Lorcières is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.8°C on average. None of the 5 towns of 2,500+ in Cantal has cooler July afternoons. Of all months, May brings the most rain and February the least. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Flour station, 19 km north-west.
A year in Lorcières at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Flour station.
What a year in Lorcières feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Flour.
About 800 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 25 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: 98 frosts and 39 days of 25°C a year
On about 98 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 17 days it stays below freezing all day. About 39 days a year reach 25°C, and 7 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Flour: 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-Flour
Saint-Flour is 19 km north-west of Lorcières. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lorcières itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Flour (15187006) |
| Distance from the town | 19 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 909 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 906 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Coltines, 27 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 Lorcières 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorcières | Saint-Flour | 23.8°C | −2.2°C | 800 mm |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher 16 km | Fau de Peyre | 22.0°C 1.8°C cooler | −2.6°C about the same | 955 mm |
| Saint-Flour 18 km | same station | 23.8°C about the same | −2.2°C about the same | 800 mm |
| Langeac 23 km | Chavaniac-Lafayette | 26.6°C 2.8°C warmer | −1.4°C 0.8°C milder | 766 mm |
Lorcières weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Flour station; sunshine at Coltines.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5°C | −2.2°C | 1.2°C | 52 mm | 108 |
| February | 5.7°C | −2.3°C | 1.7°C | 43 mm | 137 |
| March | 9.6°C | 0.1°C | 4.8°C | 43 mm | 174 |
| April | 12.3°C | 2.3°C | 7.3°C | 72 mm | 187 |
| May | 16.6°C | 5.9°C | 11.2°C | 83 mm | 211 |
| June | 20.9°C | 9.3°C | 15.1°C | 73 mm | 247 |
| July | 23.8°C | 11.0°C | 17.4°C | 60 mm | 279 |
| August | 23.7°C | 10.7°C | 17.2°C | 75 mm | 252 |
| September | 19.0°C | 7.6°C | 13.3°C | 83 mm | 196 |
| October | 14.3°C | 5.3°C | 9.8°C | 81 mm | 141 |
| November | 8.4°C | 1.3°C | 4.9°C | 73 mm | 102 |
| December | 5.3°C | −1.4°C | 1.9°C | 63 mm | 105 |
| Year | 13.7°C | 4.0°C | 8.8°C | 800 mm | 2,139 |
Where Lorcières’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Flour, 19 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, 27 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 Lorcières’s climate
How warm does Lorcières get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.8°C. About 39 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 82% of mainland French towns, and about 7 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lorcières get in winter?
February nights average −2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 98 nights a year, and about 17 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lorcières get?
About 800 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (83 mm) and February the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Coltines (27 km away), averages 2,139 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lorcières itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lorcières, Saint-Flour, 19 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 FLOUR, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lorcières →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.