Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Vèze
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.3°C. Seasons differ by 27°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 91% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 100 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Coltines station, 22 km south.
A year in Vèze at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Coltines station.
What a year in Vèze feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Coltines.
About 734 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 5 towns of 2,500+ in Cantal.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Marcenat
A frosty town: 129 frosts and 34 days of 25°C a year
On about 129 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 18 days it stays below freezing all day. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Coltines: 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 Coltines
Coltines is 22 km south of Vèze. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vèze itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Coltines (15053001) |
| Distance from the town | 22 km south |
| Station altitude | 979 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 966 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Marcenat, 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 Vèze 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vèze | Coltines | 23.3°C | −3.5°C | 734 mm |
| Saint-Flour 27 km | Saint-Flour | 23.8°C 0.5°C warmer | −2.2°C 1.3°C milder | 800 mm |
Vèze weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Coltines station; sunshine at Marcenat.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.2°C | −3.5°C | 0.4°C | 49 mm | 107 |
| February | 5.3°C | −3.6°C | 0.9°C | 38 mm | 131 |
| March | 9.2°C | −1.4°C | 3.9°C | 40 mm | 165 |
| April | 12.4°C | 0.8°C | 6.6°C | 66 mm | 170 |
| May | 16.3°C | 4.1°C | 10.2°C | 83 mm | 188 |
| June | 20.7°C | 7.2°C | 14.0°C | 59 mm | 230 |
| July | 23.3°C | 8.8°C | 16.0°C | 54 mm | 250 |
| August | 23.0°C | 8.6°C | 15.8°C | 75 mm | 219 |
| September | 18.6°C | 5.5°C | 12.1°C | 69 mm | 188 |
| October | 14.4°C | 3.5°C | 8.9°C | 72 mm | 148 |
| November | 8.3°C | −0.2°C | 4.0°C | 75 mm | 102 |
| December | 5.0°C | −2.9°C | 1.1°C | 55 mm | 100 |
| Year | 13.4°C | 2.2°C | 7.8°C | 734 mm | 1,997 |
Where Vèze’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Coltines, 22 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, 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, Marcenat, 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 Vèze’s climate
How warm does Vèze get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.3°C. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vèze get in winter?
February nights average −3.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 129 nights a year, and about 18 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vèze get?
About 734 mm a year, less than 58% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (83 mm) and February the driest (38 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Marcenat (13 km away), averages 1,997 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vèze itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vèze, Coltines, 22 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 COLTINES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vèze →
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.