Midwinter lows in Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé sink below those of 80% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.4°C. Rain peaks in November and eases off in February. Of the 118 towns of 2,500+ in Rhône, it has the coolest July afternoons. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 117 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Machézal station, 11 km north-west.
A year in Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Machézal station.
What a year in Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Machézal.
About 820 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 45th wettest of 118 towns of 2,500+ in Rhône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 56 frosts and 56 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 14 days it stays below freezing all day. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Machézal: 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 Machézal
Machézal is 11 km north-west of Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Machézal (42128001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 608 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 614 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.5 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 Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé 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-Marcel-l'Éclairé | Machézal | 25.4°C | 0.5°C | 820 mm |
| Tarare 2 km | Le Breuil | 27.9°C 2.5°C warmer | −0.7°C 1.2°C colder | 750 mm |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine 4.8 km | Le Breuil | 27.9°C 2.5°C warmer | −0.7°C 1.2°C colder | 750 mm |
| Panissières 12 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 820 mm |
| Val d'Oingt 13 km | Le Breuil | 27.9°C 2.5°C warmer | −0.7°C 1.2°C colder | 750 mm |
| Amplepuis 13 km | Fourneaux | 27.1°C 1.7°C warmer | 0.1°C about the same | 900 mm |
| L'Arbresle 15 km | Le Breuil | 27.9°C 2.5°C warmer | −0.7°C 1.2°C colder | 750 mm |
Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Machézal station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0°C | 0.5°C | 3.2°C | 53 mm |
| February | 6.9°C | 0.4°C | 3.7°C | 44 mm |
| March | 11.2°C | 3.0°C | 7.1°C | 48 mm |
| April | 15.0°C | 5.7°C | 10.3°C | 66 mm |
| May | 19.0°C | 9.2°C | 14.1°C | 84 mm |
| June | 23.5°C | 12.8°C | 18.2°C | 71 mm |
| July | 25.4°C | 14.5°C | 20.0°C | 79 mm |
| August | 25.3°C | 14.7°C | 20.0°C | 82 mm |
| September | 20.8°C | 11.3°C | 16.1°C | 63 mm |
| October | 15.8°C | 8.5°C | 12.1°C | 80 mm |
| November | 9.8°C | 3.9°C | 6.9°C | 91 mm |
| December | 6.8°C | 1.3°C | 4.0°C | 60 mm |
| Year | 15.5°C | 7.2°C | 11.3°C | 820 mm |
Where Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Machézal, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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-Marcel-l'Éclairé’s climate
How warm does Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.4°C. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 60% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé get in winter?
February nights average 0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 14 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé get?
About 820 mm a year, more than 64% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (91 mm) and February the driest (44 mm).
Are these figures for Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé, Machézal, 11 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 MACHEZAL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé →
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.