Pleaux sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,325 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near −0.3°C. About 73 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 93% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in July. Frost greets about 73 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Privat station, 11 km west.
A year in Pleaux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Privat station.
What a year in Pleaux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Privat.
About 1,325 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 48 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 5 towns of 2,500+ in Cantal.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Aurillac
A frosty town: 73 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 73 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Privat: 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-Privat
Saint-Privat is 11 km west of Pleaux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pleaux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Privat (19237001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km west |
| Station altitude | 585 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 626 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Aurillac, 31 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 Pleaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleaux | Saint-Privat | 24.8°C | −0.3°C | 1,325 mm |
| Mauriac 12 km | Mauriac | 24.3°C 0.5°C cooler | 0.0°C about the same | 1,129 mm |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne 24 km | Argentat | 28.4°C 3.6°C warmer | 0.4°C 0.7°C milder | 1,146 mm |
| Ytrac 27 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 1,135 mm |
| Aurillac 29 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 1,135 mm |
Pleaux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Privat station; sunshine at Aurillac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.0°C | −0.3°C | 3.3°C | 122 mm | 105 |
| February | 8.3°C | −0.7°C | 3.8°C | 103 mm | 127 |
| March | 12.5°C | 1.7°C | 7.1°C | 105 mm | 176 |
| April | 15.5°C | 4.1°C | 9.8°C | 122 mm | 185 |
| May | 19.0°C | 7.6°C | 13.3°C | 114 mm | 211 |
| June | 23.0°C | 10.9°C | 17.0°C | 100 mm | 244 |
| July | 24.8°C | 12.3°C | 18.5°C | 79 mm | 272 |
| August | 24.8°C | 12.1°C | 18.4°C | 84 mm | 258 |
| September | 21.2°C | 9.0°C | 15.1°C | 102 mm | 211 |
| October | 16.6°C | 6.8°C | 11.7°C | 115 mm | 153 |
| November | 10.5°C | 2.7°C | 6.6°C | 140 mm | 104 |
| December | 7.7°C | 0.2°C | 3.9°C | 140 mm | 100 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 5.5°C | 10.7°C | 1,325 mm | 2,146 |
Where Pleaux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Privat, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, 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, Aurillac, 31 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 Pleaux’s climate
How warm does Pleaux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.8°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pleaux get in winter?
February nights average −0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 73 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pleaux get?
About 1,325 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (140 mm) and July the driest (79 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aurillac (31 km away), averages 2,146 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pleaux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pleaux, Saint-Privat, 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 ST-PRIVAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pleaux →
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.