Wet weather: 1,135 mm a year falls on Ytrac, more than on 93% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 24.6°C. Frost is common: about 71 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 91% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. Long walks are most pleasant from June to September, when afternoons reach 21–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Aurillac station, 4.3 km south-east.
A year in Ytrac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aurillac station.
What a year in Ytrac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aurillac.
About 1,135 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 39 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: 71 frosts and 49 days of 25°C a year
On about 71 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aurillac: 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 Aurillac
Aurillac is 4.3 km south-east of Ytrac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ytrac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aurillac (15014004) |
| Distance from the town | 4.3 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 632 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 581 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Ytrac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ytrac | Aurillac | 24.6°C | −0.5°C | 1,135 mm |
| Aurillac 5.4 km | same station | 24.6°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 1,135 mm |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère 7.4 km | same station | 24.6°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 1,135 mm |
Ytrac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aurillac station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.9°C | −0.5°C | 3.2°C | 90 mm | 105 |
| February | 8.1°C | −0.8°C | 3.6°C | 77 mm | 127 |
| March | 11.9°C | 1.7°C | 6.8°C | 79 mm | 176 |
| April | 14.5°C | 4.0°C | 9.2°C | 109 mm | 185 |
| May | 18.4°C | 7.6°C | 13.0°C | 107 mm | 211 |
| June | 22.2°C | 10.7°C | 16.5°C | 82 mm | 244 |
| July | 24.6°C | 12.5°C | 18.5°C | 71 mm | 272 |
| August | 24.6°C | 12.4°C | 18.5°C | 88 mm | 258 |
| September | 20.5°C | 9.1°C | 14.8°C | 107 mm | 211 |
| October | 16.2°C | 6.9°C | 11.5°C | 101 mm | 153 |
| November | 10.7°C | 2.8°C | 6.7°C | 118 mm | 104 |
| December | 7.7°C | 0.3°C | 4.0°C | 106 mm | 100 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 5.6°C | 10.5°C | 1,135 mm | 2,146 |
Where Ytrac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aurillac, 4.3 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, 4.3 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 Ytrac’s climate
How warm does Ytrac get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.6°C. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ytrac get in winter?
February nights average −0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 71 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ytrac get?
About 1,135 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (118 mm) and July the driest (71 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aurillac (4.3 km away), averages 2,146 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ytrac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ytrac, Aurillac, 4.3 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 AURILLAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ytrac →
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.