Few mainland French towns get more frosts than La Chapelle-Bertin
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 22.3°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. Of the 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire, it has the coolest July afternoons. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to August, with highs of 20–22°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Fix-Saint-Geneys station, 8.2 km south.
A year in La Chapelle-Bertin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fix-Saint-Geneys station.
What a year in La Chapelle-Bertin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fix-Saint-Geneys.
About 913 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Puy-Loudes
A frosty town: 101 frosts and 28 days of 25°C a year
On about 101 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 25 days it stays below freezing all day. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fix-Saint-Geneys: 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 Fix-Saint-Geneys
Fix-Saint-Geneys is 8.2 km south of La Chapelle-Bertin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Chapelle-Bertin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fix-Saint-Geneys (43095001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.2 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,102 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,081 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Puy-Loudes, 18 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 La Chapelle-Bertin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Bertin | Fix-Saint-Geneys | 22.3°C | −2.4°C | 913 mm |
| Langeac 18 km | Chavaniac-Lafayette | 26.6°C 4.3°C warmer | −1.4°C 1°C milder | 766 mm |
| Brioude 23 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 5.5°C warmer | −0.7°C 1.7°C milder | 612 mm |
| Polignac 23 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 3.9°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.1°C milder | 632 mm |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel 25 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 3.9°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.1°C milder | 632 mm |
| Chadrac 26 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 3.9°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.1°C milder | 632 mm |
| Le Puy-en-Velay 27 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 3.9°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.1°C milder | 632 mm |
La Chapelle-Bertin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fix-Saint-Geneys station; sunshine at Le Puy-Loudes.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.6°C | −2.4°C | 0.6°C | 53 mm | 89 |
| February | 4.2°C | −2.6°C | 0.8°C | 43 mm | 112 |
| March | 8.2°C | −0.1°C | 4.1°C | 48 mm | 168 |
| April | 11.0°C | 2.2°C | 6.6°C | 77 mm | 171 |
| May | 15.3°C | 5.8°C | 10.5°C | 97 mm | 195 |
| June | 19.7°C | 9.2°C | 14.4°C | 95 mm | 225 |
| July | 22.3°C | 11.1°C | 16.7°C | 90 mm | 264 |
| August | 22.3°C | 11.2°C | 16.8°C | 87 mm | 245 |
| September | 17.6°C | 7.9°C | 12.8°C | 89 mm | 185 |
| October | 12.9°C | 5.3°C | 9.1°C | 92 mm | 128 |
| November | 7.1°C | 1.0°C | 4.1°C | 88 mm | 88 |
| December | 4.3°C | −1.5°C | 1.4°C | 55 mm | 83 |
| Year | 12.4°C | 3.9°C | 8.2°C | 913 mm | 1,952 |
Where La Chapelle-Bertin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fix-Saint-Geneys, 8.2 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, Le Puy-Loudes, 18 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 La Chapelle-Bertin’s climate
How warm does La Chapelle-Bertin get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.3°C. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Chapelle-Bertin 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 25 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Chapelle-Bertin get?
About 913 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (97 mm) and February the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Puy-Loudes (18 km away), averages 1,952 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Chapelle-Bertin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Chapelle-Bertin, Fix-Saint-Geneys, 8.2 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 FIX-ST-GENEYS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Chapelle-Bertin →
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