Frosty mornings in Châteldon outnumber those of 89% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 25.1°C. A year here swings 25°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. None of its 6 nearest neighbors gets more rain. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to September, with highs of 19–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Mayet-de-Montag station, 16 km north-east.
A year in Châteldon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mayet-de-Montag station.
What a year in Châteldon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mayet-de-Montag.
About 979 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 44 towns of 2,500+ in Puy-de-Dôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Nicolas
A frosty town: 66 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 66 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 10 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mayet-de-Montag: 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 Mayet-de-Montag
Mayet-de-Montag is 16 km north-east of Châteldon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Châteldon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mayet-de-Montag (03165001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 534 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 467 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Nicolas, 23 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 Châteldon 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 Puy-de-Dôme.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteldon | Mayet-de-Montag | 25.1°C | 0.2°C | 979 mm |
| Puy-Guillaume 3.9 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Saint-Yorre 12 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Thiers 13 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 1.7°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 563 mm |
| Abrest 15 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Maringues 16 km | Charmes | 26.9°C 1.8°C warmer | 0.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier 19 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
Châteldon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mayet-de-Montag station; sunshine at Saint-Nicolas.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | 0.2°C | 3.4°C | 68 mm | 76 |
| February | 7.6°C | −0.2°C | 3.7°C | 60 mm | 100 |
| March | 11.7°C | 2.2°C | 6.9°C | 59 mm | 148 |
| April | 14.9°C | 4.4°C | 9.6°C | 82 mm | 177 |
| May | 18.8°C | 8.0°C | 13.4°C | 101 mm | 185 |
| June | 22.7°C | 11.5°C | 17.1°C | 91 mm | 222 |
| July | 25.1°C | 13.3°C | 19.2°C | 90 mm | 255 |
| August | 25.1°C | 13.3°C | 19.2°C | 89 mm | 221 |
| September | 20.6°C | 9.9°C | 15.2°C | 82 mm | 173 |
| October | 16.1°C | 7.5°C | 11.8°C | 91 mm | 133 |
| November | 10.5°C | 3.4°C | 7.0°C | 94 mm | 81 |
| December | 7.4°C | 1.0°C | 4.2°C | 73 mm | 69 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 6.2°C | 10.9°C | 979 mm | 1,839 |
Where Châteldon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mayet-de-Montag, 16 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-Nicolas, 23 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 Puy-de-Dôme.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Châteldon’s climate
How warm does Châteldon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Châteldon get in winter?
February nights average −0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 66 nights a year, and about 10 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Châteldon get?
About 979 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (101 mm) and March the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Nicolas (23 km away), averages 1,839 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Châteldon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Châteldon, Mayet-de-Montag, 16 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 MAYET-DE-MONTAG, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Châteldon →
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.