Cisternes-la-Forêt is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 23.6°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 89% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in March. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Gelles station, 9.1 km south-east.
A year in Cisternes-la-Forêt at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Gelles station.
What a year in Cisternes-la-Forêt feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Gelles.
About 1,026 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 44 towns of 2,500+ in Puy-de-Dôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Chastreix
A frosty town: 84 frosts and 44 days of 25°C a year
On about 84 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 12 days it stays below freezing all day. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Gelles: 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 Gelles
Gelles is 9.1 km south-east of Cisternes-la-Forêt. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cisternes-la-Forêt itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Gelles (63163001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.1 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 784 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 815 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chastreix, 31 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 Cisternes-la-Forêt 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 Puy-de-Dôme.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisternes-la-Forêt | Gelles | 23.6°C | −1.2°C | 1,026 mm |
| Orcines 24 km | same station | 23.6°C about the same | −1.2°C about the same | 1,026 mm |
| Saint-Genès-Champanelle 25 km | Fontaine-du-Ber | 21.5°C 2.1°C cooler | −2.1°C 0.9°C colder | 1,024 mm |
| Volvic 25 km | Sayat | 25.4°C 1.8°C warmer | 0.0°C 1.2°C milder | 776 mm |
| Sayat 26 km | Sayat | 25.4°C 1.8°C warmer | 0.0°C 1.2°C milder | 776 mm |
| Royat 26 km | Sayat | 25.4°C 1.8°C warmer | 0.0°C 1.2°C milder | 776 mm |
| Aydat 27 km | same station | 23.6°C about the same | −1.2°C about the same | 1,026 mm |
Cisternes-la-Forêt weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Gelles station; sunshine at Chastreix.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8°C | −1.2°C | 2.3°C | 84 mm | 98 |
| February | 6.7°C | −1.5°C | 2.6°C | 76 mm | 118 |
| March | 10.5°C | 0.8°C | 5.6°C | 72 mm | 153 |
| April | 13.2°C | 2.9°C | 8.0°C | 86 mm | 167 |
| May | 17.5°C | 6.4°C | 11.9°C | 89 mm | 171 |
| June | 21.3°C | 9.9°C | 15.6°C | 93 mm | 196 |
| July | 23.6°C | 11.6°C | 17.6°C | 87 mm | 229 |
| August | 23.7°C | 11.4°C | 17.5°C | 81 mm | 212 |
| September | 19.5°C | 8.1°C | 13.8°C | 83 mm | 177 |
| October | 15.2°C | 5.7°C | 10.5°C | 82 mm | 138 |
| November | 9.5°C | 1.9°C | 5.7°C | 99 mm | 87 |
| December | 6.5°C | −0.5°C | 3.0°C | 94 mm | 92 |
| Year | 14.4°C | 4.6°C | 9.5°C | 1,026 mm | 1,837 |
Where Cisternes-la-Forêt’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Gelles, 9.1 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, Chastreix, 31 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 Puy-de-Dôme.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Cisternes-la-Forêt’s climate
How warm does Cisternes-la-Forêt get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.7°C. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cisternes-la-Forêt get in winter?
February nights average −1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 84 nights a year, and about 12 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cisternes-la-Forêt get?
About 1,026 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (99 mm) and March the driest (72 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chastreix (31 km away), averages 1,837 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cisternes-la-Forêt itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cisternes-la-Forêt, Gelles, 9.1 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 GELLES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cisternes-la-Forêt →
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