Saint-Ilpize is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.9°C. It is a dry place: less rain falls here than on 89% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 28°C across the year, low to high. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 95 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Massiac station, 18 km west.
A year in Saint-Ilpize at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Massiac station.
What a year in Saint-Ilpize 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 Saint-Germain-l He
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 18 km west of Saint-Ilpize. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Ilpize itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Massiac (15119001) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km west |
| Station altitude | 533 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 533 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Germain-l He, 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-Ilpize 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-Ilpize | Massiac | 26.9°C | −0.7°C | 633 mm |
| Brioude 10 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Langeac 14 km | Chavaniac-Lafayette | 26.6°C about the same | −1.4°C 0.7°C colder | 766 mm |
| Sainte-Florine 23 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Brassac-les-Mines 25 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
Saint-Ilpize weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Massiac station; sunshine at Saint-Germain-l He.
| 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 | 106 |
| March | 13.1°C | 1.1°C | 7.1°C | 31 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.1°C | 3.3°C | 9.7°C | 57 mm | 176 |
| May | 20.0°C | 7.0°C | 13.5°C | 73 mm | 182 |
| June | 24.2°C | 10.6°C | 17.4°C | 65 mm | 214 |
| July | 26.9°C | 12.3°C | 19.6°C | 55 mm | 242 |
| August | 26.9°C | 12.0°C | 19.5°C | 63 mm | 230 |
| September | 22.2°C | 8.9°C | 15.5°C | 63 mm | 188 |
| October | 17.4°C | 6.4°C | 11.9°C | 64 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.7°C | 2.4°C | 7.1°C | 57 mm | 82 |
| December | 8.6°C | 0.0°C | 4.3°C | 40 mm | 76 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 5.2°C | 11.1°C | 633 mm | 1,869 |
Where Saint-Ilpize’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Massiac, 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, Saint-Germain-l He, 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-Ilpize’s climate
How warm does Saint-Ilpize 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-Ilpize 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-Ilpize 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, Saint-Germain-l He (30 km away), averages 1,869 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Ilpize itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Ilpize, Massiac, 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 MASSIAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Ilpize →
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.