Hardly any mainland French towns see fresher July days than Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −3.2°C. Frost is common: about 117 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in almost every mainland French town. Only 23°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to May, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Anthème station, 10 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Anthème station.
What a year in Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Anthème.
About 1,347 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 46 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-Étienne-Bouthéon
A frosty town: 117 frosts and 11 days of 25°C a year
On about 117 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 33 days it stays below freezing all day. About 11 days a year reach 25°C, and under 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Anthème: 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 Saint-Anthème
Saint-Anthème is 10 km south-west of Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Anthème (63319002) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 1,263 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,040 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon, 30 km away |
Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau sits 223 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau to run about 1.4°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 Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau | Saint-Anthème | 19.7°C | −3.2°C | 1,347 mm |
| Boën-sur-Lignon 11 km | Boën-sur-Lignon | 27.4°C 7.7°C warmer | −0.3°C 2.9°C milder | 630 mm |
| Montbrison 11 km | Savigneux | 26.5°C 6.8°C warmer | −1.0°C 2.2°C milder | 665 mm |
| Savigneux 12 km | Savigneux | 26.5°C 6.8°C warmer | −1.0°C 2.2°C milder | 665 mm |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy 18 km | Savigneux | 26.5°C 6.8°C warmer | −1.0°C 2.2°C milder | 665 mm |
| Ambert 20 km | Ambert | 26.0°C 6.3°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.3°C milder | 860 mm |
| Montrond-les-Bains 23 km | Feurs | 27.3°C 7.6°C warmer | 0.2°C 3.4°C milder | 650 mm |
Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Anthème station; sunshine at Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.5°C | −3.2°C | −0.3°C | 103 mm | 81 |
| February | 2.9°C | −3.4°C | −0.2°C | 90 mm | 109 |
| March | 6.3°C | −1.1°C | 2.6°C | 88 mm | 162 |
| April | 9.3°C | 1.3°C | 5.3°C | 117 mm | 186 |
| May | 13.4°C | 4.9°C | 9.2°C | 132 mm | 214 |
| June | 17.4°C | 8.4°C | 12.9°C | 114 mm | 241 |
| July | 19.7°C | 10.3°C | 15.0°C | 114 mm | 275 |
| August | 19.7°C | 10.5°C | 15.1°C | 110 mm | 259 |
| September | 15.3°C | 7.2°C | 11.3°C | 105 mm | 193 |
| October | 11.3°C | 4.4°C | 7.9°C | 121 mm | 135 |
| November | 5.9°C | 0.2°C | 3.0°C | 139 mm | 88 |
| December | 3.3°C | −2.2°C | 0.5°C | 115 mm | 76 |
| Year | 10.6°C | 3.1°C | 6.9°C | 1,347 mm | 2,018 |
Where Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Anthème, 10 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, 30 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 Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau’s climate
How warm does Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.7°C. About 11 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than almost every mainland French town, and about under 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau get in winter?
February nights average −3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 117 nights a year, and about 33 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau get?
About 1,347 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (139 mm) and March the driest (88 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon (30 km away), averages 2,018 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau, Saint-Anthème, 10 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 ST-ANTHEME, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau →
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