Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Le Malzieu-Forain
Expect July afternoons of about 21.7°C. Of all months, November brings the most rain and March the least. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 97% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 126 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Auvers station, 16 km north.
A year in Le Malzieu-Forain at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Auvers station.
What a year in Le Malzieu-Forain feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Auvers.
About 1,045 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Mende
A frosty town: 146 frosts and 24 days of 25°C a year
On about 146 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 28 days it stays below freezing all day. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Auvers: 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 Auvers
Auvers is 16 km north of Le Malzieu-Forain. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Malzieu-Forain itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Auvers (43015001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km north |
| Station altitude | 1,134 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,139 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Mende, 36 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 Le Malzieu-Forain 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Malzieu-Forain | Auvers | 21.7°C | −4.0°C | 1,045 mm |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher 9.2 km | Fau de Peyre | 22.0°C about the same | −2.6°C 1.4°C milder | 955 mm |
| Langeac 29 km | Chavaniac-Lafayette | 26.6°C 4.9°C warmer | −1.4°C 2.6°C milder | 766 mm |
Le Malzieu-Forain weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Auvers station; sunshine at Mende.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.7°C | −4.0°C | −0.7°C | 75 mm | 95 |
| February | 3.6°C | −4.4°C | −0.4°C | 66 mm | 120 |
| March | 7.6°C | −2.0°C | 2.8°C | 63 mm | 170 |
| April | 10.6°C | 0.1°C | 5.4°C | 96 mm | 185 |
| May | 14.9°C | 3.5°C | 9.2°C | 101 mm | 213 |
| June | 19.0°C | 6.6°C | 12.8°C | 88 mm | 254 |
| July | 21.7°C | 7.9°C | 14.8°C | 82 mm | 293 |
| August | 21.6°C | 8.0°C | 14.8°C | 77 mm | 281 |
| September | 16.9°C | 5.3°C | 11.1°C | 93 mm | 210 |
| October | 12.4°C | 3.4°C | 7.9°C | 108 mm | 150 |
| November | 6.4°C | −0.5°C | 3.0°C | 111 mm | 88 |
| December | 3.1°C | −3.2°C | 0.0°C | 85 mm | 98 |
| Year | 11.7°C | 1.7°C | 6.7°C | 1,045 mm | 2,157 |
Where Le Malzieu-Forain’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Auvers, 16 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, 36 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 Le Malzieu-Forain’s climate
How warm does Le Malzieu-Forain get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.7°C. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 94% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Malzieu-Forain get in winter?
February nights average −4.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 146 nights a year, and about 28 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Le Malzieu-Forain get?
About 1,045 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (111 mm) and March the driest (63 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mende (36 km away), averages 2,157 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Malzieu-Forain itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Malzieu-Forain, Auvers, 16 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 AUVERS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Malzieu-Forain →
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