Diou, Allier
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Diou (French pronunciation: [dju]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Diou | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Diou | |
 Location of Diou | |
  Diou  Diou | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′06″N 3°44′43″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Vichy |
| Canton | Dompierre-sur-Besbre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Labille[1] |
Area 1 | 24.89 km2 (9.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,343 |
| • Density | 53.96/km2 (139.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03100 /03290 |
| Elevation | 207–276 m (679–906 ft) (avg. 219 m or 719 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,602 | — |
| 1975 | 1,649 | +0.41% |
| 1982 | 1,705 | +0.48% |
| 1990 | 1,650 | −0.41% |
| 1999 | 1,553 | −0.67% |
| 2007 | 1,514 | −0.32% |
| 2012 | 1,495 | −0.25% |
| 2017 | 1,398 | −1.33% |
| 2023 | 1,343 | −0.67% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Climate
On average, Diou experiences 4.7 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 1.0 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 4.7 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 26.2 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 42.0 °C (107.6 °F) on 27 June 2026, while the record low temperature was −22.0 °C (−7.6 °F) on 16 January 1985.[4]
| Climate data for Diou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1967–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
42.0 (107.6) |
41.0 (105.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
42.0 (107.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
4.6 (40.3) |
12.1 (53.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
7.2 (44.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.0 (−7.6) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64.4 (2.54) |
52.5 (2.07) |
51.9 (2.04) |
68.4 (2.69) |
83.6 (3.29) |
68.5 (2.70) |
64.6 (2.54) |
67.7 (2.67) |
65.8 (2.59) |
78.1 (3.07) |
84.4 (3.32) |
69.0 (2.72) |
818.9 (32.24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.8 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 125.4 |
| Source: Meteociel[4] | |||||||||||||
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