Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Saint-Cernin: 1,462 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near −1.3°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 28°C. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 97% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 137 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Marmanhac station, 6.9 km south-east.
A year in Saint-Cernin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Marmanhac station.
What a year in Saint-Cernin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marmanhac.
About 1,462 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 54 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: 93 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 93 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marmanhac: 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 Marmanhac
Marmanhac is 6.9 km south-east of Saint-Cernin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Cernin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Marmanhac (15118002) |
| Distance from the town | 6.9 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 644 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 792 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Aurillac, 18 km away |
Saint-Cernin sits 148 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Saint-Cernin to run about 1°C cooler 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-Cernin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cernin | Marmanhac | 26.2°C | −1.3°C | 1,462 mm |
| Aurillac 15 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C 1.6°C cooler | −0.5°C 0.8°C milder | 1,135 mm |
| Ytrac 16 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C 1.6°C cooler | −0.5°C 0.8°C milder | 1,135 mm |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère 18 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C 1.6°C cooler | −0.5°C 0.8°C milder | 1,135 mm |
| Mauriac 20 km | Mauriac | 24.3°C 1.9°C cooler | 0.0°C 1.3°C milder | 1,129 mm |
Saint-Cernin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Marmanhac station; sunshine at Aurillac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | −1.3°C | 3.1°C | 135 mm | 105 |
| February | 9.0°C | −1.7°C | 3.6°C | 115 mm | 127 |
| March | 13.0°C | 0.8°C | 6.9°C | 111 mm | 176 |
| April | 15.8°C | 2.9°C | 9.4°C | 129 mm | 185 |
| May | 19.9°C | 6.5°C | 13.2°C | 126 mm | 211 |
| June | 23.9°C | 9.7°C | 16.8°C | 101 mm | 244 |
| July | 26.2°C | 11.5°C | 18.9°C | 87 mm | 272 |
| August | 26.3°C | 11.2°C | 18.7°C | 99 mm | 258 |
| September | 22.0°C | 7.8°C | 14.9°C | 118 mm | 211 |
| October | 17.2°C | 5.9°C | 11.6°C | 126 mm | 153 |
| November | 11.3°C | 2.0°C | 6.7°C | 158 mm | 104 |
| December | 8.1°C | −0.5°C | 3.8°C | 157 mm | 100 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 4.6°C | 10.6°C | 1,462 mm | 2,146 |
Where Saint-Cernin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Marmanhac, 6.9 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, 18 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-Cernin’s climate
How warm does Saint-Cernin get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Cernin get in winter?
February nights average −1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 93 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Cernin get?
About 1,462 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (158 mm) and July the driest (87 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aurillac (18 km away), averages 2,146 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Cernin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Cernin, Marmanhac, 6.9 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 MARMANHAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Cernin →
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.