Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Chanterelle
July afternoons average 21.3°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 98% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to August brings highs of 19–21°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Marcenat station, 8.1 km south.
A year in Chanterelle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Marcenat station.
What a year in Chanterelle feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marcenat.
About 1,175 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 41 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: 111 frosts and 22 days of 25°C a year
On about 111 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 20 days it stays below freezing all day. About 22 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marcenat: 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 Marcenat
Marcenat is 8.1 km south of Chanterelle. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chanterelle itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Marcenat (15114002) |
| Distance from the town | 8.1 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,075 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,061 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Chanterelle 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.
Chanterelle weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Marcenat station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.8°C | −2.8°C | 0.5°C | 89 mm | 107 |
| February | 4.4°C | −3.2°C | 0.6°C | 76 mm | 131 |
| March | 8.0°C | −0.5°C | 3.7°C | 82 mm | 165 |
| April | 10.9°C | 1.5°C | 6.2°C | 100 mm | 170 |
| May | 15.0°C | 5.2°C | 10.1°C | 109 mm | 188 |
| June | 18.9°C | 8.4°C | 13.7°C | 95 mm | 230 |
| July | 21.3°C | 10.1°C | 15.7°C | 96 mm | 250 |
| August | 21.4°C | 10.1°C | 15.7°C | 93 mm | 219 |
| September | 17.2°C | 7.0°C | 12.1°C | 107 mm | 188 |
| October | 13.0°C | 4.6°C | 8.8°C | 105 mm | 148 |
| November | 7.5°C | 0.7°C | 4.1°C | 115 mm | 102 |
| December | 4.8°C | −1.8°C | 1.5°C | 108 mm | 100 |
| Year | 12.2°C | 3.3°C | 7.7°C | 1,175 mm | 1,997 |
Where Chanterelle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Marcenat, 8.1 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, 8.1 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 Chanterelle’s climate
How warm does Chanterelle get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.4°C. About 22 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chanterelle get in winter?
February nights average −3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 111 nights a year, and about 20 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chanterelle get?
About 1,175 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (115 mm) and February the driest (76 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Marcenat (8.1 km away), averages 1,997 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chanterelle itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chanterelle, Marcenat, 8.1 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 MARCENAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chanterelle →
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.