Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Malvières
High summer brings afternoon highs near 22.5°C. Of the 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire, it has the coolest July afternoons. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to May, when means dip under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Félines station, 9 km south.
A year in Malvières at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Félines station.
What a year in Malvières feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Félines.
About 931 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Germain-l He
A frosty town: 131 frosts and 31 days of 25°C a year
On about 131 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 22 days it stays below freezing all day. About 31 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Félines: 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 Félines
Félines is 9 km south of Malvières. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Malvières itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Félines (43093001) |
| Distance from the town | 9 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,014 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 933 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Germain-l He, 20 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 Malvières 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.
Malvières weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Félines station; sunshine at Saint-Germain-l He.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.0°C | −3.7°C | 0.1°C | 58 mm | 83 |
| February | 4.8°C | −3.9°C | 0.5°C | 46 mm | 106 |
| March | 8.8°C | −1.5°C | 3.6°C | 52 mm | 160 |
| April | 11.6°C | 0.8°C | 6.2°C | 80 mm | 176 |
| May | 15.7°C | 4.2°C | 9.9°C | 105 mm | 182 |
| June | 20.2°C | 7.4°C | 13.8°C | 95 mm | 214 |
| July | 22.5°C | 9.1°C | 15.8°C | 86 mm | 242 |
| August | 22.4°C | 8.9°C | 15.6°C | 82 mm | 230 |
| September | 17.8°C | 5.8°C | 11.8°C | 86 mm | 188 |
| October | 13.4°C | 3.6°C | 8.5°C | 92 mm | 130 |
| November | 7.7°C | −0.3°C | 3.7°C | 88 mm | 82 |
| December | 4.7°C | −2.9°C | 0.9°C | 61 mm | 76 |
| Year | 12.8°C | 2.3°C | 7.5°C | 931 mm | 1,869 |
Where Malvières’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Félines, 9 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, Saint-Germain-l He, 20 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 Malvières’s climate
How warm does Malvières get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.5°C. About 31 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 91% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Malvières get in winter?
February nights average −3.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 131 nights a year, and about 22 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Malvières get?
About 931 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (105 mm) and February the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Germain-l He (20 km away), averages 1,869 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Malvières itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Malvières, Félines, 9 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 FELINES_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Malvières →
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.