Espinasse is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 21.9°C on average. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 96% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in February. Garden chairs stay out from June to August, the months with highs of 19–22°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Deux-Verg station, 9.7 km south-east.
A year in Espinasse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Deux-Verg station.
What a year in Espinasse feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Deux-Verg.
About 1,029 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 36 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: 113 frosts and 26 days of 25°C a year
On about 113 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 22 days it stays below freezing all day. About 26 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Deux-Verg: 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 Deux-Verg
Deux-Verg is 9.7 km south-east of Espinasse. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Espinasse itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Deux-Verg (15060001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.7 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 1,098 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 960 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Coltines, 23 km away |
Espinasse sits 138 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Espinasse 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 Espinasse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espinasse | Deux-Verg | 21.9°C | −2.6°C | 1,029 mm |
| Saint-Flour 22 km | Saint-Flour | 23.8°C 1.9°C warmer | −2.2°C about the same | 800 mm |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher 27 km | Fau de Peyre | 22.0°C about the same | −2.6°C about the same | 955 mm |
Espinasse weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Deux-Verg station; sunshine at Coltines.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.8°C | −2.6°C | 0.6°C | 81 mm | 108 |
| February | 4.4°C | −2.9°C | 0.8°C | 66 mm | 137 |
| March | 8.1°C | −0.5°C | 3.8°C | 68 mm | 174 |
| April | 11.1°C | 1.5°C | 6.3°C | 94 mm | 187 |
| May | 15.1°C | 5.0°C | 10.1°C | 92 mm | 211 |
| June | 19.3°C | 8.4°C | 13.8°C | 81 mm | 247 |
| July | 21.9°C | 10.1°C | 16.0°C | 68 mm | 279 |
| August | 22.0°C | 10.3°C | 16.1°C | 82 mm | 252 |
| September | 17.5°C | 7.3°C | 12.4°C | 97 mm | 196 |
| October | 13.0°C | 5.0°C | 9.0°C | 103 mm | 141 |
| November | 7.4°C | 0.9°C | 4.2°C | 104 mm | 102 |
| December | 4.7°C | −1.6°C | 1.5°C | 94 mm | 105 |
| Year | 12.4°C | 3.4°C | 7.9°C | 1,029 mm | 2,139 |
Where Espinasse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Deux-Verg, 9.7 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, 23 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 Espinasse’s climate
How warm does Espinasse get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.0°C. About 26 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Espinasse get in winter?
February nights average −2.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 113 nights a year, and about 22 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Espinasse get?
About 1,029 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (104 mm) and February the driest (66 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Coltines (23 km away), averages 2,139 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Espinasse itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Espinasse, Deux-Verg, 9.7 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 DEUX-VERG, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Espinasse →
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