Ice on the ground: Brioude sees more frosts than 94% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 27.8°C. Seasons differ by 29°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Rain is light here, less than falls on 94% of mainland French towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to April, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Fontannes station, 3.1 km east.
A year in Brioude at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fontannes station.
What a year in Brioude feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fontannes.
About 612 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 23rd wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Germain-l He
A frosty town: 79 frosts and 79 days of 25°C a year
On about 79 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, and 31 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fontannes: 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 Fontannes
Fontannes is 3.1 km east of Brioude. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Brioude itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fontannes (43096001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 435 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 453 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Germain-l He, 22 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 Brioude 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brioude | Fontannes | 27.8°C | −0.7°C | 612 mm |
| Sainte-Florine 13 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Brassac-les-Mines 14 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Langeac 24 km | Chavaniac-Lafayette | 26.6°C 1.2°C cooler | −1.4°C 0.7°C colder | 766 mm |
Brioude weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fontannes station; sunshine at Saint-Germain-l He.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | −0.7°C | 3.5°C | 30 mm | 83 |
| February | 9.2°C | −0.8°C | 4.2°C | 25 mm | 106 |
| March | 13.4°C | 1.1°C | 7.3°C | 30 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.5°C | 3.3°C | 9.9°C | 52 mm | 176 |
| May | 20.7°C | 7.3°C | 14.0°C | 74 mm | 182 |
| June | 24.8°C | 10.9°C | 17.9°C | 64 mm | 214 |
| July | 27.8°C | 12.5°C | 20.1°C | 63 mm | 242 |
| August | 27.8°C | 12.2°C | 20.0°C | 64 mm | 230 |
| September | 22.9°C | 8.9°C | 15.9°C | 64 mm | 188 |
| October | 17.8°C | 6.8°C | 12.3°C | 61 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.8°C | 2.8°C | 7.3°C | 54 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.4°C | 0.1°C | 4.2°C | 32 mm | 76 |
| Year | 17.4°C | 5.4°C | 11.4°C | 612 mm | 1,869 |
Where Brioude’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fontannes, 3.1 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, Saint-Germain-l He, 22 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 Brioude’s climate
How warm does Brioude get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.8°C. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 31 reach 30°C.
How cold does Brioude get in winter?
February nights average −0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 79 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Brioude get?
About 612 mm a year, less than 94% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (74 mm) and February the driest (25 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Germain-l He (22 km away), averages 1,869 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Brioude itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Brioude, Fontannes, 3.1 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 FONTANNES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Brioude →
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.