La Chapelle-Laurent sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.3°C. Wet weather is most frequent in May and least in February. Its July afternoons are the coolest among its 5 nearest neighbors. Waterproofs come out on about 100 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Coltines station, 23 km south-west.
A year in La Chapelle-Laurent at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Coltines station.
What a year in La Chapelle-Laurent 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 23 km south-west of La Chapelle-Laurent. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Chapelle-Laurent itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Coltines (15053001) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 979 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 960 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.4 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 La Chapelle-Laurent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Laurent | Coltines | 23.3°C | −3.5°C | 734 mm |
| Brioude 17 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 4.5°C warmer | −0.7°C 2.8°C milder | 612 mm |
| Saint-Flour 20 km | Saint-Flour | 23.8°C 0.5°C warmer | −2.2°C 1.3°C milder | 800 mm |
| Langeac 22 km | Chavaniac-Lafayette | 26.6°C 3.3°C warmer | −1.4°C 2.1°C milder | 766 mm |
| Sainte-Florine 25 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 4.5°C warmer | −0.7°C 2.8°C milder | 612 mm |
| Brassac-les-Mines 27 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 4.5°C warmer | −0.7°C 2.8°C milder | 612 mm |
La Chapelle-Laurent 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 La Chapelle-Laurent’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Coltines, 23 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, 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 La Chapelle-Laurent’s climate
How warm does La Chapelle-Laurent 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 La Chapelle-Laurent 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 La Chapelle-Laurent 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 (23 km away), averages 2,139 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Chapelle-Laurent itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Chapelle-Laurent, Coltines, 23 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 La Chapelle-Laurent →
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