January in Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle bites harder than in 89% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 24.6°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 77% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to September, with highs of 18–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Autrac station, 3.1 km north.
A year in Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Autrac station.
What a year in Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Autrac.
About 711 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 15th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Marcenat
A frosty town: 61 frosts and 47 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 13 days it stays below freezing all day. About 47 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Autrac: 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 Autrac
Autrac is 3.1 km north of Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Autrac (43014001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.1 km north |
| Station altitude | 807 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 683 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Marcenat, 24 km away |
Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle sits 124 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle to run about 0.8°C warmer 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 Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle | Autrac | 24.6°C | −0.4°C | 711 mm |
| Sainte-Florine 18 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Brioude 19 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Brassac-les-Mines 19 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Issoire 28 km | Issoire | 27.7°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 611 mm |
Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Autrac station; sunshine at Marcenat.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8°C | −0.4°C | 2.7°C | 48 mm | 107 |
| February | 6.8°C | −0.2°C | 3.3°C | 40 mm | 131 |
| March | 10.6°C | 2.2°C | 6.4°C | 39 mm | 165 |
| April | 13.5°C | 4.5°C | 9.0°C | 61 mm | 170 |
| May | 17.6°C | 8.1°C | 12.9°C | 78 mm | 188 |
| June | 21.8°C | 11.6°C | 16.7°C | 73 mm | 230 |
| July | 24.6°C | 13.7°C | 19.2°C | 55 mm | 250 |
| August | 24.7°C | 13.7°C | 19.2°C | 66 mm | 219 |
| September | 19.9°C | 10.3°C | 15.1°C | 66 mm | 188 |
| October | 15.1°C | 7.5°C | 11.3°C | 68 mm | 148 |
| November | 9.5°C | 3.1°C | 6.3°C | 64 mm | 102 |
| December | 6.6°C | 0.6°C | 3.6°C | 54 mm | 100 |
| Year | 14.7°C | 6.2°C | 10.5°C | 711 mm | 1,997 |
Where Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Autrac, 3.1 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, Marcenat, 24 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-Étienne-sur-Blesle’s climate
How warm does Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.7°C. About 47 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 73% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle get in winter?
January nights average −0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 13 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle get?
About 711 mm a year, less than 64% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (78 mm) and March the driest (39 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Marcenat (24 km away), averages 1,997 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle, Autrac, 3.1 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 AUTRAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Étienne-sur-Blesle →
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