Few mainland French towns get more rain than Thiézac: 1,462 mm a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −1.3°C on average. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. Frosty nights outnumber those of 97% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 137 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Marmanhac station, 15 km west.
A year in Thiézac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Marmanhac station.
What a year in Thiézac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marmanhac.
About 1,462 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 54 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: 93 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 93 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marmanhac: 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 Marmanhac
Marmanhac is 15 km west of Thiézac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Thiézac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Marmanhac (15118002) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km west |
| Station altitude | 644 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 788 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 10 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Aurillac, 23 km away |
Thiézac sits 144 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Thiézac to run about 0.9°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 Thiézac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiézac | Marmanhac | 26.2°C | −1.3°C | 1,462 mm |
| Aurillac 20 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C 1.6°C cooler | −0.5°C 0.8°C milder | 1,135 mm |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère 20 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C 1.6°C cooler | −0.5°C 0.8°C milder | 1,135 mm |
| Ytrac 26 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C 1.6°C cooler | −0.5°C 0.8°C milder | 1,135 mm |
Thiézac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Marmanhac station; sunshine at Aurillac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | −1.3°C | 3.1°C | 135 mm | 105 |
| February | 9.0°C | −1.7°C | 3.6°C | 115 mm | 127 |
| March | 13.0°C | 0.8°C | 6.9°C | 111 mm | 176 |
| April | 15.8°C | 2.9°C | 9.4°C | 129 mm | 185 |
| May | 19.9°C | 6.5°C | 13.2°C | 126 mm | 211 |
| June | 23.9°C | 9.7°C | 16.8°C | 101 mm | 244 |
| July | 26.2°C | 11.5°C | 18.9°C | 87 mm | 272 |
| August | 26.3°C | 11.2°C | 18.7°C | 99 mm | 258 |
| September | 22.0°C | 7.8°C | 14.9°C | 118 mm | 211 |
| October | 17.2°C | 5.9°C | 11.6°C | 126 mm | 153 |
| November | 11.3°C | 2.0°C | 6.7°C | 158 mm | 104 |
| December | 8.1°C | −0.5°C | 3.8°C | 157 mm | 100 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 4.6°C | 10.6°C | 1,462 mm | 2,146 |
Where Thiézac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Marmanhac, 15 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, 23 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 Thiézac’s climate
How warm does Thiézac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Thiézac get in winter?
February nights average −1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 93 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Thiézac get?
About 1,462 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (158 mm) and July the driest (87 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aurillac (23 km away), averages 2,146 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Thiézac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Thiézac, Marmanhac, 15 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 MARMANHAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Thiézac →
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.