Saint-Paulien is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 24.4°C. Only 27°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 79% of mainland French towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to April, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Puy-Loudes station, 7.4 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Paulien at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Puy-Loudes station.
What a year in Saint-Paulien feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Puy-Loudes.
About 682 mm of rain a year
June is the wettest month and February the driest. About 21 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 Le Puy-Loudes
A frosty town: 104 frosts and 45 days of 25°C a year
On about 104 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 14 days it stays below freezing all day. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Puy-Loudes: 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 Le Puy-Loudes
Le Puy-Loudes is 7.4 km south-west of Saint-Paulien. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Paulien itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Puy-Loudes (43062001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.4 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 831 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 811 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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-Paulien 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-Paulien | Le Puy-Loudes | 24.4°C | −2.6°C | 682 mm |
| Polignac 7.5 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.3°C milder | 632 mm |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel 10 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.3°C milder | 632 mm |
| Chadrac 10 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.3°C milder | 632 mm |
| Le Puy-en-Velay 12 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.3°C milder | 632 mm |
| Vals-près-le-Puy 12 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.3°C milder | 632 mm |
| Brives-Charensac 12 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.3°C milder | 632 mm |
Saint-Paulien weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Puy-Loudes station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4°C | −2.6°C | 1.4°C | 39 mm | 89 |
| February | 6.6°C | −2.7°C | 1.9°C | 29 mm | 112 |
| March | 10.6°C | −0.3°C | 5.1°C | 34 mm | 168 |
| April | 13.4°C | 2.1°C | 7.7°C | 59 mm | 171 |
| May | 17.4°C | 5.7°C | 11.5°C | 74 mm | 195 |
| June | 21.7°C | 9.1°C | 15.4°C | 74 mm | 225 |
| July | 24.4°C | 10.9°C | 17.7°C | 71 mm | 264 |
| August | 24.4°C | 10.6°C | 17.5°C | 61 mm | 245 |
| September | 19.7°C | 7.4°C | 13.5°C | 69 mm | 185 |
| October | 15.0°C | 5.0°C | 10.0°C | 67 mm | 128 |
| November | 9.2°C | 0.9°C | 5.0°C | 65 mm | 88 |
| December | 6.1°C | −1.7°C | 2.2°C | 41 mm | 83 |
| Year | 14.5°C | 3.7°C | 9.1°C | 682 mm | 1,952 |
Where Saint-Paulien’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Puy-Loudes, 7.4 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, Le Puy-Loudes, 7.4 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-Paulien’s climate
How warm does Saint-Paulien get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.4°C. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 75% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Paulien get in winter?
February nights average −2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 104 nights a year, and about 14 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Paulien get?
About 682 mm a year, less than 75% of mainland French towns. June is the wettest month (74 mm) and February the driest (29 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Puy-Loudes (7.4 km away), averages 1,952 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Paulien itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Paulien, Le Puy-Loudes, 7.4 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 LE PUY-LOUDES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Paulien →
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