Few mainland French towns get less rain than Clermont-Ferrand: 563 mm a year
Expect July afternoons of about 26.8°C. June is the wettest month here, with about 3.6 times the rain of February. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 79% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Clermont-Fd station, 4.1 km east.
A year in Clermont-Ferrand at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Clermont-Fd station.
What a year in Clermont-Ferrand feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Clermont-Fd.
About 563 mm of rain a year
June is the wettest month and February the driest. About 15 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 21st wettest of 44 towns of 2,500+ in Puy-de-Dôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Clermont-Fd
A frosty town: 56 frosts and 70 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Clermont-Fd: 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 Clermont-Fd
Clermont-Fd is 4.1 km east of Clermont-Ferrand. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Clermont-Ferrand itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Clermont-Fd (63113001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 331 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 358 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Clermont-Ferrand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont-Ferrand | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C | 0.6°C | 563 mm |
| Chamalières 2.7 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 563 mm |
| Aubière 3.7 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 563 mm |
| Beaumont 3.7 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 563 mm |
| Royat 4.3 km | Sayat | 25.4°C 1.4°C cooler | 0.0°C 0.6°C colder | 776 mm |
| Cébazat 5.1 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 563 mm |
| Ceyrat 5.3 km | Sayat | 25.4°C 1.4°C cooler | 0.0°C 0.6°C colder | 776 mm |
Clermont-Ferrand weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Clermont-Fd station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 0.6°C | 4.3°C | 27 mm | 85 |
| February | 9.5°C | 0.6°C | 5.1°C | 19 mm | 110 |
| March | 13.7°C | 3.0°C | 8.3°C | 26 mm | 165 |
| April | 16.6°C | 5.3°C | 10.9°C | 51 mm | 179 |
| May | 20.5°C | 9.1°C | 14.8°C | 67 mm | 200 |
| June | 24.2°C | 12.6°C | 18.4°C | 68 mm | 225 |
| July | 26.8°C | 14.5°C | 20.6°C | 63 mm | 256 |
| August | 26.8°C | 14.4°C | 20.6°C | 62 mm | 243 |
| September | 22.5°C | 10.9°C | 16.7°C | 58 mm | 191 |
| October | 17.8°C | 8.3°C | 13.0°C | 49 mm | 136 |
| November | 12.0°C | 3.9°C | 7.9°C | 46 mm | 90 |
| December | 8.6°C | 1.4°C | 5.0°C | 29 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 7.1°C | 12.1°C | 563 mm | 1,958 |
Where Clermont-Ferrand’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Clermont-Fd, 4.1 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, Clermont-Fd, 4.1 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 Clermont-Ferrand’s climate
How warm does Clermont-Ferrand get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, more than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Clermont-Ferrand get in winter?
January nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Clermont-Ferrand get?
About 563 mm a year, less than 98% of mainland French towns. June is the wettest month (68 mm) and February the driest (19 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Clermont-Fd (4.1 km away), averages 1,958 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Clermont-Ferrand itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Fd, 4.1 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 CLERMONT-FD, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Clermont-Ferrand →
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.