Chanac is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.7°C. None of the 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère has warmer July afternoons. Winter and summer sit 29°C apart. Central heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montrodat station, 9.3 km north.
A year in Chanac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montrodat station.
What a year in Chanac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montrodat.
About 818 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Mende
A frosty town: 96 frosts and 66 days of 25°C a year
On about 96 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montrodat: 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 Montrodat
Montrodat is 9.3 km north of Chanac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chanac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montrodat (48103001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.3 km north |
| Station altitude | 746 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 655 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Mende, 12 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 Chanac 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 Lozère.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanac | Montrodat | 26.7°C | −1.6°C | 818 mm |
| Marvejols 11 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 818 mm |
| Mende 14 km | Mende-Ville | 26.6°C about the same | −1.3°C about the same | 846 mm |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron 28 km | Millau | 25.7°C 1°C cooler | 0.5°C 2.1°C milder | 713 mm |
Chanac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montrodat station; sunshine at Mende.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2°C | −1.6°C | 2.3°C | 62 mm | 95 |
| February | 7.6°C | −1.9°C | 2.8°C | 49 mm | 120 |
| March | 11.6°C | 0.6°C | 6.1°C | 48 mm | 170 |
| April | 14.6°C | 2.7°C | 8.6°C | 73 mm | 185 |
| May | 19.0°C | 6.1°C | 12.6°C | 80 mm | 213 |
| June | 23.5°C | 9.6°C | 16.6°C | 67 mm | 254 |
| July | 26.7°C | 11.6°C | 19.1°C | 52 mm | 293 |
| August | 26.4°C | 11.4°C | 18.9°C | 67 mm | 281 |
| September | 21.2°C | 8.3°C | 14.7°C | 81 mm | 210 |
| October | 15.8°C | 5.7°C | 10.8°C | 86 mm | 150 |
| November | 10.0°C | 1.9°C | 5.9°C | 88 mm | 88 |
| December | 6.9°C | −0.8°C | 3.0°C | 68 mm | 98 |
| Year | 15.8°C | 4.5°C | 10.1°C | 818 mm | 2,157 |
Where Chanac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montrodat, 9.3 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, Mende, 12 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 Lozère.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Chanac’s climate
How warm does Chanac get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chanac get in winter?
February nights average −1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 96 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chanac get?
About 818 mm a year, more than 63% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (88 mm) and March the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mende (12 km away), averages 2,157 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chanac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chanac, Montrodat, 9.3 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 MONTRODAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chanac →
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.