Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Saint-Géron
Expect July afternoons of about 26.9°C. Rain is light here, less than falls on 89% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is May; the driest is February. Plan for rain on about 95 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Massiac station, 12 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Géron at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Massiac station.
What a year in Saint-Géron feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Massiac.
About 633 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 19 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 Issoire
A frosty town: 87 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 87 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Massiac: 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 Massiac
Massiac is 12 km south-west of Saint-Géron. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Géron itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Massiac (15119001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 533 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 518 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Issoire, 22 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-Géron 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-Géron | Massiac | 26.9°C | −0.7°C | 633 mm |
| Sainte-Florine 7.2 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Brioude 8.5 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Brassac-les-Mines 8.8 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Issoire 23 km | Issoire | 27.7°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.6°C milder | 611 mm |
Saint-Géron weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Massiac station; sunshine at Issoire.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | −0.7°C | 3.7°C | 36 mm | 83 |
| February | 9.2°C | −1.1°C | 4.0°C | 30 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.1°C | 1.1°C | 7.1°C | 31 mm | 153 |
| April | 16.1°C | 3.3°C | 9.7°C | 57 mm | 173 |
| May | 20.0°C | 7.0°C | 13.5°C | 73 mm | 201 |
| June | 24.2°C | 10.6°C | 17.4°C | 65 mm | 241 |
| July | 26.9°C | 12.3°C | 19.6°C | 55 mm | 255 |
| August | 26.9°C | 12.0°C | 19.5°C | 63 mm | 234 |
| September | 22.2°C | 8.9°C | 15.5°C | 63 mm | 173 |
| October | 17.4°C | 6.4°C | 11.9°C | 64 mm | 124 |
| November | 11.7°C | 2.4°C | 7.1°C | 57 mm | 83 |
| December | 8.6°C | 0.0°C | 4.3°C | 40 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 5.2°C | 11.1°C | 633 mm | 1,899 |
Where Saint-Géron’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Massiac, 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, Issoire, 22 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-Géron’s climate
How warm does Saint-Géron get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Géron get in winter?
February nights average −1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 87 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Géron get?
About 633 mm a year, less than 89% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (73 mm) and February the driest (30 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Issoire (22 km away), averages 1,899 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Géron itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Géron, Massiac, 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 MASSIAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Géron →
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.