a year falls on Pinay, less than on 90% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 27.4°C. Its January nights bite harder than in 88% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in May and the lightest in February. Waterproofs come out on about 96 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Boën-sur-Lignon station, 17 km south-west.
A year in Pinay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Boën-sur-Lignon station.
What a year in Pinay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Boën-sur-Lignon.
About 630 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 53rd wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 65 frosts and 77 days of 25°C a year
On about 65 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 77 days a year reach 25°C, and 29 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Boën-sur-Lignon: 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 Boën-sur-Lignon
Boën-sur-Lignon is 17 km south-west of Pinay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pinay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Boën-sur-Lignon (42019004) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 448 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 415 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
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 Pinay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinay | Boën-sur-Lignon | 27.4°C | −0.3°C | 630 mm |
| Balbigny 7.3 km | Feurs | 27.3°C about the same | 0.2°C 0.5°C milder | 650 mm |
| Commelle-Vernay 15 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C about the same | 0.5°C 0.8°C milder | 711 mm |
| Feurs 16 km | Feurs | 27.3°C about the same | 0.2°C 0.5°C milder | 650 mm |
| Villerest 16 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C about the same | 0.5°C 0.8°C milder | 711 mm |
| Le Coteau 17 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C about the same | 0.5°C 0.8°C milder | 711 mm |
| Boën-sur-Lignon 17 km | same station | 27.4°C about the same | −0.3°C about the same | 630 mm |
Pinay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Boën-sur-Lignon station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | −0.3°C | 3.5°C | 31 mm |
| February | 8.9°C | −0.1°C | 4.4°C | 27 mm |
| March | 13.4°C | 2.3°C | 7.8°C | 28 mm |
| April | 16.9°C | 4.9°C | 10.9°C | 44 mm |
| May | 21.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.8°C | 76 mm |
| June | 25.2°C | 12.0°C | 18.6°C | 65 mm |
| July | 27.4°C | 13.8°C | 20.6°C | 73 mm |
| August | 27.2°C | 13.5°C | 20.4°C | 73 mm |
| September | 22.5°C | 10.1°C | 16.3°C | 60 mm |
| October | 17.7°C | 7.3°C | 12.5°C | 59 mm |
| November | 11.2°C | 3.0°C | 7.1°C | 59 mm |
| December | 7.8°C | 0.3°C | 4.1°C | 34 mm |
| Year | 17.2°C | 6.3°C | 11.8°C | 630 mm |
Where Pinay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Boën-sur-Lignon, 17 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.
- 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 Pinay’s climate
How warm does Pinay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.4°C. About 77 days a year reach 25°C, more than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 29 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pinay get in winter?
January nights average −0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 65 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pinay get?
About 630 mm a year, less than 90% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (76 mm) and February the driest (27 mm).
Are these figures for Pinay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pinay, Boën-sur-Lignon, 17 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 BOEN SUR LIGNON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pinay →
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.