Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Beaulieu
Expect July afternoons of about 27.0°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 29°C. Its July heat outdoes that of 68% of mainland French towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to August brings highs of 24–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Tiranges station, 16 km north.
A year in Beaulieu at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Tiranges station.
What a year in Beaulieu feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tiranges.
About 759 mm of rain a year
July is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Puy-Loudes
A frosty town: 98 frosts and 75 days of 25°C a year
On about 98 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tiranges: 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 Tiranges
Tiranges is 16 km north of Beaulieu. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Beaulieu itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Tiranges (43246001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km north |
| Station altitude | 603 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 598 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Puy-Loudes, 16 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 Beaulieu 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaulieu | Tiranges | 27.0°C | −1.5°C | 759 mm |
| Chadrac 8.8 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 0.8°C cooler | −1.3°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Polignac 9.3 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 0.8°C cooler | −1.3°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Brives-Charensac 9.7 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 0.8°C cooler | −1.3°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade 11 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 0.8°C cooler | −1.3°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Retournac 11 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | −1.5°C about the same | 759 mm |
| Le Puy-en-Velay 11 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 0.8°C cooler | −1.3°C about the same | 632 mm |
Beaulieu weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Tiranges station; sunshine at Le Puy-Loudes.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | −1.5°C | 2.8°C | 44 mm | 89 |
| February | 8.9°C | −1.7°C | 3.6°C | 31 mm | 112 |
| March | 13.1°C | 0.4°C | 6.8°C | 36 mm | 168 |
| April | 16.2°C | 2.6°C | 9.4°C | 58 mm | 171 |
| May | 20.2°C | 6.1°C | 13.2°C | 81 mm | 195 |
| June | 24.4°C | 9.5°C | 16.9°C | 80 mm | 225 |
| July | 27.0°C | 11.2°C | 19.1°C | 82 mm | 264 |
| August | 27.0°C | 11.0°C | 19.0°C | 79 mm | 245 |
| September | 22.2°C | 7.7°C | 15.0°C | 71 mm | 185 |
| October | 17.2°C | 5.5°C | 11.3°C | 81 mm | 128 |
| November | 11.1°C | 1.7°C | 6.4°C | 72 mm | 88 |
| December | 7.8°C | −0.8°C | 3.5°C | 44 mm | 83 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 4.3°C | 10.6°C | 759 mm | 1,952 |
Where Beaulieu’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Tiranges, 16 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, Le Puy-Loudes, 16 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 Haute-Loire.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Beaulieu’s climate
How warm does Beaulieu get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Beaulieu get in winter?
February nights average −1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 98 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Beaulieu get?
About 759 mm a year, more than 51% of mainland French towns. July is the wettest month (82 mm) and February the driest (31 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Puy-Loudes (16 km away), averages 1,952 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Beaulieu itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Beaulieu, Tiranges, 16 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 TIRANGES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Beaulieu →
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