Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Vazeilles-Limandre
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.7°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 87% of mainland French towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 27°C. The outdoor season runs from June to August, with highs of 21–24°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Allègre station, 9.9 km north.
A year in Vazeilles-Limandre at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Allègre station.
What a year in Vazeilles-Limandre feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Allègre.
About 909 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th 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: 124 frosts and 41 days of 25°C a year
On about 124 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 17 days it stays below freezing all day. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, and 7 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Allègre: 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 Allègre
Allègre is 9.9 km north of Vazeilles-Limandre. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vazeilles-Limandre itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Allègre (43003001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.9 km north |
| Station altitude | 1,035 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 992 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Puy-Loudes, 6.9 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 Vazeilles-Limandre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vazeilles-Limandre | Allègre | 23.7°C | −3.2°C | 909 mm |
| Polignac 14 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 2.5°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.9°C milder | 632 mm |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel 15 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 2.5°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.9°C milder | 632 mm |
| Langeac 16 km | Chavaniac-Lafayette | 26.6°C 2.9°C warmer | −1.4°C 1.8°C milder | 766 mm |
| Vals-près-le-Puy 17 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 2.5°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.9°C milder | 632 mm |
| Chadrac 17 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 2.5°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.9°C milder | 632 mm |
| Le Puy-en-Velay 17 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 2.5°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.9°C milder | 632 mm |
Vazeilles-Limandre weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Allègre station; sunshine at Le Puy-Loudes.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5°C | −3.2°C | 0.7°C | 58 mm | 89 |
| February | 5.7°C | −3.4°C | 1.1°C | 46 mm | 112 |
| March | 9.7°C | −1.0°C | 4.4°C | 48 mm | 168 |
| April | 12.6°C | 1.2°C | 6.9°C | 74 mm | 171 |
| May | 16.7°C | 4.8°C | 10.8°C | 98 mm | 195 |
| June | 21.1°C | 8.3°C | 14.7°C | 89 mm | 225 |
| July | 23.7°C | 10.1°C | 16.9°C | 85 mm | 264 |
| August | 23.7°C | 10.1°C | 16.9°C | 86 mm | 245 |
| September | 19.0°C | 6.8°C | 12.9°C | 86 mm | 185 |
| October | 14.0°C | 4.4°C | 9.2°C | 88 mm | 128 |
| November | 8.2°C | 0.2°C | 4.2°C | 90 mm | 88 |
| December | 5.2°C | −2.3°C | 1.4°C | 61 mm | 83 |
| Year | 13.7°C | 3.0°C | 8.3°C | 909 mm | 1,952 |
Where Vazeilles-Limandre’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Allègre, 9.9 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, 6.9 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 Vazeilles-Limandre’s climate
How warm does Vazeilles-Limandre get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.7°C. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 7 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vazeilles-Limandre get in winter?
February nights average −3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 124 nights a year, and about 17 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vazeilles-Limandre get?
About 909 mm a year, more than 78% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (98 mm) and February the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Puy-Loudes (6.9 km away), averages 1,952 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vazeilles-Limandre itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vazeilles-Limandre, Allègre, 9.9 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 ALLEGRE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vazeilles-Limandre →
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.