Frost comes to Saint-Racho more often than to 91% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.0°C. None of the 32 towns of 2,500+ in Saône-et-Loire gets more rain. Temperatures cover 27°C across the year, low to high. Central heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Matour station, 9.4 km north-east.
A year in Saint-Racho at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Matour station.
What a year in Saint-Racho 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 9.4 km north-east of Saint-Racho. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Racho itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Matour (71289001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.4 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 415 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 456 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Yan, 32 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 Saint-Racho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Racho | Matour | 26.0°C | −0.5°C | 1,030 mm |
| Chauffailles 7.2 km | Briant | 26.0°C about the same | 0.6°C 1.1°C milder | 931 mm |
| Cours 19 km | Machézal | 25.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.5°C 1°C milder | 820 mm |
| Charlieu 19 km | Charlieu | 27.1°C 1.1°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Charolles 20 km | Saint-Yan | 26.7°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.2°C 0.7°C milder | 772 mm |
| Pouilly-sous-Charlieu 24 km | Charlieu | 27.1°C 1.1°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 769 mm |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs 26 km | Fourneaux | 27.1°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.1°C 0.6°C milder | 900 mm |
Saint-Racho 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 Saint-Racho’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Matour, 9.4 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, 32 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 Saint-Racho’s climate
How warm does Saint-Racho 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 Saint-Racho 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 Saint-Racho 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 (32 km away), averages 1,768 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Racho itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Racho, Matour, 9.4 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 Saint-Racho →
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.