Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Le Mas-de-Tence
July afternoons average 22.8°C. None of the 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire has cooler July afternoons. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. Garden chairs stay out from June to September, the months with highs of 17–23°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Lalouvesc station, 14 km east.
A year in Le Mas-de-Tence at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lalouvesc station.
What a year in Le Mas-de-Tence feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lalouvesc.
About 1,065 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 30 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: 100 frosts and 29 days of 25°C a year
On about 100 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 24 days it stays below freezing all day. About 29 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lalouvesc: 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 Lalouvesc
Lalouvesc is 14 km east of Le Mas-de-Tence. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Mas-de-Tence itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lalouvesc (07128001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km east |
| Station altitude | 1,090 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,039 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Mazet-Volamont, 14 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 Le Mas-de-Tence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mas-de-Tence | Lalouvesc | 22.8°C | −2.3°C | 1,065 mm |
| Tence 5.2 km | Yssingeaux | 24.6°C 1.8°C warmer | −2.2°C about the same | 949 mm |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon 7.9 km | Mazet-Volamont | 21.6°C 1.2°C cooler | −2.5°C about the same | 975 mm |
| Dunières 11 km | Monistrol-sur-Loire | 24.5°C 1.7°C warmer | −0.8°C 1.5°C milder | 822 mm |
| Sainte-Sigolène 17 km | Monistrol-sur-Loire | 24.5°C 1.7°C warmer | −0.8°C 1.5°C milder | 822 mm |
| Yssingeaux 19 km | Yssingeaux | 24.6°C 1.8°C warmer | −2.2°C about the same | 949 mm |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon 21 km | Monistrol-sur-Loire | 24.5°C 1.7°C warmer | −0.8°C 1.5°C milder | 822 mm |
Le Mas-de-Tence weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lalouvesc station; sunshine at Mazet-Volamont.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.2°C | −2.3°C | 0.4°C | 76 mm | 98 |
| February | 4.0°C | −2.4°C | 0.8°C | 52 mm | 122 |
| March | 8.1°C | 0.2°C | 4.1°C | 55 mm | 168 |
| April | 11.4°C | 2.5°C | 7.0°C | 83 mm | 182 |
| May | 15.6°C | 6.3°C | 11.0°C | 103 mm | 197 |
| June | 20.0°C | 10.0°C | 15.0°C | 75 mm | 234 |
| July | 22.8°C | 12.1°C | 17.4°C | 75 mm | 277 |
| August | 22.5°C | 12.2°C | 17.4°C | 75 mm | 250 |
| September | 17.2°C | 8.6°C | 12.9°C | 105 mm | 192 |
| October | 11.9°C | 5.6°C | 8.7°C | 146 mm | 138 |
| November | 6.7°C | 1.2°C | 3.9°C | 145 mm | 99 |
| December | 4.0°C | −1.4°C | 1.3°C | 77 mm | 100 |
| Year | 12.3°C | 4.4°C | 8.3°C | 1,065 mm | 2,057 |
Where Le Mas-de-Tence’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lalouvesc, 14 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, 14 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 Le Mas-de-Tence’s climate
How warm does Le Mas-de-Tence get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.8°C. About 29 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 92% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Mas-de-Tence get in winter?
February nights average −2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 100 nights a year, and about 24 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Le Mas-de-Tence get?
About 1,065 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (146 mm) and February the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mazet-Volamont (14 km away), averages 2,057 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Mas-de-Tence itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Mas-de-Tence, Lalouvesc, 14 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 LALOUVESC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Mas-de-Tence →
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.