Winter nights in Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin are colder than in 90% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.0°C. Of the 118 towns of 2,500+ in Rhône, it is the wettest. A year here swings 26°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. The outdoor season runs from May to September, with highs of 18–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Cyr-Chatoux station, 4.3 km west.
A year in Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Cyr-Chatoux station.
What a year in Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Cyr-Chatoux.
About 960 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 118 towns of 2,500+ in Rhône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 64 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 64 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 15 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Cyr-Chatoux: 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-Cyr-Chatoux
Saint-Cyr-Chatoux is 4.3 km west of Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Cyr-Chatoux (69192001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.3 km west |
| Station altitude | 695 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 512 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin sits 183 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin to run about 1.2°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 Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin | Saint-Cyr-Chatoux | 25.0°C | −0.5°C | 960 mm |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées 6.3 km | Liergues | 27.4°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.4°C 0.9°C milder | 710 mm |
| Gleizé 7.4 km | Villefranche | 28.8°C 3.8°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.4°C milder | 791 mm |
| Arnas 7.6 km | Villefranche | 28.8°C 3.8°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.4°C milder | 791 mm |
| Limas 8.7 km | Villefranche | 28.8°C 3.8°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.4°C milder | 791 mm |
| Pommiers 9.1 km | Pommiers | 27.7°C 2.7°C warmer | 1.0°C 1.5°C milder | 778 mm |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône 9.2 km | Villefranche | 28.8°C 3.8°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.4°C milder | 791 mm |
Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Cyr-Chatoux station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.8°C | −0.5°C | 2.2°C | 70 mm |
| February | 6.1°C | −0.2°C | 3.0°C | 59 mm |
| March | 10.6°C | 2.7°C | 6.7°C | 62 mm |
| April | 14.2°C | 5.3°C | 9.7°C | 70 mm |
| May | 18.3°C | 9.1°C | 13.7°C | 88 mm |
| June | 22.5°C | 12.7°C | 17.6°C | 85 mm |
| July | 25.0°C | 14.7°C | 19.8°C | 85 mm |
| August | 24.9°C | 14.8°C | 19.8°C | 83 mm |
| September | 20.1°C | 11.2°C | 15.6°C | 75 mm |
| October | 14.8°C | 7.8°C | 11.3°C | 101 mm |
| November | 8.8°C | 3.1°C | 6.0°C | 103 mm |
| December | 5.6°C | 0.4°C | 3.0°C | 79 mm |
| Year | 14.6°C | 6.8°C | 10.7°C | 960 mm |
Where Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Cyr-Chatoux, 4.3 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.
- 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 Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin’s climate
How warm does Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin get in winter?
January nights average −0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 64 nights a year, and about 15 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin get?
About 960 mm a year, more than 85% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (103 mm) and February the driest (59 mm).
Are these figures for Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin, Saint-Cyr-Chatoux, 4.3 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 ST-CYR-CHATOUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin →
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