Saint-Pierre-Eynac is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 24.6°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 84% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month, March the driest. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Yssingeaux station, 12 km north-east.
A year in Saint-Pierre-Eynac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Yssingeaux station.
What a year in Saint-Pierre-Eynac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Yssingeaux.
About 949 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Mazet-Volamont
A frosty town: 102 frosts and 48 days of 25°C a year
On about 102 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 17 days it stays below freezing all day. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Yssingeaux: 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 Yssingeaux
Yssingeaux is 12 km north-east of Saint-Pierre-Eynac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Pierre-Eynac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Yssingeaux (43268004) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 873 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 905 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Mazet-Volamont, 17 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-Pierre-Eynac 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-Pierre-Eynac | Yssingeaux | 24.6°C | −2.2°C | 949 mm |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade 4.8 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.6°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.9°C milder | 632 mm |
| Brives-Charensac 8 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.6°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.9°C milder | 632 mm |
| Coubon 9.7 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.6°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.9°C milder | 632 mm |
| Chadrac 10 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.6°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.9°C milder | 632 mm |
| Le Puy-en-Velay 11 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.6°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.9°C milder | 632 mm |
| Vals-près-le-Puy 12 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.6°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.9°C milder | 632 mm |
Saint-Pierre-Eynac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Yssingeaux station; sunshine at Mazet-Volamont.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.2°C | −2.2°C | 1.5°C | 62 mm | 98 |
| February | 6.4°C | −2.3°C | 2.0°C | 50 mm | 122 |
| March | 10.4°C | 0.0°C | 5.2°C | 49 mm | 168 |
| April | 13.5°C | 2.3°C | 7.9°C | 82 mm | 182 |
| May | 17.6°C | 5.8°C | 11.7°C | 110 mm | 197 |
| June | 21.9°C | 9.3°C | 15.6°C | 92 mm | 234 |
| July | 24.6°C | 11.0°C | 17.8°C | 79 mm | 277 |
| August | 24.5°C | 10.8°C | 17.6°C | 78 mm | 250 |
| September | 19.5°C | 7.6°C | 13.6°C | 91 mm | 192 |
| October | 14.8°C | 5.3°C | 10.0°C | 100 mm | 138 |
| November | 9.0°C | 1.3°C | 5.1°C | 101 mm | 99 |
| December | 6.0°C | −1.3°C | 2.4°C | 57 mm | 100 |
| Year | 14.5°C | 4.0°C | 9.2°C | 949 mm | 2,057 |
Where Saint-Pierre-Eynac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Yssingeaux, 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, Mazet-Volamont, 17 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-Pierre-Eynac’s climate
How warm does Saint-Pierre-Eynac get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.6°C. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 72% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Pierre-Eynac get in winter?
February nights average −2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 102 nights a year, and about 17 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Pierre-Eynac get?
About 949 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (110 mm) and March the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mazet-Volamont (17 km away), averages 2,057 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Pierre-Eynac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Pierre-Eynac, Yssingeaux, 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 YSSINGEAUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Pierre-Eynac →
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