Saint-Polgues is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.2°C on average. Expect the heaviest rain in August and the lightest in March. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 76% of mainland French towns. Long walks are most pleasant from June to August, when afternoons reach 23–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Just-en-Chev station, 10 km west.
A year in Saint-Polgues at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Just-en-Chev station.
What a year in Saint-Polgues feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Just-en-Chev.
About 885 mm of rain a year
August is the wettest month and March the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd 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: 102 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 102 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Just-en-Chev: 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-Just-en-Chev
Saint-Just-en-Chev is 10 km west of Saint-Polgues. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Polgues itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Just-en-Chev (42248002) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km west |
| Station altitude | 612 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 566 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Nicolas, 20 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 Saint-Polgues 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-Polgues | Saint-Just-en-Chev | 25.2°C | −2.1°C | 885 mm |
| Villerest 11 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.6°C milder | 711 mm |
| Commelle-Vernay 12 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.6°C milder | 711 mm |
| Le Coteau 15 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.6°C milder | 711 mm |
| Riorges 16 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.6°C milder | 711 mm |
| Roanne 16 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.6°C milder | 711 mm |
| Renaison 16 km | Riorges - Man | 27.6°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.6°C milder | 711 mm |
Saint-Polgues weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Just-en-Chev station; sunshine at Saint-Nicolas.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | −2.1°C | 2.2°C | 73 mm | 76 |
| February | 7.6°C | −2.1°C | 2.8°C | 62 mm | 100 |
| March | 11.6°C | −0.1°C | 5.7°C | 60 mm | 148 |
| April | 14.8°C | 2.3°C | 8.6°C | 66 mm | 177 |
| May | 18.8°C | 6.0°C | 12.4°C | 83 mm | 185 |
| June | 23.0°C | 9.4°C | 16.2°C | 68 mm | 222 |
| July | 25.2°C | 11.1°C | 18.2°C | 84 mm | 255 |
| August | 25.1°C | 10.7°C | 17.9°C | 86 mm | 221 |
| September | 20.6°C | 7.2°C | 13.9°C | 68 mm | 173 |
| October | 16.3°C | 4.8°C | 10.6°C | 75 mm | 133 |
| November | 10.4°C | 1.1°C | 5.7°C | 84 mm | 81 |
| December | 7.1°C | −1.5°C | 2.8°C | 77 mm | 69 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 3.9°C | 9.8°C | 885 mm | 1,839 |
Where Saint-Polgues’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Just-en-Chev, 10 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.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Saint-Nicolas, 20 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-Polgues’s climate
How warm does Saint-Polgues get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.2°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Polgues get in winter?
January nights average −2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 102 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Polgues get?
About 885 mm a year, more than 76% of mainland French towns. August is the wettest month (86 mm) and March the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Nicolas (20 km away), averages 1,839 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Polgues itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Polgues, Saint-Just-en-Chev, 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-JUST-EN-CHEV, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Polgues →
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