Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Veyreau
Sunny July days climb to about 24.3°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month, February the driest. Central heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers station, 6.6 km north.
A year in Veyreau at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers station.
What a year in Veyreau feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers.
About 876 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Aveyron.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Millau
A frosty town: 84 frosts and 44 days of 25°C a year
On about 84 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, and 7 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers: 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 Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers
Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers is 6.6 km north of Veyreau. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Veyreau itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers (48176002) |
| Distance from the town | 6.6 km north |
| Station altitude | 929 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 874 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Millau, 23 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 Veyreau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veyreau | Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers | 24.3°C | −1.4°C | 876 mm |
| Millau 20 km | Millau | 25.7°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 1.9°C milder | 713 mm |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron 26 km | Millau | 25.7°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 1.9°C milder | 713 mm |
Veyreau weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers station; sunshine at Millau.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.5°C | −1.4°C | 2.0°C | 75 mm | 98 |
| February | 6.5°C | −1.6°C | 2.4°C | 53 mm | 129 |
| March | 10.1°C | 0.8°C | 5.5°C | 55 mm | 173 |
| April | 12.8°C | 3.0°C | 7.9°C | 83 mm | 187 |
| May | 16.8°C | 6.6°C | 11.7°C | 84 mm | 224 |
| June | 21.3°C | 10.0°C | 15.7°C | 69 mm | 267 |
| July | 24.3°C | 12.2°C | 18.2°C | 53 mm | 301 |
| August | 24.3°C | 12.1°C | 18.2°C | 61 mm | 270 |
| September | 19.5°C | 8.8°C | 14.2°C | 84 mm | 212 |
| October | 14.8°C | 6.2°C | 10.5°C | 88 mm | 140 |
| November | 9.2°C | 2.1°C | 5.7°C | 98 mm | 98 |
| December | 6.4°C | −0.5°C | 3.0°C | 74 mm | 98 |
| Year | 14.3°C | 4.9°C | 9.6°C | 876 mm | 2,197 |
Where Veyreau’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers, 6.6 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, Millau, 23 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 Veyreau’s climate
How warm does Veyreau get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 7 reach 30°C.
How cold does Veyreau get in winter?
February nights average −1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 84 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Veyreau get?
About 876 mm a year, more than 74% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (98 mm) and February the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Millau (23 km away), averages 2,197 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Veyreau itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Veyreau, Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers, 6.6 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 ST PIERRE-DES-TRIPIERS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Veyreau →
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.