Cros-de-Montvert is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,325 mm of rain a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.8°C. December is the wettest month, July the driest. Frost is common: about 73 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 93% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 138 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Privat station, 10 km north.
A year in Cros-de-Montvert at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Privat station.
What a year in Cros-de-Montvert feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Privat.
About 1,325 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 48 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 Aurillac
A frosty town: 73 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 73 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Privat: 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-Privat
Saint-Privat is 10 km north of Cros-de-Montvert. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cros-de-Montvert itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Privat (19237001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north |
| Station altitude | 585 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 570 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Aurillac, 28 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 Cros-de-Montvert 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cros-de-Montvert | Saint-Privat | 24.8°C | −0.3°C | 1,325 mm |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne 17 km | Argentat | 28.4°C 3.6°C warmer | 0.4°C 0.7°C milder | 1,146 mm |
| Mauriac 23 km | Mauriac | 24.3°C 0.5°C cooler | 0.0°C about the same | 1,129 mm |
| Ytrac 24 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 1,135 mm |
| Aurillac 27 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 1,135 mm |
Cros-de-Montvert weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Privat station; sunshine at Aurillac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.0°C | −0.3°C | 3.3°C | 122 mm | 105 |
| February | 8.3°C | −0.7°C | 3.8°C | 103 mm | 127 |
| March | 12.5°C | 1.7°C | 7.1°C | 105 mm | 176 |
| April | 15.5°C | 4.1°C | 9.8°C | 122 mm | 185 |
| May | 19.0°C | 7.6°C | 13.3°C | 114 mm | 211 |
| June | 23.0°C | 10.9°C | 17.0°C | 100 mm | 244 |
| July | 24.8°C | 12.3°C | 18.5°C | 79 mm | 272 |
| August | 24.8°C | 12.1°C | 18.4°C | 84 mm | 258 |
| September | 21.2°C | 9.0°C | 15.1°C | 102 mm | 211 |
| October | 16.6°C | 6.8°C | 11.7°C | 115 mm | 153 |
| November | 10.5°C | 2.7°C | 6.6°C | 140 mm | 104 |
| December | 7.7°C | 0.2°C | 3.9°C | 140 mm | 100 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 5.5°C | 10.7°C | 1,325 mm | 2,146 |
Where Cros-de-Montvert’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Privat, 10 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Aurillac, 28 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 Cros-de-Montvert’s climate
How warm does Cros-de-Montvert get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.8°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cros-de-Montvert get in winter?
February nights average −0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 73 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cros-de-Montvert get?
About 1,325 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (140 mm) and July the driest (79 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aurillac (28 km away), averages 2,146 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cros-de-Montvert itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cros-de-Montvert, Saint-Privat, 10 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-PRIVAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cros-de-Montvert →
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