Laussonne is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 24.9°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 73% of mainland French towns. Of all months, May brings the most rain and February the least. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to September brings highs of 20–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Solignac-sur-Lo station, 13 km west.
A year in Laussonne at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Solignac-sur-Lo station.
What a year in Laussonne feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Solignac-sur-Lo.
About 760 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th 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: 96 frosts and 51 days of 25°C a year
On about 96 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 16 days it stays below freezing all day. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Solignac-sur-Lo: 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 Solignac-sur-Lo
Solignac-sur-Lo is 13 km west of Laussonne. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Laussonne itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Solignac-sur-Lo (43241002) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km west |
| Station altitude | 832 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 923 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Mazet-Volamont, 16 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 Laussonne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laussonne | Solignac-sur-Lo | 24.9°C | −2.0°C | 760 mm |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade 10 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.7°C milder | 632 mm |
| Coubon 11 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.7°C milder | 632 mm |
| Brives-Charensac 13 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.7°C milder | 632 mm |
| Le Puy-en-Velay 15 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.7°C milder | 632 mm |
| Vals-près-le-Puy 15 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.7°C milder | 632 mm |
| Chadrac 16 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.7°C milder | 632 mm |
Laussonne weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Solignac-sur-Lo station; sunshine at Mazet-Volamont.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.0°C | −2.0°C | 1.5°C | 45 mm | 98 |
| February | 6.3°C | −2.0°C | 2.1°C | 32 mm | 122 |
| March | 10.5°C | 0.2°C | 5.3°C | 37 mm | 168 |
| April | 13.6°C | 2.5°C | 8.0°C | 64 mm | 182 |
| May | 17.8°C | 6.1°C | 12.0°C | 90 mm | 197 |
| June | 22.1°C | 9.6°C | 15.9°C | 79 mm | 234 |
| July | 24.9°C | 11.3°C | 18.1°C | 61 mm | 277 |
| August | 24.7°C | 11.1°C | 17.9°C | 74 mm | 250 |
| September | 19.8°C | 8.0°C | 13.9°C | 74 mm | 192 |
| October | 14.8°C | 5.6°C | 10.2°C | 79 mm | 138 |
| November | 8.8°C | 1.5°C | 5.1°C | 79 mm | 99 |
| December | 5.7°C | −1.2°C | 2.2°C | 45 mm | 100 |
| Year | 14.5°C | 4.2°C | 9.3°C | 760 mm | 2,057 |
Where Laussonne’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Solignac-sur-Lo, 13 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, 16 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 Laussonne’s climate
How warm does Laussonne get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.9°C. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Laussonne get in winter?
January nights average −2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 96 nights a year, and about 16 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Laussonne get?
About 760 mm a year, more than 52% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (90 mm) and February the driest (32 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mazet-Volamont (16 km away), averages 2,057 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Laussonne itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Laussonne, Solignac-sur-Lo, 13 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 SOLIGNAC-SUR-LO, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Laussonne →
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