Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Chambezon
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.9°C. It is the wettest of its 4 nearest neighbors. Wet weather is most frequent in May and least in February. Waterproofs come out on about 95 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Massiac station, 14 km south.
A year in Chambezon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Massiac station.
What a year in Chambezon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Massiac.
About 633 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 15th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Issoire
A frosty town: 87 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 87 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Massiac: 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 Massiac
Massiac is 14 km south of Chambezon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chambezon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Massiac (15119001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km south |
| Station altitude | 533 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 522 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 10 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Issoire, 17 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 Chambezon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambezon | Massiac | 26.9°C | −0.7°C | 633 mm |
| Sainte-Florine 6.3 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Brassac-les-Mines 7.6 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Brioude 15 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Issoire 18 km | Issoire | 27.7°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.6°C milder | 611 mm |
Chambezon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Massiac station; sunshine at Issoire.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | −0.7°C | 3.7°C | 36 mm | 83 |
| February | 9.2°C | −1.1°C | 4.0°C | 30 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.1°C | 1.1°C | 7.1°C | 31 mm | 153 |
| April | 16.1°C | 3.3°C | 9.7°C | 57 mm | 173 |
| May | 20.0°C | 7.0°C | 13.5°C | 73 mm | 201 |
| June | 24.2°C | 10.6°C | 17.4°C | 65 mm | 241 |
| July | 26.9°C | 12.3°C | 19.6°C | 55 mm | 255 |
| August | 26.9°C | 12.0°C | 19.5°C | 63 mm | 234 |
| September | 22.2°C | 8.9°C | 15.5°C | 63 mm | 173 |
| October | 17.4°C | 6.4°C | 11.9°C | 64 mm | 124 |
| November | 11.7°C | 2.4°C | 7.1°C | 57 mm | 83 |
| December | 8.6°C | 0.0°C | 4.3°C | 40 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 5.2°C | 11.1°C | 633 mm | 1,899 |
Where Chambezon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Massiac, 14 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, Issoire, 17 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 Chambezon’s climate
How warm does Chambezon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chambezon get in winter?
February nights average −1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 87 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chambezon get?
About 633 mm a year, less than 89% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (73 mm) and February the driest (30 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Issoire (17 km away), averages 1,899 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chambezon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chambezon, Massiac, 14 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 MASSIAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chambezon →
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.