More rain falls on Poule-les-Écharmeaux than on 93% of mainland French towns: 1,146 mm a year
January nights here settle around −0.7°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 26°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 93% of mainland French towns. The outdoor season runs from May to September, with highs of 19–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Monsols station, 9.1 km north-east.
A year in Poule-les-Écharmeaux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Monsols station.
What a year in Poule-les-Écharmeaux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Monsols.
About 1,146 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 38 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: 74 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 74 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 12 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Monsols: 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 Monsols
Monsols is 9.1 km north-east of Poule-les-Écharmeaux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Poule-les-Écharmeaux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Monsols (69135001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.1 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 525 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 570 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
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 Poule-les-Écharmeaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poule-les-Écharmeaux | Monsols | 25.2°C | −0.7°C | 1,146 mm |
| Chauffailles 11 km | Briant | 26.0°C 0.8°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.3°C milder | 931 mm |
| Cours 12 km | Machézal | 25.4°C about the same | 0.5°C 1.2°C milder | 820 mm |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs 17 km | Fourneaux | 27.1°C 1.9°C warmer | 0.1°C 0.8°C milder | 900 mm |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais 22 km | Villefranche | 28.8°C 3.6°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.6°C milder | 791 mm |
| Amplepuis 22 km | Fourneaux | 27.1°C 1.9°C warmer | 0.1°C 0.8°C milder | 900 mm |
| Charlieu 22 km | Charlieu | 27.1°C 1.9°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.6°C milder | 769 mm |
Poule-les-Écharmeaux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Monsols station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.7°C | −0.7°C | 2.5°C | 101 mm |
| February | 7.1°C | −0.7°C | 3.2°C | 84 mm |
| March | 11.2°C | 1.9°C | 6.6°C | 83 mm |
| April | 14.9°C | 4.2°C | 9.5°C | 91 mm |
| May | 19.0°C | 8.2°C | 13.6°C | 101 mm |
| June | 22.8°C | 11.7°C | 17.3°C | 86 mm |
| July | 25.2°C | 13.5°C | 19.3°C | 88 mm |
| August | 25.3°C | 13.4°C | 19.4°C | 83 mm |
| September | 20.3°C | 9.9°C | 15.1°C | 83 mm |
| October | 15.4°C | 7.1°C | 11.2°C | 108 mm |
| November | 9.7°C | 2.9°C | 6.3°C | 124 mm |
| December | 6.4°C | 0.2°C | 3.3°C | 115 mm |
| Year | 15.2°C | 6.0°C | 10.6°C | 1,146 mm |
Where Poule-les-Écharmeaux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Monsols, 9.1 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 Poule-les-Écharmeaux’s climate
How warm does Poule-les-Écharmeaux get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Poule-les-Écharmeaux get in winter?
January nights average −0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 74 nights a year, and about 12 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Poule-les-Écharmeaux get?
About 1,146 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (124 mm) and March the driest (83 mm).
Are these figures for Poule-les-Écharmeaux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Poule-les-Écharmeaux, Monsols, 9.1 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 MONSOLS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Poule-les-Écharmeaux →
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