Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.8°C. None of the 5 towns of 2,500+ in Cantal gets less rain. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in February. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saignes station, 8.8 km west.
A year in Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saignes station.
What a year in Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saignes.
About 987 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 33 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 Marcenat
A frosty town: 81 frosts and 76 days of 25°C a year
On about 81 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saignes: 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 Saignes
Saignes is 8.8 km west of Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saignes (15169001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.8 km west |
| Station altitude | 533 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 727 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Marcenat, 18 km away |
Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil sits 194 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil to run about 1.3°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-Étienne-de-Chomeil 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-Étienne-de-Chomeil | Saignes | 26.8°C | −0.9°C | 987 mm |
| Mauriac 25 km | Mauriac | 24.3°C 2.5°C cooler | 0.0°C 0.9°C milder | 1,129 mm |
Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saignes station; sunshine at Marcenat.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | −0.9°C | 3.7°C | 68 mm | 107 |
| February | 9.7°C | −1.1°C | 4.3°C | 61 mm | 131 |
| March | 13.8°C | 1.4°C | 7.6°C | 65 mm | 165 |
| April | 16.6°C | 3.6°C | 10.1°C | 89 mm | 170 |
| May | 20.6°C | 7.2°C | 13.9°C | 96 mm | 188 |
| June | 24.5°C | 10.8°C | 17.6°C | 88 mm | 230 |
| July | 26.8°C | 12.6°C | 19.7°C | 84 mm | 250 |
| August | 26.9°C | 12.2°C | 19.6°C | 80 mm | 219 |
| September | 22.7°C | 8.7°C | 15.7°C | 90 mm | 188 |
| October | 18.0°C | 6.3°C | 12.1°C | 89 mm | 148 |
| November | 12.1°C | 2.4°C | 7.2°C | 97 mm | 102 |
| December | 8.7°C | −0.2°C | 4.3°C | 81 mm | 100 |
| Year | 17.4°C | 5.3°C | 11.3°C | 987 mm | 1,997 |
Where Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saignes, 8.8 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, 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-Étienne-de-Chomeil’s climate
How warm does Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, more than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil get in winter?
February nights average −1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 81 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil get?
About 987 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (97 mm) and February the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Marcenat (18 km away), averages 1,997 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil, Saignes, 8.8 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 SAIGNES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil →
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