Weather in Loire

Calculated from weather data of Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (LFMH) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	45.0	48.0	45.0	43.0	43.0	49.0
February	52.0	53.0	51.0	53.0	55.0	57.0
March	57.0	58.0	58.0	58.0	53.0	56.0
April	62.0	61.0	60.0	62.0	59.0	69.0
May	69.0		68.0	76.0	65.0	71.0
June	79.0		79.0	83.0	78.0	74.0
July	83.0		84.0	86.0	77.0	83.0
August	83.0		85.0	86.0	76.0	84.0
September	75.0		82.0	73.0	75.0	76.0
October	66.0		73.0	72.0	63.0	60.0
November	53.0		54.0	56.0	47.0	57.0
December	47.0		50.0	41.0	47.0	48.0
Average	63.0	55.0	66.0	67.0	62.0	65.0

41st highest temperature of France

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	32.0	33	34	29	33	32
February	33.0	38	30	32	37	36
March	36.0	39	38	35	34	35
April	40.0	43	40	38	36	42
May	47.0		49	50	44	46
June	55.0		56	58	55	53
July	57.0		58	56	55	56
August	58.0		60	59	56	58
September	51.0		56	51	53	51
October	46.0		49	53	41	45
November	38.0		39	41	36	38
December	35.0		35	31	33	35
Average	43.0	38.0	45.0	45.0	43.0	44.0

9th lowest temperature of France

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	39	50	8	31
77 °F or warmer	2	99	101	51	73
68 °F or warmer	13	149	162	124	149
32 °F or colder	21	55	60	64	54

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	12.9	8	5	3	29	13
February	8.8	8	4	3	4	15
March	10.4	9	3	3	17	12
April	9.1	8	4	7	12	6
May	11.8		6	2	25	9
June	7.6		6	4	8	5
July	3.9		1	0	11	4
August	4.7		2	3	4	7
September	6.5		4	4	6	12
October	11.0		4	3	3	23
November	11.6		10	4	6	5
December	17.3		8	12	7	30
Average	9.1	8.2	4.5	3.5	10.8	10.7

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	6.6	7	8	6	7	6
February	7.7	8	6	8	9	9
March	8.2	9	8	9	8	7
April	8.1	9	8	8	8	7
May	7.1		7	8	7	7
June	6.6		6	8	7	6
July	6.6		7	8	6	7
August	6.3		8	6	6	7
September	6.3		7	6	6	7
October	7.7		8	8	8	9
November	6.8		8	7	6	7
December	6.7		7	5	6	9
Average	7.2	8.5	7.3	7.3	6.9	7.0

87th highest wind speed of France

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SW	W	NW	W	S
February	SW	N	W	S	SW
March	S	SW	S	N	W
April	W	NW	NW	N	S
May		N	N	W	N
June		N	SW	NW	N
July		NW	N	N	N
August		NW	N	N	NW
September		S	W	S	W
October		S	S	S	S
November		SW	S	NW	S
December		S	SW	SW	S

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Loire weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Loire?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 83 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Loire?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 45 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Loire?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 17.3 %.

Which month is the driest in Loire?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 4.0 %.