Saint-Vénérand is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 22.2°C. None of the 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire has cooler July afternoons. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit July and August, with highs of 22°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Grandrieu station, 10 km south.
A year in Saint-Vénérand at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Grandrieu station.
What a year in Saint-Vénérand feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Grandrieu.
About 850 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 126 frosts and 28 days of 25°C a year
On about 126 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 29 days it stays below freezing all day. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Grandrieu: 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 Grandrieu
Grandrieu is 10 km south of Saint-Vénérand. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Vénérand itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Grandrieu (48070004) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,163 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,050 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
Saint-Vénérand sits 113 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Saint-Vénérand to run about 0.7°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-Vénérand 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-Vénérand | Grandrieu | 22.2°C | −3.4°C | 850 mm |
| Langogne 21 km | Cros Géorand | 23.3°C 1.1°C warmer | −3.5°C about the same | 1,410 mm |
| Vals-près-le-Puy 24 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 4°C warmer | −1.3°C 2.1°C milder | 632 mm |
| Coubon 24 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 4°C warmer | −1.3°C 2.1°C milder | 632 mm |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel 25 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 4°C warmer | −1.3°C 2.1°C milder | 632 mm |
| Le Puy-en-Velay 25 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 4°C warmer | −1.3°C 2.1°C milder | 632 mm |
| Polignac 27 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 4°C warmer | −1.3°C 2.1°C milder | 632 mm |
Saint-Vénérand weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Grandrieu station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.2°C | −3.4°C | −0.1°C | 61 mm |
| February | 3.8°C | −3.8°C | 0.0°C | 50 mm |
| March | 7.6°C | −1.3°C | 3.2°C | 45 mm |
| April | 10.4°C | 0.8°C | 5.6°C | 72 mm |
| May | 14.7°C | 4.4°C | 9.6°C | 86 mm |
| June | 19.2°C | 7.9°C | 13.5°C | 78 mm |
| July | 22.2°C | 9.8°C | 16.0°C | 61 mm |
| August | 22.2°C | 10.0°C | 16.1°C | 76 mm |
| September | 17.3°C | 6.6°C | 11.9°C | 79 mm |
| October | 12.6°C | 4.2°C | 8.4°C | 86 mm |
| November | 6.9°C | 0.1°C | 3.5°C | 92 mm |
| December | 4.2°C | −2.4°C | 0.9°C | 65 mm |
| Year | 12.0°C | 2.7°C | 7.4°C | 850 mm |
Where Saint-Vénérand’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Grandrieu, 10 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.
- 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-Vénérand’s climate
How warm does Saint-Vénérand get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.2°C. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Vénérand get in winter?
February nights average −3.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 126 nights a year, and about 29 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Vénérand get?
About 850 mm a year, more than 70% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (92 mm) and March the driest (45 mm).
Are these figures for Saint-Vénérand itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Vénérand, Grandrieu, 10 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 GRANDRIEU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Vénérand →
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.