Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Tence
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 24.6°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 84% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 27°C apart. From June to August, highs of 22–25°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Yssingeaux station, 13 km west.
A year in Tence at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Yssingeaux station.
What a year in Tence 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 13 km west of Tence. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Tence itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Yssingeaux (43268004) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km west |
| Station altitude | 873 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 870 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Mazet-Volamont, 11 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 Tence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tence | Yssingeaux | 24.6°C | −2.2°C | 949 mm |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon 6.4 km | Mazet-Volamont | 21.6°C 3°C cooler | −2.5°C about the same | 975 mm |
| Dunières 12 km | Monistrol-sur-Loire | 24.5°C about the same | −0.8°C 1.4°C milder | 822 mm |
| Yssingeaux 14 km | same station | 24.6°C about the same | −2.2°C about the same | 949 mm |
| Sainte-Sigolène 15 km | Monistrol-sur-Loire | 24.5°C about the same | −0.8°C 1.4°C milder | 822 mm |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon 17 km | Monistrol-sur-Loire | 24.5°C about the same | −0.8°C 1.4°C milder | 822 mm |
| Saint-Didier-en-Velay 21 km | Saint-Romain-Lachalm | 23.7°C 0.9°C cooler | −1.7°C 0.5°C milder | 924 mm |
Tence 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 Tence’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Yssingeaux, 13 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, 11 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 Tence’s climate
How warm does Tence 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 Tence 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 Tence 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 (11 km away), averages 2,057 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Tence itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Tence, Yssingeaux, 13 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 Tence →
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.