Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Apchon
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 22.3°C. A year here swings 25°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Of the 5 towns of 2,500+ in Cantal, it is the wettest. Long walks are most pleasant from June to August, when afternoons reach 20–22°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Claux station, 8.4 km south.
A year in Apchon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Claux station.
What a year in Apchon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Claux.
About 1,516 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 52 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 5 towns of 2,500+ in Cantal.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Marcenat
A frosty town: 110 frosts and 31 days of 25°C a year
On about 110 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 15 days it stays below freezing all day. About 31 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Claux: 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 Le Claux
Le Claux is 8.4 km south of Apchon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Apchon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Claux (15050001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.4 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,033 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,015 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Marcenat, 12 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 Apchon 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 Cantal.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apchon | Le Claux | 22.3°C | −2.4°C | 1,516 mm |
| Mauriac 29 km | Mauriac | 24.3°C 2°C warmer | 0.0°C 2.4°C milder | 1,129 mm |
Apchon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Claux station; sunshine at Marcenat.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3°C | −2.4°C | 1.4°C | 142 mm | 107 |
| February | 5.7°C | −3.0°C | 1.4°C | 117 mm | 131 |
| March | 9.0°C | −0.3°C | 4.4°C | 114 mm | 165 |
| April | 11.9°C | 1.8°C | 6.8°C | 131 mm | 170 |
| May | 16.0°C | 5.4°C | 10.7°C | 118 mm | 188 |
| June | 19.9°C | 8.5°C | 14.2°C | 99 mm | 230 |
| July | 22.3°C | 10.3°C | 16.3°C | 88 mm | 250 |
| August | 22.2°C | 10.2°C | 16.2°C | 100 mm | 219 |
| September | 18.1°C | 6.8°C | 12.5°C | 118 mm | 188 |
| October | 14.0°C | 4.7°C | 9.4°C | 138 mm | 148 |
| November | 8.6°C | 0.9°C | 4.8°C | 173 mm | 102 |
| December | 6.1°C | −1.4°C | 2.4°C | 177 mm | 100 |
| Year | 13.3°C | 3.5°C | 8.4°C | 1,516 mm | 1,997 |
Where Apchon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Claux, 8.4 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, Marcenat, 12 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 Cantal.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Apchon’s climate
How warm does Apchon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.3°C. About 31 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Apchon get in winter?
February nights average −3.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 110 nights a year, and about 15 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Apchon get?
About 1,516 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (177 mm) and July the driest (88 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Marcenat (12 km away), averages 1,997 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Apchon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Apchon, Le Claux, 8.4 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 LE CLAUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Apchon →
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