La Clayette gets more frosts than 91% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.0°C. Of the 32 towns of 2,500+ in Saône-et-Loire, it is the wettest. The rainiest month is November; the driest is February. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 20–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Matour station, 13 km east.
A year in La Clayette at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Matour station.
What a year in La Clayette 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 13 km east of La Clayette. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Clayette itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Matour (71289001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km east |
| Station altitude | 415 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 428 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Yan, 26 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 La Clayette 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Clayette | Matour | 26.0°C | −0.5°C | 1,030 mm |
| Chauffailles 9.5 km | Briant | 26.0°C about the same | 0.6°C 1.1°C milder | 931 mm |
| Charolles 16 km | Saint-Yan | 26.7°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.2°C 0.7°C milder | 772 mm |
| Charlieu 18 km | Charlieu | 27.1°C 1.1°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Cours 21 km | Machézal | 25.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.5°C 1°C milder | 820 mm |
| Pouilly-sous-Charlieu 22 km | Charlieu | 27.1°C 1.1°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Paray-le-Monial 23 km | Saint-Yan | 26.7°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.2°C 0.7°C milder | 772 mm |
La Clayette 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 La Clayette’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Matour, 13 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, 26 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 La Clayette’s climate
How warm does La Clayette 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 La Clayette 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 La Clayette 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 (26 km away), averages 1,768 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Clayette itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Clayette, Matour, 13 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 La Clayette →
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.