Chanaleilles sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
Sunny July days climb to about 21.7°C. Of the 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire, it has the coolest July afternoons. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. Plan for rain on about 126 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Auvers station, 17 km north-west.
A year in Chanaleilles at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Auvers station.
What a year in Chanaleilles feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Auvers.
About 1,045 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 146 frosts and 24 days of 25°C a year
On about 146 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 28 days it stays below freezing all day. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Auvers: 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 Auvers
Auvers is 17 km north-west of Chanaleilles. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chanaleilles itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Auvers (43015001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 1,134 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,121 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 10 km |
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 Chanaleilles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanaleilles | Auvers | 21.7°C | −4.0°C | 1,045 mm |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher 19 km | Fau de Peyre | 22.0°C about the same | −2.6°C 1.4°C milder | 955 mm |
| Langeac 25 km | Chavaniac-Lafayette | 26.6°C 4.9°C warmer | −1.4°C 2.6°C milder | 766 mm |
Chanaleilles weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Auvers station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.7°C | −4.0°C | −0.7°C | 75 mm |
| February | 3.6°C | −4.4°C | −0.4°C | 66 mm |
| March | 7.6°C | −2.0°C | 2.8°C | 63 mm |
| April | 10.6°C | 0.1°C | 5.4°C | 96 mm |
| May | 14.9°C | 3.5°C | 9.2°C | 101 mm |
| June | 19.0°C | 6.6°C | 12.8°C | 88 mm |
| July | 21.7°C | 7.9°C | 14.8°C | 82 mm |
| August | 21.6°C | 8.0°C | 14.8°C | 77 mm |
| September | 16.9°C | 5.3°C | 11.1°C | 93 mm |
| October | 12.4°C | 3.4°C | 7.9°C | 108 mm |
| November | 6.4°C | −0.5°C | 3.0°C | 111 mm |
| December | 3.1°C | −3.2°C | 0.0°C | 85 mm |
| Year | 11.7°C | 1.7°C | 6.7°C | 1,045 mm |
Where Chanaleilles’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Auvers, 17 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 Chanaleilles’s climate
How warm does Chanaleilles get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.7°C. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 94% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chanaleilles get in winter?
February nights average −4.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 146 nights a year, and about 28 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chanaleilles get?
About 1,045 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (111 mm) and March the driest (63 mm).
Are these figures for Chanaleilles itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chanaleilles, Auvers, 17 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 AUVERS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chanaleilles →
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.