Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Chassignolles
Expect July afternoons of about 21.8°C. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. Of the 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire, it has the coolest July afternoons. Long walks are most pleasant from June to August, when afternoons reach 20–22°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Germain-l He station, 7.6 km north-east.
A year in Chassignolles at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Germain-l He station.
What a year in Chassignolles feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Germain-l He.
About 1,067 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The 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: 108 frosts and 25 days of 25°C a year
On about 108 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 26 days it stays below freezing all day. About 25 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Germain-l He: 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 Saint-Germain-l He
Saint-Germain-l He is 7.6 km north-east of Chassignolles. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chassignolles itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Germain-l He (63353003) |
| Distance from the town | 7.6 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 1,070 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 907 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
Chassignolles sits 163 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Chassignolles to run about 1.1°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 Chassignolles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassignolles | Saint-Germain-l He | 21.8°C | −2.7°C | 1,067 mm |
| Brassac-les-Mines 13 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 6°C warmer | −0.7°C 2°C milder | 612 mm |
| Sainte-Florine 13 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 6°C warmer | −0.7°C 2°C milder | 612 mm |
| Brioude 14 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 6°C warmer | −0.7°C 2°C milder | 612 mm |
| Issoire 25 km | Issoire | 27.7°C 5.9°C warmer | −0.1°C 2.6°C milder | 611 mm |
| Ambert 26 km | Ambert | 26.0°C 4.2°C warmer | −1.9°C 0.8°C milder | 860 mm |
Chassignolles weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Germain-l He station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.6°C | −2.7°C | 0.4°C | 70 mm | 83 |
| February | 4.2°C | −3.0°C | 0.6°C | 59 mm | 106 |
| March | 8.1°C | −0.5°C | 3.8°C | 67 mm | 160 |
| April | 11.5°C | 2.1°C | 6.8°C | 99 mm | 176 |
| May | 15.4°C | 5.6°C | 10.5°C | 123 mm | 182 |
| June | 19.7°C | 9.0°C | 14.4°C | 87 mm | 214 |
| July | 21.8°C | 10.6°C | 16.2°C | 91 mm | 242 |
| August | 21.8°C | 10.7°C | 16.2°C | 106 mm | 230 |
| September | 17.7°C | 7.6°C | 12.7°C | 92 mm | 188 |
| October | 13.2°C | 5.1°C | 9.2°C | 98 mm | 130 |
| November | 7.3°C | 0.7°C | 4.0°C | 99 mm | 82 |
| December | 4.5°C | −1.8°C | 1.3°C | 78 mm | 76 |
| Year | 12.4°C | 3.6°C | 8.0°C | 1,067 mm | 1,869 |
Where Chassignolles’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Germain-l He, 7.6 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 7.6 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 Chassignolles’s climate
How warm does Chassignolles get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.8°C. About 25 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chassignolles get in winter?
February nights average −3.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 108 nights a year, and about 26 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chassignolles get?
About 1,067 mm a year, more than 90% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (123 mm) and February the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Germain-l He (7.6 km away), averages 1,869 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chassignolles itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chassignolles, Saint-Germain-l He, 7.6 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 ST-GERMAIN-L HE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chassignolles →
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.