Afternoon heat in Limonest beats that of 75% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 1.0°C. Seasons differ by 27°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 75% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 44 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pommiers station, 15 km north-west.
A year in Limonest at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pommiers station.
What a year in Limonest feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pommiers.
About 778 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 94th wettest of 118 towns of 2,500+ in Rhône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lyon-Bron
44 frosts and 80 days of 25°C a year
On about 44 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 80 days a year reach 25°C, and 29 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pommiers: 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 Pommiers
Pommiers is 15 km north-west of Limonest. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Limonest itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pommiers (69156001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 315 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 344 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lyon-Bron, 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 Limonest 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 Rhône.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limonest | Pommiers | 27.7°C | 1.0°C | 778 mm |
| Dardilly 2.5 km | Saint-Genis-Laval | 28.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 783 mm |
| Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or 3.1 km | Saint-Genis-Laval | 28.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 783 mm |
| Lissieu 3.4 km | same station | 27.7°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 778 mm |
| Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or 4.1 km | Saint-Genis-Laval | 28.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 783 mm |
| Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or 4.2 km | Saint-Genis-Laval | 28.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 783 mm |
| Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or 4.6 km | Villefranche | 28.8°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.9°C about the same | 791 mm |
Limonest weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pommiers station; sunshine at Lyon-Bron.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C | 1.0°C | 3.7°C | 47 mm | 71 |
| February | 8.4°C | 1.4°C | 4.9°C | 38 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.4°C | 4.3°C | 8.8°C | 45 mm | 174 |
| April | 17.0°C | 7.0°C | 12.0°C | 58 mm | 198 |
| May | 21.2°C | 10.7°C | 15.9°C | 73 mm | 224 |
| June | 25.3°C | 14.3°C | 19.8°C | 70 mm | 257 |
| July | 27.7°C | 16.2°C | 22.0°C | 76 mm | 288 |
| August | 27.5°C | 15.9°C | 21.7°C | 73 mm | 263 |
| September | 22.6°C | 12.3°C | 17.4°C | 70 mm | 204 |
| October | 16.9°C | 9.0°C | 13.0°C | 86 mm | 131 |
| November | 10.6°C | 4.6°C | 7.6°C | 85 mm | 79 |
| December | 6.9°C | 1.7°C | 4.3°C | 54 mm | 59 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 8.2°C | 12.6°C | 778 mm | 2,050 |
Where Limonest’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pommiers, 15 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, Lyon-Bron, 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 Rhône.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Limonest’s climate
How warm does Limonest get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.7°C. About 80 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 29 reach 30°C.
How cold does Limonest get in winter?
January nights average 1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 44 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Limonest get?
About 778 mm a year, more than 55% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (86 mm) and February the driest (38 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lyon-Bron (18 km away), averages 2,050 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Limonest itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Limonest, Pommiers, 15 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 POMMIERS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Limonest →
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