Midwinter lows in Ranchal sink below those of 90% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.0°C. Of the 118 towns of 2,500+ in Rhône, it is the wettest. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. An umbrella earns its place on about 124 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Cyr-Chatoux station, 16 km south-east.
A year in Ranchal at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Cyr-Chatoux station.
What a year in Ranchal 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 16 km south-east of Ranchal. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ranchal itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Cyr-Chatoux (69192001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 695 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 751 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
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 Ranchal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranchal | Saint-Cyr-Chatoux | 25.0°C | −0.5°C | 960 mm |
| Cours 6.4 km | Machézal | 25.4°C about the same | 0.5°C 1°C milder | 820 mm |
| Chauffailles 10 km | Briant | 26.0°C 1°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.1°C milder | 931 mm |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs 12 km | Fourneaux | 27.1°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.1°C 0.6°C milder | 900 mm |
| Amplepuis 18 km | Fourneaux | 27.1°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.1°C 0.6°C milder | 900 mm |
| Charlieu 18 km | Charlieu | 27.1°C 2.1°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Pouilly-sous-Charlieu 22 km | Charlieu | 27.1°C 2.1°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
Ranchal 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 Ranchal’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, 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.
- 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 Ranchal’s climate
How warm does Ranchal 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 Ranchal 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 Ranchal 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 Ranchal itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ranchal, Saint-Cyr-Chatoux, 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 ST-CYR-CHATOUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ranchal →
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.