Climate in Vialas · Météo-France 1991–2020 normals

Vialas sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,693 mm a year

January nights here settle around 1.8°C. None of the 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère has warmer July afternoons. Rain follows the seasons: November brings about 6.0 times as much as July. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 31 nights a year below 0°C.

July afternoons: warmer than 86% of mainland French towns

January nights: colder than 52% of mainland French towns

Rain a year: wetter than almost every mainland French town

Figures from Météo-France’s Génolhac station, 5 km east.

July high

28.6°C

at Génolhac

Median mainland town 26.0°C

January low

1.8°C

at Génolhac

Median mainland town 1.9°C

Rain a year

1,693 mm

95 days a year with 1 mm or more

Median mainland town 754 mm

Air frosts

nights a year below 0°C

Median mainland town 41

Days of 25°C+

a year

Median mainland town 61

A year in Vialas at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Génolhac station.

Jan9°C2°CColdest nights

Feb10°C2°C

Mar14°C5°C

Apr17°C7°C

May21°C10°C

Jun25°C14°C

Jul29°C16°CWarmest

Aug28°C16°C

Sep23°C13°C

Oct18°C10°C

Nov now12°C6°CWettest

Dec9°C3°C

A normal year

What a year in Vialas feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Génolhac.

Winter

9°C / 2°C

31 frosts a year

Spring

17°C / 7°C

383 mm of rain

Summer

27°C / 15°C

86 days of 25°C+ a year

Autumn

18°C / 9°C

705 mm of rain, the wettest season

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0°

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10°

15°

20°

25°

30°

35°

9°C2°C

10°C2°C

14°C5°C

17°C7°C

21°C10°C

25°C14°C

29°C16°C

28°C16°C

23°C13°C

18°C10°C

12°C6°C

9°C3°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideMayJunSepOctHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Rain

About 1,693 mm of rain a year

November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 40 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère.

1,693 mm

Rain a year, over 95 days of 1 mm or more

Wetter than almost every mainland French town

Days a year with 10 mm of rain or more

2,157 hrs

Sunshine a year at Mende

42 km away

Rain by month

Millimeters

277 mm

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Sunshine by month

Hours of sunshine at Mende

293 h

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Frost & warm days

31 frosts and 86 days of 25°C a year

On about 31 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 86 days a year reach 25°C, and 32 reach 30°C.

Air frosts a year (below 0°C)

Fewer frosts than 74% of mainland French towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Days of 25°C or more

More warm days than 77% of mainland French towns

Hot days, 30°C or more

More hot days than 82% of mainland French towns

Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Génolhac: 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.

Weather station

The Météo-France station at Génolhac

Génolhac is 5 km east of Vialas. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vialas itself.

Station (Météo-France number)	Génolhac (30130001)
Distance from the town	5 km east
Station altitude	519 m
Town altitude (its center)	550 m
Period	1991–2020
Sunshine measured at	Mende, 42 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.

Compared with other towns

How Vialas 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.

July afternoons28.6°C

VialasMedian mainland town

22°C24°C26°C28°C

Warmer than 86% of mainland French townsThe warmest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère

January nights1.8°C

VialasMedian mainland town

−4°C−3°C−2°C−1°C0°C1°C2°C

Colder than 52% of mainland French townsThe mildest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère

Rain a year1,693 mm

VialasMedian mainland town

6008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,800

Wetter than almost every mainland French townThe wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère

Frosts a year31 nights

VialasMedian mainland town

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Fewer frosts than 74% of mainland French towns5th frostiest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère

Days of 25°C or more86 days

VialasMedian mainland town

20406080100

More warm days than 77% of mainland French townsThe most 25°C days of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère

Next door

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
Vialas	Génolhac	28.6°C	1.8°C	1,693 mm
La Grand-Combe 17 km	Salindres	30.9°C 2.3°C warmer	1.1°C 0.7°C colder	1,092 mm
Bessèges 17 km	Salindres	30.9°C 2.3°C warmer	1.1°C 0.7°C colder	1,092 mm
Les Vans 20 km	Grospierres	31.9°C 3.3°C warmer	0.1°C 1.7°C colder	1,095 mm
Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers 24 km	Salindres	30.9°C 2.3°C warmer	1.1°C 0.7°C colder	1,092 mm
Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues 24 km	Salindres	30.9°C 2.3°C warmer	1.1°C 0.7°C colder	1,092 mm
Saint-Ambroix 25 km	Salindres	30.9°C 2.3°C warmer	1.1°C 0.7°C colder	1,092 mm

Month by month

Vialas weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Génolhac station; sunshine at Mende.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain	Sun (hours)
January	8.7°C	1.8°C	5.3°C	142 mm	95
February	10.0°C	2.0°C	6.0°C	96 mm	120
March	14.0°C	4.7°C	9.3°C	99 mm	170
April	16.6°C	7.0°C	11.8°C	143 mm	185
May	20.7°C	10.3°C	15.5°C	142 mm	213
June	25.1°C	13.9°C	19.5°C	77 mm	254
July	28.6°C	16.2°C	22.4°C	46 mm	293
August	28.4°C	16.2°C	22.3°C	79 mm	281
September	23.1°C	12.9°C	18.0°C	181 mm	210
October	17.5°C	9.6°C	13.5°C	248 mm	150
November	12.3°C	5.5°C	8.9°C	277 mm	88
December	9.4°C	2.7°C	6.0°C	165 mm	98
Year	17.9°C	8.6°C	13.2°C	1,693 mm	2,157

Sources

Where Vialas’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Génolhac, 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, Mende, 42 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 Vialas’s climate

How warm does Vialas get in summer?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.6°C. About 86 days a year reach 25°C, more than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 32 reach 30°C.

How cold does Vialas get in winter?

January nights average 1.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 31 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.

How much rain does Vialas get?

About 1,693 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (277 mm) and July the driest (46 mm).

How sunny is it?

The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mende (42 km away), averages 2,157 hours of sunshine a year.

Are these figures for Vialas itself?

No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vialas, Génolhac, 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 GENOLHAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vialas →

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.