Saint-Georges is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 23.8°C. Rain peaks in May and eases off in February. Of the 5 towns of 2,500+ in Cantal, it has the coolest July afternoons. The outdoor season runs from June to August, with highs of 21–24°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Flour station, 5.5 km west.
A year in Saint-Georges at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Flour station.
What a year in Saint-Georges 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 Coltines
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 5.5 km west of Saint-Georges. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Georges itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Flour (15187006) |
| Distance from the town | 5.5 km west |
| Station altitude | 909 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 843 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Coltines, 13 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 Saint-Georges 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Georges | Saint-Flour | 23.8°C | −2.2°C | 800 mm |
| Saint-Flour 4.2 km | same station | 23.8°C about the same | −2.2°C about the same | 800 mm |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher 27 km | Fau de Peyre | 22.0°C 1.8°C cooler | −2.6°C about the same | 955 mm |
| Langeac 29 km | Chavaniac-Lafayette | 26.6°C 2.8°C warmer | −1.4°C 0.8°C milder | 766 mm |
Saint-Georges weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Flour station; sunshine at Coltines.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5°C | −2.2°C | 1.2°C | 52 mm | 108 |
| February | 5.7°C | −2.3°C | 1.7°C | 43 mm | 137 |
| March | 9.6°C | 0.1°C | 4.8°C | 43 mm | 174 |
| April | 12.3°C | 2.3°C | 7.3°C | 72 mm | 187 |
| 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 | 247 |
| July | 23.8°C | 11.0°C | 17.4°C | 60 mm | 279 |
| August | 23.7°C | 10.7°C | 17.2°C | 75 mm | 252 |
| September | 19.0°C | 7.6°C | 13.3°C | 83 mm | 196 |
| October | 14.3°C | 5.3°C | 9.8°C | 81 mm | 141 |
| November | 8.4°C | 1.3°C | 4.9°C | 73 mm | 102 |
| December | 5.3°C | −1.4°C | 1.9°C | 63 mm | 105 |
| Year | 13.7°C | 4.0°C | 8.8°C | 800 mm | 2,139 |
Where Saint-Georges’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Flour, 5.5 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, Coltines, 13 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-Georges’s climate
How warm does Saint-Georges 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 Saint-Georges 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 Saint-Georges 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, Coltines (13 km away), averages 2,139 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Georges itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Georges, Saint-Flour, 5.5 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 Saint-Georges →
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