Ice on the ground: Villechenève sees more frosts than 93% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.2°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 92% of mainland French towns. Only 24°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Les Sauvages station, 14 km north.
A year in Villechenève at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Les Sauvages station.
What a year in Villechenève feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Sauvages.
About 942 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 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: 75 frosts and 35 days of 25°C a year
On about 75 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 25 days it stays below freezing all day. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, and 7 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Sauvages: 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 Les Sauvages
Les Sauvages is 14 km north of Villechenève. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Villechenève itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Les Sauvages (69174002) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north |
| Station altitude | 831 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 720 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
Villechenève sits 111 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Villechenève to run about 0.7°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 Villechenève 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villechenève | Les Sauvages | 23.2°C | −0.9°C | 942 mm |
| Panissières 5.5 km | Machézal | 25.4°C 2.2°C warmer | 0.5°C 1.4°C milder | 820 mm |
| Tarare 9.5 km | Le Breuil | 27.9°C 4.7°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 750 mm |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine 10 km | Le Breuil | 27.9°C 4.7°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 750 mm |
| Sain-Bel 15 km | Le Breuil | 27.9°C 4.7°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 750 mm |
| Feurs 16 km | Feurs | 27.3°C 4.1°C warmer | 0.2°C 1.1°C milder | 650 mm |
| L'Arbresle 16 km | Le Breuil | 27.9°C 4.7°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 750 mm |
Villechenève weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Les Sauvages station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9°C | −0.9°C | 1.5°C | 64 mm |
| February | 4.7°C | −0.9°C | 1.9°C | 56 mm |
| March | 9.0°C | 1.7°C | 5.4°C | 58 mm |
| April | 12.8°C | 4.6°C | 8.7°C | 72 mm |
| May | 16.6°C | 8.1°C | 12.3°C | 96 mm |
| June | 21.0°C | 11.7°C | 16.4°C | 86 mm |
| July | 23.2°C | 13.4°C | 18.3°C | 85 mm |
| August | 23.1°C | 13.7°C | 18.4°C | 88 mm |
| September | 18.8°C | 10.5°C | 14.6°C | 72 mm |
| October | 13.7°C | 7.3°C | 10.5°C | 98 mm |
| November | 7.8°C | 2.7°C | 5.3°C | 93 mm |
| December | 5.0°C | 0.1°C | 2.5°C | 74 mm |
| Year | 13.3°C | 6.0°C | 9.7°C | 942 mm |
Where Villechenève’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Les Sauvages, 14 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, 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 Villechenève’s climate
How warm does Villechenève get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.2°C. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 7 reach 30°C.
How cold does Villechenève get in winter?
January nights average −0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 75 nights a year, and about 25 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Villechenève get?
About 942 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (98 mm) and February the driest (56 mm).
Are these figures for Villechenève itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Villechenève, Les Sauvages, 14 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 LES SAUVAGES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Villechenève →
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.