Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Saint-Austremoine
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.6°C. Seasons differ by 28°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 63% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 107 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Chavaniac-Lafayette station, 18 km east.
A year in Saint-Austremoine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chavaniac-Lafayette station.
What a year in Saint-Austremoine feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chavaniac-Lafayette.
About 766 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Coltines
A frosty town: 92 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 92 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chavaniac-Lafayette: 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 Chavaniac-Lafayette
Chavaniac-Lafayette is 18 km east of Saint-Austremoine. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Austremoine itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chavaniac-Lafayette (43067001) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km east |
| Station altitude | 715 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 623 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Coltines, 30 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 Saint-Austremoine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Austremoine | Chavaniac-Lafayette | 26.6°C | −1.4°C | 766 mm |
| Langeac 10 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | −1.4°C about the same | 766 mm |
| Brioude 19 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 1.2°C warmer | −0.7°C 0.7°C milder | 612 mm |
| Saint-Flour 24 km | Saint-Flour | 23.8°C 2.8°C cooler | −2.2°C 0.8°C colder | 800 mm |
Saint-Austremoine weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chavaniac-Lafayette station; sunshine at Coltines.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.6°C | −1.4°C | 2.6°C | 46 mm | 108 |
| February | 7.9°C | −1.6°C | 3.2°C | 37 mm | 137 |
| March | 12.1°C | 0.7°C | 6.4°C | 38 mm | 174 |
| April | 15.1°C | 2.8°C | 9.0°C | 64 mm | 187 |
| May | 19.3°C | 6.6°C | 13.0°C | 84 mm | 211 |
| June | 23.7°C | 10.1°C | 16.9°C | 82 mm | 247 |
| July | 26.6°C | 11.9°C | 19.3°C | 76 mm | 279 |
| August | 26.6°C | 11.8°C | 19.2°C | 72 mm | 252 |
| September | 21.6°C | 8.5°C | 15.1°C | 76 mm | 196 |
| October | 16.7°C | 6.2°C | 11.5°C | 76 mm | 141 |
| November | 10.8°C | 2.1°C | 6.4°C | 72 mm | 102 |
| December | 7.4°C | −0.6°C | 3.4°C | 45 mm | 105 |
| Year | 16.2°C | 4.8°C | 10.5°C | 766 mm | 2,139 |
Where Saint-Austremoine’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chavaniac-Lafayette, 18 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, Coltines, 30 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 Saint-Austremoine’s climate
How warm does Saint-Austremoine get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Austremoine get in winter?
February nights average −1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 92 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Austremoine get?
About 766 mm a year, more than 53% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (84 mm) and February the driest (37 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Coltines (30 km away), averages 2,139 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Austremoine itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Austremoine, Chavaniac-Lafayette, 18 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 CHAVANIAC-LAFAYETTE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Austremoine →
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