Saint-Hippolyte is wetter than 93% of mainland French towns: 1,138 mm of rain a year
January mornings start at about 1.0°C. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in July. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 75% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 49 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Sénezergues station, 13 km west.
A year in Saint-Hippolyte at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sénezergues station.
What a year in Saint-Hippolyte feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sénezergues.
About 1,138 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 40 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Aveyron.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Aurillac
49 frosts and 76 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sénezergues: 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 Sénezergues
Sénezergues is 13 km west of Saint-Hippolyte. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Hippolyte itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sénezergues (15226001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km west |
| Station altitude | 530 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 687 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Aurillac, 24 km away |
Saint-Hippolyte sits 157 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Saint-Hippolyte to run about 1°C cooler than these figures.
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-Hippolyte 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 Aveyron.
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-Hippolyte | Sénezergues | 26.8°C | 1.0°C | 1,138 mm |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère 22 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C 2.2°C cooler | −0.5°C 1.5°C colder | 1,135 mm |
| Aurillac 26 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C 2.2°C cooler | −0.5°C 1.5°C colder | 1,135 mm |
| Espalion 26 km | Entraygues sur | 29.3°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.5°C 0.5°C milder | 1,116 mm |
| Ytrac 27 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C 2.2°C cooler | −0.5°C 1.5°C colder | 1,135 mm |
Saint-Hippolyte weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sénezergues station; sunshine at Aurillac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 1.0°C | 4.5°C | 103 mm | 105 |
| February | 9.5°C | 0.9°C | 5.2°C | 80 mm | 127 |
| March | 13.5°C | 3.5°C | 8.5°C | 81 mm | 176 |
| April | 16.4°C | 5.8°C | 11.1°C | 106 mm | 185 |
| May | 20.3°C | 9.2°C | 14.7°C | 108 mm | 211 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.4°C | 18.4°C | 80 mm | 244 |
| July | 26.8°C | 14.3°C | 20.5°C | 65 mm | 272 |
| August | 27.0°C | 14.3°C | 20.7°C | 79 mm | 258 |
| September | 22.8°C | 11.3°C | 17.1°C | 100 mm | 211 |
| October | 17.8°C | 8.9°C | 13.4°C | 97 mm | 153 |
| November | 11.8°C | 4.5°C | 8.1°C | 122 mm | 104 |
| December | 8.7°C | 1.9°C | 5.3°C | 116 mm | 100 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 7.3°C | 12.3°C | 1,138 mm | 2,146 |
Where Saint-Hippolyte’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sénezergues, 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, Aurillac, 24 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 Aveyron.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Saint-Hippolyte’s climate
How warm does Saint-Hippolyte get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, more than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Hippolyte get in winter?
February nights average 0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Hippolyte get?
About 1,138 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (122 mm) and July the driest (65 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aurillac (24 km away), averages 2,146 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Hippolyte itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Hippolyte, Sénezergues, 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 SENEZERGUES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Hippolyte →
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