Frosty mornings in Valeille outnumber those of 84% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 27.3°C. Only 27°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 82% of mainland French towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Feurs station, 6.3 km north-west.
A year in Valeille at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Feurs station.
What a year in Valeille feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Feurs.
About 650 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 50th 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: 63 frosts and 78 days of 25°C a year
On about 63 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 78 days a year reach 25°C, and 29 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Feurs: 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 Feurs
Feurs is 6.3 km north-west of Valeille. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Valeille itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Feurs (42094003) |
| Distance from the town | 6.3 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 347 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 379 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon, 18 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 Valeille 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valeille | Feurs | 27.3°C | 0.2°C | 650 mm |
| Feurs 6.9 km | same station | 27.3°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 650 mm |
| Montrond-les-Bains 8.6 km | same station | 27.3°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 650 mm |
| Panissières 10 km | Machézal | 25.4°C 1.9°C cooler | 0.5°C about the same | 820 mm |
| Chazelles-sur-Lyon 10 km | Chazelles-Lyon | 25.2°C 2.1°C cooler | −0.7°C 0.9°C colder | 764 mm |
| Saint-Galmier 12 km | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon | 26.9°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 728 mm |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise 15 km | Saint-Symphorien-C | 25.8°C 1.5°C cooler | −1.1°C 1.3°C colder | 861 mm |
Valeille weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Feurs station; sunshine at Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | 0.2°C | 3.7°C | 33 mm | 81 |
| February | 9.1°C | 0.3°C | 4.7°C | 28 mm | 109 |
| March | 13.5°C | 2.5°C | 8.0°C | 29 mm | 162 |
| April | 17.0°C | 5.3°C | 11.2°C | 48 mm | 186 |
| May | 21.3°C | 9.4°C | 15.3°C | 76 mm | 214 |
| June | 25.2°C | 12.9°C | 19.0°C | 65 mm | 241 |
| July | 27.3°C | 14.4°C | 20.8°C | 70 mm | 275 |
| August | 27.5°C | 14.0°C | 20.7°C | 69 mm | 259 |
| September | 22.7°C | 10.4°C | 16.5°C | 58 mm | 193 |
| October | 17.9°C | 8.0°C | 12.9°C | 72 mm | 135 |
| November | 11.2°C | 3.6°C | 7.4°C | 67 mm | 88 |
| December | 7.9°C | 1.1°C | 4.5°C | 37 mm | 76 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 6.8°C | 12.1°C | 650 mm | 2,018 |
Where Valeille’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Feurs, 6.3 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-Étienne-Bouthéon, 18 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 Valeille’s climate
How warm does Valeille get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.5°C. About 78 days a year reach 25°C, more than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 29 reach 30°C.
How cold does Valeille get in winter?
January nights average 0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 63 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Valeille get?
About 650 mm a year, less than 82% of mainland French towns. May 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 (18 km away), averages 2,018 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Valeille itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Valeille, Feurs, 6.3 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 FEURS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Valeille →
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