Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Rimeize
Sunny July days climb to about 22.0°C. Rain peaks in October and eases off in February. None of the 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère has cooler July afternoons. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 123 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Fau de Peyre station, 7.9 km west.
A year in Rimeize at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fau de Peyre station.
What a year in Rimeize feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fau de Peyre.
About 955 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 31 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: 109 frosts and 26 days of 25°C a year
On about 109 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 21 days it stays below freezing all day. About 26 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fau de Peyre: 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 Fau de Peyre
Fau de Peyre is 7.9 km west of Rimeize. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rimeize itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fau de Peyre (48060001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.9 km west |
| Station altitude | 1,163 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 959 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Mende, 28 km away |
Rimeize sits 204 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Rimeize to run about 1.3°C warmer than these figures.
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 Rimeize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rimeize | Fau de Peyre | 22.0°C | −2.6°C | 955 mm |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher 5 km | same station | 22.0°C about the same | −2.6°C about the same | 955 mm |
| Marvejols 24 km | Montrodat | 26.7°C 4.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 1°C milder | 818 mm |
Rimeize weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fau de Peyre station; sunshine at Mende.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.7°C | −2.6°C | 0.5°C | 73 mm | 95 |
| February | 4.4°C | −2.9°C | 0.8°C | 58 mm | 120 |
| March | 8.0°C | −0.4°C | 3.8°C | 58 mm | 170 |
| April | 10.7°C | 1.8°C | 6.2°C | 89 mm | 185 |
| May | 14.7°C | 5.4°C | 10.1°C | 90 mm | 213 |
| June | 19.1°C | 9.0°C | 14.0°C | 80 mm | 254 |
| July | 22.0°C | 10.9°C | 16.5°C | 64 mm | 293 |
| August | 22.1°C | 11.1°C | 16.6°C | 78 mm | 281 |
| September | 17.4°C | 7.8°C | 12.6°C | 88 mm | 210 |
| October | 12.7°C | 5.0°C | 8.9°C | 100 mm | 150 |
| November | 7.3°C | 0.8°C | 4.1°C | 97 mm | 88 |
| December | 4.7°C | −1.7°C | 1.5°C | 81 mm | 98 |
| Year | 12.2°C | 3.7°C | 8.0°C | 955 mm | 2,157 |
Where Rimeize’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fau de Peyre, 7.9 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, Mende, 28 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 Rimeize’s climate
How warm does Rimeize get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.1°C. About 26 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rimeize get in winter?
February nights average −2.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 109 nights a year, and about 21 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rimeize get?
About 955 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (100 mm) and February the driest (58 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mende (28 km away), averages 2,157 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rimeize itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rimeize, Fau de Peyre, 7.9 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 FAU DE PEYRE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rimeize →
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.