Few mainland French towns get more rain than Chavagnac: 2,129 mm a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 20.3°C on average. Frosty nights outnumber those of almost every mainland French town. Seasons differ by 24°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 152 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Le Lioran station, 14 km south-west.
A year in Chavagnac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Lioran station.
What a year in Chavagnac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Lioran.
About 2,129 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 72 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 Coltines
A frosty town: 122 frosts and 15 days of 25°C a year
On about 122 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 26 days it stays below freezing all day. About 15 days a year reach 25°C, and 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Lioran: 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 Lioran
Le Lioran is 14 km south-west of Chavagnac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chavagnac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Lioran (15101004) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 1,236 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,186 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Coltines, 13 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 Chavagnac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavagnac | Le Lioran | 20.3°C | −3.3°C | 2,129 mm |
| Saint-Flour 21 km | Saint-Flour | 23.8°C 3.5°C warmer | −2.2°C 1.1°C milder | 800 mm |
Chavagnac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Lioran station; sunshine at Coltines.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.7°C | −3.3°C | −0.3°C | 218 mm | 108 |
| February | 3.4°C | −3.8°C | −0.2°C | 184 mm | 137 |
| March | 6.7°C | −1.2°C | 2.8°C | 179 mm | 174 |
| April | 9.8°C | 1.2°C | 5.5°C | 170 mm | 187 |
| May | 13.9°C | 4.8°C | 9.3°C | 163 mm | 211 |
| June | 18.1°C | 8.2°C | 13.2°C | 130 mm | 247 |
| July | 20.3°C | 9.9°C | 15.1°C | 116 mm | 279 |
| August | 20.1°C | 9.7°C | 14.9°C | 122 mm | 252 |
| September | 16.0°C | 6.7°C | 11.4°C | 156 mm | 196 |
| October | 12.2°C | 4.3°C | 8.3°C | 186 mm | 141 |
| November | 6.4°C | 0.1°C | 3.2°C | 249 mm | 102 |
| December | 3.5°C | −2.4°C | 0.5°C | 255 mm | 105 |
| Year | 11.1°C | 2.8°C | 7.0°C | 2,129 mm | 2,139 |
Where Chavagnac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Lioran, 14 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, Coltines, 13 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 Chavagnac’s climate
How warm does Chavagnac get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.3°C. About 15 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chavagnac get in winter?
February nights average −3.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 122 nights a year, and about 26 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chavagnac get?
About 2,129 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (255 mm) and July the driest (116 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Coltines (13 km away), averages 2,139 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chavagnac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chavagnac, Le Lioran, 14 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 LIORAN_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chavagnac →
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