Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Ferrières-Saint-Mary
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 23.3°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 91% of mainland French towns. Of all months, May brings the most rain and February the least. Homes need heating from October to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Coltines station, 13 km south-west.
A year in Ferrières-Saint-Mary at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Coltines station.
What a year in Ferrières-Saint-Mary feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Coltines.
About 734 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 5 towns of 2,500+ in Cantal.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Coltines
A frosty town: 129 frosts and 34 days of 25°C a year
On about 129 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 18 days it stays below freezing all day. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Coltines: 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 Coltines
Coltines is 13 km south-west of Ferrières-Saint-Mary. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ferrières-Saint-Mary itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Coltines (15053001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 979 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,036 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.3 km |
| 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 Ferrières-Saint-Mary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrières-Saint-Mary | Coltines | 23.3°C | −3.5°C | 734 mm |
| Saint-Flour 16 km | Saint-Flour | 23.8°C 0.5°C warmer | −2.2°C 1.3°C milder | 800 mm |
| Brioude 27 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 4.5°C warmer | −0.7°C 2.8°C milder | 612 mm |
Ferrières-Saint-Mary weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Coltines station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.2°C | −3.5°C | 0.4°C | 49 mm | 108 |
| February | 5.3°C | −3.6°C | 0.9°C | 38 mm | 137 |
| March | 9.2°C | −1.4°C | 3.9°C | 40 mm | 174 |
| April | 12.4°C | 0.8°C | 6.6°C | 66 mm | 187 |
| May | 16.3°C | 4.1°C | 10.2°C | 83 mm | 211 |
| June | 20.7°C | 7.2°C | 14.0°C | 59 mm | 247 |
| July | 23.3°C | 8.8°C | 16.0°C | 54 mm | 279 |
| August | 23.0°C | 8.6°C | 15.8°C | 75 mm | 252 |
| September | 18.6°C | 5.5°C | 12.1°C | 69 mm | 196 |
| October | 14.4°C | 3.5°C | 8.9°C | 72 mm | 141 |
| November | 8.3°C | −0.2°C | 4.0°C | 75 mm | 102 |
| December | 5.0°C | −2.9°C | 1.1°C | 55 mm | 105 |
| Year | 13.4°C | 2.2°C | 7.8°C | 734 mm | 2,139 |
Where Ferrières-Saint-Mary’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Coltines, 13 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, 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, 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 Ferrières-Saint-Mary’s climate
How warm does Ferrières-Saint-Mary get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.3°C. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ferrières-Saint-Mary get in winter?
February nights average −3.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 129 nights a year, and about 18 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ferrières-Saint-Mary get?
About 734 mm a year, less than 58% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (83 mm) and February the driest (38 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 Ferrières-Saint-Mary itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ferrières-Saint-Mary, Coltines, 13 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 COLTINES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ferrières-Saint-Mary →
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