Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Les Estables
Midsummer highs settle at about 21.6°C. Expect the heaviest rain in October and the lightest in February. None of the 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire has cooler July afternoons. Waterproofs come out on about 115 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Mazet-Volamont station, 15 km north-east.
A year in Les Estables at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mazet-Volamont station.
What a year in Les Estables 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 15 km north-east of Les Estables. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Les Estables itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mazet-Volamont (43130002) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 1,130 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,352 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 1.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
Les Estables sits 222 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Les Estables to run about 1.4°C cooler than these figures.
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 Les Estables 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Estables | Mazet-Volamont | 21.6°C | −2.5°C | 975 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 |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon 21 km | same station | 21.6°C about the same | −2.5°C about the same | 975 mm |
| Coubon 21 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 4.6°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.2°C milder | 632 mm |
| Le Cheylard 22 km | Cheylard Sa | 28.3°C 6.7°C warmer | 0.2°C 2.7°C milder | 1,179 mm |
| Brives-Charensac 24 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 4.6°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.2°C milder | 632 mm |
| Le Puy-en-Velay 25 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 4.6°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.2°C milder | 632 mm |
Les Estables 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 Les Estables’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mazet-Volamont, 15 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, 15 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 Les Estables’s climate
How warm does Les Estables 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 Les Estables 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 Les Estables 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 (15 km away), averages 2,057 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Les Estables itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Les Estables, Mazet-Volamont, 15 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 Les Estables →
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.