Ice on the ground: Sainte-Florine sees more frosts than 94% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 27.8°C. Expect the heaviest rain in May and the lightest in February. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 94% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside for June and September, when highs sit at 23–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Fontannes station, 14 km south-east.
A year in Sainte-Florine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fontannes station.
What a year in Sainte-Florine feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fontannes.
About 612 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 23rd 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: 79 frosts and 79 days of 25°C a year
On about 79 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, and 31 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fontannes: 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 Fontannes
Fontannes is 14 km south-east of Sainte-Florine. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Florine itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fontannes (43096001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 435 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 447 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Issoire, 15 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 Sainte-Florine 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Florine | Fontannes | 27.8°C | −0.7°C | 612 mm |
| Brassac-les-Mines 1.6 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Brioude 13 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Issoire 16 km | Issoire | 27.7°C about the same | −0.1°C 0.6°C milder | 611 mm |
| Vic-le-Comte 28 km | Plauzat | 25.9°C 1.9°C cooler | 0.2°C 0.9°C milder | 607 mm |
Sainte-Florine weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fontannes station; sunshine at Issoire.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | −0.7°C | 3.5°C | 30 mm | 83 |
| February | 9.2°C | −0.8°C | 4.2°C | 25 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.4°C | 1.1°C | 7.3°C | 30 mm | 153 |
| April | 16.5°C | 3.3°C | 9.9°C | 52 mm | 173 |
| May | 20.7°C | 7.3°C | 14.0°C | 74 mm | 201 |
| June | 24.8°C | 10.9°C | 17.9°C | 64 mm | 241 |
| July | 27.8°C | 12.5°C | 20.1°C | 63 mm | 255 |
| August | 27.8°C | 12.2°C | 20.0°C | 64 mm | 234 |
| September | 22.9°C | 8.9°C | 15.9°C | 64 mm | 173 |
| October | 17.8°C | 6.8°C | 12.3°C | 61 mm | 124 |
| November | 11.8°C | 2.8°C | 7.3°C | 54 mm | 83 |
| December | 8.4°C | 0.1°C | 4.2°C | 32 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.4°C | 5.4°C | 11.4°C | 612 mm | 1,899 |
Where Sainte-Florine’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fontannes, 14 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, 15 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 Sainte-Florine’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Florine get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.8°C. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 31 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sainte-Florine get in winter?
February nights average −0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 79 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sainte-Florine get?
About 612 mm a year, less than 94% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (74 mm) and February the driest (25 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Issoire (15 km away), averages 1,899 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Florine itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Florine, Fontannes, 14 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 FONTANNES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sainte-Florine →
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.