Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Lanobre
July afternoons average 26.8°C. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in February. None of the 5 towns of 2,500+ in Cantal gets less rain. From June to September, highs of 23–27°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saignes station, 11 km south.
A year in Lanobre at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saignes station.
What a year in Lanobre feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saignes.
About 987 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 33 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 Chastreix
A frosty town: 81 frosts and 76 days of 25°C a year
On about 81 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saignes: 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 Saignes
Saignes is 11 km south of Lanobre. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lanobre itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saignes (15169001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km south |
| Station altitude | 533 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 622 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chastreix, 22 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 Lanobre 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.
Lanobre weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saignes station; sunshine at Chastreix.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | −0.9°C | 3.7°C | 68 mm | 98 |
| February | 9.7°C | −1.1°C | 4.3°C | 61 mm | 118 |
| March | 13.8°C | 1.4°C | 7.6°C | 65 mm | 153 |
| April | 16.6°C | 3.6°C | 10.1°C | 89 mm | 167 |
| May | 20.6°C | 7.2°C | 13.9°C | 96 mm | 171 |
| June | 24.5°C | 10.8°C | 17.6°C | 88 mm | 196 |
| July | 26.8°C | 12.6°C | 19.7°C | 84 mm | 229 |
| August | 26.9°C | 12.2°C | 19.6°C | 80 mm | 212 |
| September | 22.7°C | 8.7°C | 15.7°C | 90 mm | 177 |
| October | 18.0°C | 6.3°C | 12.1°C | 89 mm | 138 |
| November | 12.1°C | 2.4°C | 7.2°C | 97 mm | 87 |
| December | 8.7°C | −0.2°C | 4.3°C | 81 mm | 92 |
| Year | 17.4°C | 5.3°C | 11.3°C | 987 mm | 1,837 |
Where Lanobre’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saignes, 11 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, Chastreix, 22 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 Lanobre’s climate
How warm does Lanobre get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, more than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lanobre get in winter?
February nights average −1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 81 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lanobre get?
About 987 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (97 mm) and February the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chastreix (22 km away), averages 1,837 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lanobre itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lanobre, Saignes, 11 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 SAIGNES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lanobre →
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