Frost comes to Châtenay more often than to 91% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.0°C. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in February. Of the 32 towns of 2,500+ in Saône-et-Loire, it is the wettest. Waterproofs come out on about 131 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Matour station, 7.7 km east.
A year in Châtenay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Matour station.
What a year in Châtenay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Matour.
About 1,030 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 33 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 32 towns of 2,500+ in Saône-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Yan
A frosty town: 70 frosts and 60 days of 25°C a year
On about 70 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Matour: 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 Matour
Matour is 7.7 km east of Châtenay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Châtenay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Matour (71289001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.7 km east |
| Station altitude | 415 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 418 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Yan, 31 km away |
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 Châtenay 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 Saône-et-Loire.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtenay | Matour | 26.0°C | −0.5°C | 1,030 mm |
| Chauffailles 9.9 km | Briant | 26.0°C about the same | 0.6°C 1.1°C milder | 931 mm |
| Charolles 18 km | Saint-Yan | 26.7°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.2°C 0.7°C milder | 772 mm |
| Cours 21 km | Machézal | 25.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.5°C 1°C milder | 820 mm |
| Charlieu 22 km | Charlieu | 27.1°C 1.1°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Cluny 26 km | Jalogny | 26.8°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.3°C about the same | 873 mm |
| Pouilly-sous-Charlieu 27 km | Charlieu | 27.1°C 1.1°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
Châtenay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Matour station; sunshine at Saint-Yan.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | −0.5°C | 3.0°C | 83 mm | 65 |
| February | 7.9°C | −0.5°C | 3.7°C | 71 mm | 89 |
| March | 12.1°C | 1.9°C | 7.0°C | 74 mm | 147 |
| April | 15.6°C | 4.3°C | 9.9°C | 80 mm | 168 |
| May | 19.7°C | 8.0°C | 13.9°C | 101 mm | 198 |
| June | 23.6°C | 11.5°C | 17.6°C | 80 mm | 227 |
| July | 26.0°C | 13.4°C | 19.7°C | 83 mm | 248 |
| August | 26.0°C | 13.1°C | 19.5°C | 76 mm | 230 |
| September | 21.2°C | 9.6°C | 15.4°C | 83 mm | 167 |
| October | 16.3°C | 6.9°C | 11.6°C | 97 mm | 112 |
| November | 10.6°C | 2.7°C | 6.7°C | 109 mm | 66 |
| December | 7.1°C | 0.2°C | 3.7°C | 93 mm | 52 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 5.9°C | 11.0°C | 1,030 mm | 1,768 |
Where Châtenay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Matour, 7.7 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.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Saint-Yan, 31 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Saône-et-Loire.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Châtenay’s climate
How warm does Châtenay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Châtenay get in winter?
January nights average −0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 70 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Châtenay get?
About 1,030 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (109 mm) and February the driest (71 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Yan (31 km away), averages 1,768 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Châtenay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Châtenay, Matour, 7.7 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 MATOUR_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Châtenay →
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.