Pailherols is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 23.8°C. Expect the heaviest rain in May and the lightest in February. None of the 5 towns of 2,500+ in Cantal has cooler July afternoons. From June to August, highs of 21–24°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Flour station, 32 km east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Pailherols at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Flour station.
What a year in Pailherols 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 Aurillac
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 32 km east of Pailherols. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pailherols itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Flour (15187006) |
| Distance from the town | 32 km east |
| Station altitude | 909 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 923 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 18 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Aurillac, 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 Pailherols 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pailherols | Saint-Flour | 23.8°C | −2.2°C | 800 mm |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère 18 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.5°C 1.7°C milder | 1,135 mm |
| Aurillac 20 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.5°C 1.7°C milder | 1,135 mm |
| Ytrac 25 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.5°C 1.7°C milder | 1,135 mm |
Pailherols weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Flour station; sunshine at Aurillac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5°C | −2.2°C | 1.2°C | 52 mm | 105 |
| February | 5.7°C | −2.3°C | 1.7°C | 43 mm | 127 |
| March | 9.6°C | 0.1°C | 4.8°C | 43 mm | 176 |
| April | 12.3°C | 2.3°C | 7.3°C | 72 mm | 185 |
| 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 | 244 |
| July | 23.8°C | 11.0°C | 17.4°C | 60 mm | 272 |
| August | 23.7°C | 10.7°C | 17.2°C | 75 mm | 258 |
| September | 19.0°C | 7.6°C | 13.3°C | 83 mm | 211 |
| October | 14.3°C | 5.3°C | 9.8°C | 81 mm | 153 |
| November | 8.4°C | 1.3°C | 4.9°C | 73 mm | 104 |
| December | 5.3°C | −1.4°C | 1.9°C | 63 mm | 100 |
| Year | 13.7°C | 4.0°C | 8.8°C | 800 mm | 2,146 |
Where Pailherols’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Flour, 32 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, Aurillac, 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 Pailherols’s climate
How warm does Pailherols 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 Pailherols 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 Pailherols 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, Aurillac (22 km away), averages 2,146 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pailherols itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pailherols, Saint-Flour, 32 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 Pailherols →
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.