Rainfall in Sainte-Eulalie tops that of 93% of mainland French towns: 1,129 mm a year
About 64 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 85% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in February. Waterproofs come out on about 133 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Mauriac station, 13 km north-west.
A year in Sainte-Eulalie at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mauriac station.
What a year in Sainte-Eulalie feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mauriac.
About 1,129 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 39 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 5 towns of 2,500+ in Cantal.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Aurillac
A frosty town: 64 frosts and 48 days of 25°C a year
On about 64 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mauriac: 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 Mauriac
Mauriac is 13 km north-west of Sainte-Eulalie. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Eulalie itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mauriac (15120005) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 674 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 760 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Aurillac, 26 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 Sainte-Eulalie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Eulalie | Mauriac | 24.3°C | 0.0°C | 1,129 mm |
| Mauriac 11 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 1,129 mm |
| Aurillac 23 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C about the same | −0.5°C 0.5°C colder | 1,135 mm |
| Ytrac 24 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C about the same | −0.5°C 0.5°C colder | 1,135 mm |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère 26 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C about the same | −0.5°C 0.5°C colder | 1,135 mm |
Sainte-Eulalie weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mauriac station; sunshine at Aurillac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | 0.0°C | 3.2°C | 87 mm | 105 |
| February | 7.5°C | −0.3°C | 3.6°C | 74 mm | 127 |
| March | 11.5°C | 2.1°C | 6.8°C | 89 mm | 176 |
| April | 14.5°C | 4.4°C | 9.5°C | 109 mm | 185 |
| May | 18.1°C | 7.7°C | 12.9°C | 107 mm | 211 |
| June | 22.4°C | 11.0°C | 16.7°C | 87 mm | 244 |
| July | 24.3°C | 12.6°C | 18.5°C | 81 mm | 272 |
| August | 24.2°C | 12.5°C | 18.4°C | 85 mm | 258 |
| September | 20.5°C | 9.4°C | 14.9°C | 91 mm | 211 |
| October | 16.3°C | 7.3°C | 11.8°C | 101 mm | 153 |
| November | 10.1°C | 3.0°C | 6.6°C | 121 mm | 104 |
| December | 7.3°C | 0.7°C | 4.0°C | 101 mm | 100 |
| Year | 15.3°C | 5.9°C | 10.6°C | 1,129 mm | 2,146 |
Where Sainte-Eulalie’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mauriac, 13 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, 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, Aurillac, 26 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 Sainte-Eulalie’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Eulalie get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 72% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sainte-Eulalie get in winter?
February nights average −0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 64 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sainte-Eulalie get?
About 1,129 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (121 mm) and February the driest (74 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aurillac (26 km away), averages 2,146 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Eulalie itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Eulalie, Mauriac, 13 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 MAURIAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sainte-Eulalie →
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