Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Saint-Saury: 1,361 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near 0.3°C. None of the 5 towns of 2,500+ in Cantal has milder January nights. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to April, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Latronquière station, 10 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Saury at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Latronquière station.
What a year in Saint-Saury feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Latronquière.
About 1,361 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 48 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: 60 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 60 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Latronquière: 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 Latronquière
Latronquière is 10 km south-west of Saint-Saury. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Saury itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Latronquière (46160001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 658 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 677 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Aurillac, 22 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-Saury 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-Saury | Latronquière | 25.0°C | 0.3°C | 1,361 mm |
| Ytrac 19 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C about the same | −0.5°C 0.8°C colder | 1,135 mm |
| Saint-Céré 19 km | Argentat | 28.4°C 3.4°C warmer | 0.4°C about the same | 1,146 mm |
| Aurillac 24 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C about the same | −0.5°C 0.8°C colder | 1,135 mm |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère 26 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C about the same | −0.5°C 0.8°C colder | 1,135 mm |
Saint-Saury weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Latronquière station; sunshine at Aurillac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8°C | 0.3°C | 3.5°C | 124 mm | 105 |
| February | 7.9°C | −0.1°C | 3.9°C | 100 mm | 127 |
| March | 11.8°C | 2.3°C | 7.1°C | 107 mm | 176 |
| April | 14.6°C | 4.7°C | 9.7°C | 129 mm | 185 |
| May | 18.5°C | 8.1°C | 13.3°C | 129 mm | 211 |
| June | 22.5°C | 11.4°C | 17.0°C | 93 mm | 244 |
| July | 25.0°C | 13.2°C | 19.1°C | 75 mm | 272 |
| August | 25.0°C | 13.5°C | 19.3°C | 90 mm | 258 |
| September | 20.7°C | 10.2°C | 15.5°C | 114 mm | 211 |
| October | 15.9°C | 7.8°C | 11.9°C | 122 mm | 153 |
| November | 10.4°C | 3.7°C | 7.1°C | 140 mm | 104 |
| December | 7.6°C | 1.3°C | 4.5°C | 141 mm | 100 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 6.4°C | 11.0°C | 1,361 mm | 2,146 |
Where Saint-Saury’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Latronquière, 10 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, 22 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-Saury’s climate
How warm does Saint-Saury get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Saury get in winter?
February nights average −0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 60 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Saury get?
About 1,361 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (141 mm) and July the driest (75 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aurillac (22 km away), averages 2,146 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Saury itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Saury, Latronquière, 10 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 LATRONQUIERE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Saury →
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.