Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Saint-Etienne is
temperate, with quite cold winters and warm summers.
The city is located in central-eastern France, at an altitude of 500 meters (1,6), feet in an area of hills and low mountains east of the Massif Central.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 3.2 °C (38 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 20.5 °C (69 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Saint-Etienne - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
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| Max (°C) | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
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| Min (°F) | 32 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 52 | 46 | 37 | 34 |
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| Max (°F) | 45 | 46 | 54 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
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amounts to 720 millimeters (28.3 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 30 mm (1.2 in) in the driest month (February) to 90 mm (3.5 in) in the wettest (May). Here is the average precipitation.
Saint-Etienne - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 35 | 30 | 35 | 60 | 90 | 80 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 70 | 65 | 40 | 720 |
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| Prec.(in) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 28.3 |
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| Days | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 97 |
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On average, there are around 1,990
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Saint-Etienne - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Saint-Etienne runs from mid-May to mid-September, since it is the warmest and sunniest period of the year. Sometimes, it can be hot in July and August, while in other circumstances, nights can be cool or even a little cold even in these months, so it can be useful to bring a sweatshirt or sweater and a light jacket for the evening.