Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Arlempdes
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 21.8°C. Rain peaks in May and eases off in February. Of the 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire, it has the coolest July afternoons. Garden chairs stay out from June to August, the months with highs of 19–22°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Landos-Charbon station, 5 km west.
A year in Arlempdes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Landos-Charbon station.
What a year in Arlempdes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Landos-Charbon.
About 799 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 118 frosts and 22 days of 25°C a year
On about 118 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 29 days it stays below freezing all day. About 22 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Landos-Charbon: 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 Landos-Charbon
Landos-Charbon is 5 km west of Arlempdes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Arlempdes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Landos-Charbon (43111002) |
| Distance from the town | 5 km west |
| Station altitude | 1,148 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 965 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
Arlempdes sits 183 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Arlempdes to run about 1.2°C warmer 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 Arlempdes 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 Haute-Loire.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlempdes | Landos-Charbon | 21.8°C | −3.4°C | 799 mm |
| Coubon 15 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 4.4°C warmer | −1.3°C 2.1°C milder | 632 mm |
| Langogne 16 km | Cros Géorand | 23.3°C 1.5°C warmer | −3.5°C about the same | 1,410 mm |
| Vals-près-le-Puy 18 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 4.4°C warmer | −1.3°C 2.1°C milder | 632 mm |
| Le Puy-en-Velay 19 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 4.4°C warmer | −1.3°C 2.1°C milder | 632 mm |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade 20 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 4.4°C warmer | −1.3°C 2.1°C milder | 632 mm |
| Brives-Charensac 20 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 4.4°C warmer | −1.3°C 2.1°C milder | 632 mm |
Arlempdes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Landos-Charbon station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.9°C | −3.4°C | −0.3°C | 43 mm |
| February | 3.6°C | −3.4°C | 0.1°C | 30 mm |
| March | 7.7°C | −1.0°C | 3.3°C | 36 mm |
| April | 10.7°C | 1.2°C | 6.0°C | 71 mm |
| May | 14.7°C | 4.8°C | 9.8°C | 91 mm |
| June | 18.9°C | 8.3°C | 13.6°C | 86 mm |
| July | 21.8°C | 10.2°C | 16.0°C | 68 mm |
| August | 21.8°C | 10.2°C | 16.0°C | 72 mm |
| September | 17.0°C | 7.1°C | 12.1°C | 82 mm |
| October | 12.3°C | 4.5°C | 8.4°C | 85 mm |
| November | 6.7°C | 0.3°C | 3.5°C | 88 mm |
| December | 3.8°C | −2.3°C | 0.7°C | 47 mm |
| Year | 11.8°C | 3.0°C | 7.4°C | 799 mm |
Where Arlempdes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Landos-Charbon, 5 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.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Arlempdes’s climate
How warm does Arlempdes get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.8°C. About 22 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Arlempdes get in winter?
January nights average −3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 118 nights a year, and about 29 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Arlempdes get?
About 799 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (91 mm) and February the driest (30 mm).
Are these figures for Arlempdes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Arlempdes, Landos-Charbon, 5 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 LANDOS-CHARBON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Arlempdes →
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.