Saint-Pierre sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,173 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −0.5°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 93% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 26°C across the year, low to high. Frost greets about 75 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Neuvic station, 8.3 km west.
A year in Saint-Pierre at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Neuvic station.
What a year in Saint-Pierre feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Neuvic.
About 1,173 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August 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 Chastreix
A frosty town: 75 frosts and 52 days of 25°C a year
On about 75 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Neuvic: 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 Neuvic
Neuvic is 8.3 km west of Saint-Pierre. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Pierre itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Neuvic (19148001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.3 km west |
| Station altitude | 615 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 592 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Chastreix, 34 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-Pierre 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.
Saint-Pierre weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Neuvic station; sunshine at Chastreix.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.9°C | −0.5°C | 3.2°C | 100 mm | 98 |
| February | 8.1°C | −0.8°C | 3.6°C | 86 mm | 118 |
| March | 12.1°C | 1.5°C | 6.8°C | 90 mm | 153 |
| April | 14.9°C | 3.8°C | 9.4°C | 112 mm | 167 |
| May | 18.8°C | 7.3°C | 13.0°C | 105 mm | 171 |
| June | 22.7°C | 10.8°C | 16.8°C | 89 mm | 196 |
| July | 24.8°C | 12.5°C | 18.6°C | 78 mm | 229 |
| August | 24.6°C | 12.3°C | 18.5°C | 75 mm | 212 |
| September | 20.6°C | 9.0°C | 14.8°C | 97 mm | 177 |
| October | 16.6°C | 6.5°C | 11.6°C | 105 mm | 138 |
| November | 10.7°C | 2.5°C | 6.6°C | 119 mm | 87 |
| December | 7.8°C | 0.1°C | 4.0°C | 118 mm | 92 |
| Year | 15.7°C | 5.4°C | 10.6°C | 1,173 mm | 1,837 |
Where Saint-Pierre’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Neuvic, 8.3 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, 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, Chastreix, 34 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-Pierre’s climate
How warm does Saint-Pierre get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.8°C. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Pierre get in winter?
February nights average −0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 75 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Pierre get?
About 1,173 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (119 mm) and August the driest (75 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chastreix (34 km away), averages 1,837 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Pierre itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Pierre, Neuvic, 8.3 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 NEUVIC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Pierre →
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.