Nights turn raw in Saint-Forgeux each January, colder than in 92% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 27.9°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 77% of mainland French towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 29°C apart. If you like long walks, May, June and September offer highs of 21–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Le Breuil station, 9.6 km north-east.
A year in Saint-Forgeux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Breuil station.
What a year in Saint-Forgeux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Breuil.
About 750 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 108th wettest of 118 towns of 2,500+ in Rhône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 72 frosts and 82 days of 25°C a year
On about 72 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 82 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Breuil: 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 Le Breuil
Le Breuil is 9.6 km north-east of Saint-Forgeux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Forgeux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Breuil (69026001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.6 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 275 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 387 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
Saint-Forgeux sits 112 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Saint-Forgeux to run about 0.7°C cooler 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 Saint-Forgeux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Forgeux | Le Breuil | 27.9°C | −0.7°C | 750 mm |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine 3.3 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 750 mm |
| Tarare 4.8 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 750 mm |
| L'Arbresle 11 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 750 mm |
| Sain-Bel 11 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 750 mm |
| Val d'Oingt 11 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 750 mm |
| Panissières 12 km | Machézal | 25.4°C 2.5°C cooler | 0.5°C 1.2°C milder | 820 mm |
Saint-Forgeux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Breuil station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | −0.7°C | 3.2°C | 46 mm |
| February | 9.0°C | −0.5°C | 4.2°C | 37 mm |
| March | 13.7°C | 1.8°C | 7.8°C | 42 mm |
| April | 17.1°C | 4.4°C | 10.8°C | 58 mm |
| May | 21.3°C | 8.3°C | 14.8°C | 72 mm |
| June | 25.4°C | 11.8°C | 18.6°C | 73 mm |
| July | 27.9°C | 13.6°C | 20.7°C | 71 mm |
| August | 27.6°C | 13.2°C | 20.4°C | 70 mm |
| September | 22.9°C | 9.7°C | 16.3°C | 68 mm |
| October | 17.5°C | 6.8°C | 12.2°C | 80 mm |
| November | 11.2°C | 2.8°C | 7.0°C | 83 mm |
| December | 7.4°C | 0.0°C | 3.7°C | 50 mm |
| Year | 17.3°C | 5.9°C | 11.6°C | 750 mm |
Where Saint-Forgeux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Breuil, 9.6 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 Saint-Forgeux’s climate
How warm does Saint-Forgeux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.9°C. About 82 days a year reach 25°C, more than 72% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Forgeux get in winter?
January nights average −0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 72 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Forgeux get?
About 750 mm a year, less than 51% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (83 mm) and February the driest (37 mm).
Are these figures for Saint-Forgeux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Forgeux, Le Breuil, 9.6 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 LE BREUIL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Forgeux →
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.