Saint-Amandin is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 21.3°C. A year here swings 25°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 98% of mainland French towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Marcenat station, 11 km east.
A year in Saint-Amandin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Marcenat station.
What a year in Saint-Amandin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marcenat.
About 1,175 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 41 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 Marcenat
A frosty town: 111 frosts and 22 days of 25°C a year
On about 111 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 20 days it stays below freezing all day. About 22 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marcenat: 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 Marcenat
Marcenat is 11 km east of Saint-Amandin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Amandin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Marcenat (15114002) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km east |
| Station altitude | 1,075 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 926 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
Saint-Amandin sits 149 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Saint-Amandin to run about 1°C warmer than these figures.
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 Saint-Amandin 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.
Saint-Amandin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Marcenat station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.8°C | −2.8°C | 0.5°C | 89 mm | 107 |
| February | 4.4°C | −3.2°C | 0.6°C | 76 mm | 131 |
| March | 8.0°C | −0.5°C | 3.7°C | 82 mm | 165 |
| April | 10.9°C | 1.5°C | 6.2°C | 100 mm | 170 |
| May | 15.0°C | 5.2°C | 10.1°C | 109 mm | 188 |
| June | 18.9°C | 8.4°C | 13.7°C | 95 mm | 230 |
| July | 21.3°C | 10.1°C | 15.7°C | 96 mm | 250 |
| August | 21.4°C | 10.1°C | 15.7°C | 93 mm | 219 |
| September | 17.2°C | 7.0°C | 12.1°C | 107 mm | 188 |
| October | 13.0°C | 4.6°C | 8.8°C | 105 mm | 148 |
| November | 7.5°C | 0.7°C | 4.1°C | 115 mm | 102 |
| December | 4.8°C | −1.8°C | 1.5°C | 108 mm | 100 |
| Year | 12.2°C | 3.3°C | 7.7°C | 1,175 mm | 1,997 |
Where Saint-Amandin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Marcenat, 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, Marcenat, 11 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 Saint-Amandin’s climate
How warm does Saint-Amandin get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.4°C. About 22 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Amandin get in winter?
February nights average −3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 111 nights a year, and about 20 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Amandin get?
About 1,175 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (115 mm) and February the driest (76 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Marcenat (11 km away), averages 1,997 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Amandin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Amandin, Marcenat, 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 MARCENAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Amandin →
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.