Vernassal is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 24.4°C. Its July afternoons are the coolest among its 6 nearest neighbors. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Garden chairs stay out from June to August, the months with highs of 22–24°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Puy-Loudes station, 8.5 km south.
A year in Vernassal at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Puy-Loudes station.
What a year in Vernassal feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Puy-Loudes.
About 682 mm of rain a year
June is the wettest month and February the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 15th 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: 104 frosts and 45 days of 25°C a year
On about 104 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 14 days it stays below freezing all day. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Puy-Loudes: 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 Le Puy-Loudes
Le Puy-Loudes is 8.5 km south of Vernassal. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vernassal itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Puy-Loudes (43062001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.5 km south |
| Station altitude | 831 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 909 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Vernassal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernassal | Le Puy-Loudes | 24.4°C | −2.6°C | 682 mm |
| Polignac 13 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.3°C milder | 632 mm |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel 15 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.3°C milder | 632 mm |
| Chadrac 16 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.3°C milder | 632 mm |
| Le Puy-en-Velay 17 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.3°C milder | 632 mm |
| Vals-près-le-Puy 17 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.3°C milder | 632 mm |
| Brives-Charensac 19 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.3°C 1.3°C milder | 632 mm |
Vernassal weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Puy-Loudes station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4°C | −2.6°C | 1.4°C | 39 mm | 89 |
| February | 6.6°C | −2.7°C | 1.9°C | 29 mm | 112 |
| March | 10.6°C | −0.3°C | 5.1°C | 34 mm | 168 |
| April | 13.4°C | 2.1°C | 7.7°C | 59 mm | 171 |
| May | 17.4°C | 5.7°C | 11.5°C | 74 mm | 195 |
| June | 21.7°C | 9.1°C | 15.4°C | 74 mm | 225 |
| July | 24.4°C | 10.9°C | 17.7°C | 71 mm | 264 |
| August | 24.4°C | 10.6°C | 17.5°C | 61 mm | 245 |
| September | 19.7°C | 7.4°C | 13.5°C | 69 mm | 185 |
| October | 15.0°C | 5.0°C | 10.0°C | 67 mm | 128 |
| November | 9.2°C | 0.9°C | 5.0°C | 65 mm | 88 |
| December | 6.1°C | −1.7°C | 2.2°C | 41 mm | 83 |
| Year | 14.5°C | 3.7°C | 9.1°C | 682 mm | 1,952 |
Where Vernassal’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Puy-Loudes, 8.5 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, 8.5 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 Vernassal’s climate
How warm does Vernassal get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.4°C. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 75% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vernassal get in winter?
February nights average −2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 104 nights a year, and about 14 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vernassal get?
About 682 mm a year, less than 75% of mainland French towns. June is the wettest month (74 mm) and February the driest (29 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Puy-Loudes (8.5 km away), averages 1,952 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vernassal itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vernassal, Le Puy-Loudes, 8.5 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 LE PUY-LOUDES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vernassal →
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.