Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Cronce
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.8°C on average. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 27°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 85% of mainland French towns. Comfortable outdoor weather, highs of 24°C, belongs to July and August.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saugues-Sa station, 18 km south-east.
A year in Cronce at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saugues-Sa station.
What a year in Cronce feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saugues-Sa.
About 785 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Coltines
A frosty town: 125 frosts and 41 days of 25°C a year
On about 125 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 18 days it stays below freezing all day. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saugues-Sa: 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 Saugues-Sa
Saugues-Sa is 18 km south-east of Cronce. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cronce itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saugues-Sa (43234005) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 945 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 951 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Coltines, 29 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 Cronce 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronce | Saugues-Sa | 23.8°C | −3.2°C | 785 mm |
| Langeac 10 km | Chavaniac-Lafayette | 26.6°C 2.8°C warmer | −1.4°C 1.8°C milder | 766 mm |
| Saint-Flour 22 km | Saint-Flour | 23.8°C about the same | −2.2°C 1°C milder | 800 mm |
| Brioude 24 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 4°C warmer | −0.7°C 2.5°C milder | 612 mm |
Cronce weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saugues-Sa station; sunshine at Coltines.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.8°C | −3.2°C | 0.8°C | 46 mm | 108 |
| February | 5.6°C | −3.4°C | 1.1°C | 40 mm | 137 |
| March | 9.5°C | −1.5°C | 4.0°C | 40 mm | 174 |
| April | 12.6°C | 0.8°C | 6.7°C | 67 mm | 187 |
| May | 16.8°C | 4.3°C | 10.6°C | 91 mm | 211 |
| June | 21.2°C | 7.5°C | 14.3°C | 76 mm | 247 |
| July | 23.8°C | 8.9°C | 16.4°C | 73 mm | 279 |
| August | 23.7°C | 8.6°C | 16.1°C | 71 mm | 252 |
| September | 18.9°C | 5.7°C | 12.3°C | 78 mm | 196 |
| October | 14.4°C | 4.1°C | 9.3°C | 78 mm | 141 |
| November | 8.6°C | 0.2°C | 4.4°C | 76 mm | 102 |
| December | 5.6°C | −2.3°C | 1.6°C | 50 mm | 105 |
| Year | 13.8°C | 2.5°C | 8.1°C | 785 mm | 2,139 |
Where Cronce’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saugues-Sa, 18 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, 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, Coltines, 29 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 Cronce’s climate
How warm does Cronce get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.8°C. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cronce get in winter?
February nights average −3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 125 nights a year, and about 18 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cronce get?
About 785 mm a year, more than 57% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (91 mm) and February the driest (40 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Coltines (29 km away), averages 2,139 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cronce itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cronce, Saugues-Sa, 18 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 SAUGUES-SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cronce →
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.