Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Chazelles
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 21.7°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 97% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in November and eases off in March. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to May, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Auvers station, 12 km south.
A year in Chazelles at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Auvers station.
What a year in Chazelles feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Auvers.
About 1,045 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 5 towns of 2,500+ in Cantal.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Coltines
A frosty town: 146 frosts and 24 days of 25°C a year
On about 146 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 28 days it stays below freezing all day. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Auvers: 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 Auvers
Auvers is 12 km south of Chazelles. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chazelles itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Auvers (43015001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,134 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 991 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Coltines, 26 km away |
Chazelles sits 143 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Chazelles to run about 0.9°C warmer 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 Chazelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chazelles | Auvers | 21.7°C | −4.0°C | 1,045 mm |
| Langeac 14 km | Chavaniac-Lafayette | 26.6°C 4.9°C warmer | −1.4°C 2.6°C milder | 766 mm |
| Saint-Flour 20 km | Saint-Flour | 23.8°C 2.1°C warmer | −2.2°C 1.8°C milder | 800 mm |
| Brioude 22 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 6.1°C warmer | −0.7°C 3.3°C milder | 612 mm |
Chazelles weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Auvers station; sunshine at Coltines.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.7°C | −4.0°C | −0.7°C | 75 mm | 108 |
| February | 3.6°C | −4.4°C | −0.4°C | 66 mm | 137 |
| March | 7.6°C | −2.0°C | 2.8°C | 63 mm | 174 |
| April | 10.6°C | 0.1°C | 5.4°C | 96 mm | 187 |
| May | 14.9°C | 3.5°C | 9.2°C | 101 mm | 211 |
| June | 19.0°C | 6.6°C | 12.8°C | 88 mm | 247 |
| July | 21.7°C | 7.9°C | 14.8°C | 82 mm | 279 |
| August | 21.6°C | 8.0°C | 14.8°C | 77 mm | 252 |
| September | 16.9°C | 5.3°C | 11.1°C | 93 mm | 196 |
| October | 12.4°C | 3.4°C | 7.9°C | 108 mm | 141 |
| November | 6.4°C | −0.5°C | 3.0°C | 111 mm | 102 |
| December | 3.1°C | −3.2°C | 0.0°C | 85 mm | 105 |
| Year | 11.7°C | 1.7°C | 6.7°C | 1,045 mm | 2,139 |
Where Chazelles’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Auvers, 12 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, 26 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 Chazelles’s climate
How warm does Chazelles get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.7°C. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 94% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chazelles get in winter?
February nights average −4.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 146 nights a year, and about 28 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chazelles get?
About 1,045 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (111 mm) and March the driest (63 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Coltines (26 km away), averages 2,139 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chazelles itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chazelles, Auvers, 12 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 AUVERS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chazelles →
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.