Le Vernet is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 22.3°C. None of the 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire has cooler July afternoons. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Fix-Saint-Geneys station, 12 km north.
A year in Le Vernet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fix-Saint-Geneys station.
What a year in Le Vernet 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 12 km north of Le Vernet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Vernet itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fix-Saint-Geneys (43095001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north |
| Station altitude | 1,102 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,104 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Puy-Loudes, 8.4 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 Vernet 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 Vernet | Fix-Saint-Geneys | 22.3°C | −2.4°C | 913 mm |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel 15 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 3.9°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.1°C milder | 632 mm |
| Langeac 15 km | Chavaniac-Lafayette | 26.6°C 4.3°C warmer | −1.4°C 1°C milder | 766 mm |
| Polignac 16 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 3.9°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.1°C milder | 632 mm |
| Vals-près-le-Puy 16 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 3.9°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.1°C milder | 632 mm |
| Le Puy-en-Velay 17 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 3.9°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.1°C milder | 632 mm |
| Chadrac 18 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 3.9°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.1°C milder | 632 mm |
Le Vernet 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 Le Vernet’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, 12 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, 8.4 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 Vernet’s climate
How warm does Le Vernet 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 Le Vernet 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 Le Vernet 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 (8.4 km away), averages 1,952 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Vernet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Vernet, Fix-Saint-Geneys, 12 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 Le Vernet →
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