Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Fay-sur-Lignon
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 21.6°C on average. None of the 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire has cooler July afternoons. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 24°C. Plan for rain on about 115 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Mazet-Volamont station, 4.7 km north.
A year in Fay-sur-Lignon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mazet-Volamont station.
What a year in Fay-sur-Lignon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mazet-Volamont.
About 975 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 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 Mazet-Volamont
A frosty town: 101 frosts and 18 days of 25°C a year
On about 101 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 31 days it stays below freezing all day. About 18 days a year reach 25°C, and 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mazet-Volamont: 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 Mazet-Volamont
Mazet-Volamont is 4.7 km north of Fay-sur-Lignon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fay-sur-Lignon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mazet-Volamont (43130002) |
| Distance from the town | 4.7 km north |
| Station altitude | 1,130 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,171 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Fay-sur-Lignon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fay-sur-Lignon | Mazet-Volamont | 21.6°C | −2.5°C | 975 mm |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon 11 km | same station | 21.6°C about the same | −2.5°C about the same | 975 mm |
| Tence 16 km | Yssingeaux | 24.6°C 3°C warmer | −2.2°C about the same | 949 mm |
| Le Cheylard 18 km | Cheylard Sa | 28.3°C 6.7°C warmer | 0.2°C 2.7°C milder | 1,179 mm |
| Yssingeaux 19 km | Yssingeaux | 24.6°C 3°C warmer | −2.2°C about the same | 949 mm |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade 21 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 4.6°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.2°C milder | 632 mm |
| Coubon 24 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 4.6°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.2°C milder | 632 mm |
Fay-sur-Lignon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mazet-Volamont station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.9°C | −2.5°C | 0.2°C | 59 mm | 98 |
| February | 3.4°C | −2.6°C | 0.4°C | 43 mm | 122 |
| March | 7.4°C | −0.1°C | 3.6°C | 48 mm | 168 |
| April | 10.3°C | 2.2°C | 6.3°C | 77 mm | 182 |
| May | 14.3°C | 5.9°C | 10.1°C | 107 mm | 197 |
| June | 18.7°C | 9.4°C | 14.1°C | 85 mm | 234 |
| July | 21.6°C | 11.4°C | 16.5°C | 78 mm | 277 |
| August | 21.4°C | 11.7°C | 16.6°C | 72 mm | 250 |
| September | 16.6°C | 8.3°C | 12.4°C | 103 mm | 192 |
| October | 12.1°C | 5.4°C | 8.8°C | 125 mm | 138 |
| November | 6.6°C | 1.1°C | 3.8°C | 121 mm | 99 |
| December | 3.9°C | −1.5°C | 1.2°C | 59 mm | 100 |
| Year | 11.6°C | 4.1°C | 7.8°C | 975 mm | 2,057 |
Where Fay-sur-Lignon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mazet-Volamont, 4.7 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, Mazet-Volamont, 4.7 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 Fay-sur-Lignon’s climate
How warm does Fay-sur-Lignon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.6°C. About 18 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fay-sur-Lignon get in winter?
February nights average −2.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 101 nights a year, and about 31 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fay-sur-Lignon get?
About 975 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (125 mm) and February the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mazet-Volamont (4.7 km away), averages 2,057 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Fay-sur-Lignon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fay-sur-Lignon, Mazet-Volamont, 4.7 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 MAZET-VOLAMONT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fay-sur-Lignon →
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