Frosty mornings in Domaize outnumber those of 85% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.9°C on average. Temperatures cover 26°C across the year, low to high. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 77% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 122 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Fayet-le-Chatea station, 8.2 km west.
A year in Domaize at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fayet-le-Chatea station.
What a year in Domaize feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fayet-le-Chatea.
About 890 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 44 towns of 2,500+ in Puy-de-Dôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Germain-l He
A frosty town: 64 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 64 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fayet-le-Chatea: 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 Fayet-le-Chatea
Fayet-le-Chatea is 8.2 km west of Domaize. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Domaize itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fayet-le-Chatea (63157001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.2 km west |
| Station altitude | 585 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 553 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Germain-l He, 25 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 Domaize 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domaize | Fayet-le-Chatea | 25.9°C | 0.0°C | 890 mm |
| Courpière 7.9 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.6°C 0.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Billom 16 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.6°C 0.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Thiers 19 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.6°C 0.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Lezoux 20 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.6°C 0.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Vertaizon 21 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.6°C 0.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Ambert 22 km | Ambert | 26.0°C about the same | −1.9°C 1.9°C colder | 860 mm |
Domaize weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fayet-le-Chatea station; sunshine at Saint-Germain-l He.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | 0.0°C | 3.3°C | 55 mm | 83 |
| February | 8.1°C | −0.1°C | 4.0°C | 50 mm | 106 |
| March | 12.4°C | 2.3°C | 7.3°C | 51 mm | 160 |
| April | 15.4°C | 4.5°C | 9.9°C | 77 mm | 176 |
| May | 19.5°C | 8.1°C | 13.8°C | 98 mm | 182 |
| June | 23.4°C | 11.6°C | 17.5°C | 90 mm | 214 |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.5°C | 19.7°C | 78 mm | 242 |
| August | 26.0°C | 13.5°C | 19.8°C | 87 mm | 230 |
| September | 21.5°C | 10.1°C | 15.8°C | 82 mm | 188 |
| October | 16.7°C | 7.5°C | 12.1°C | 82 mm | 130 |
| November | 10.6°C | 3.3°C | 7.0°C | 83 mm | 82 |
| December | 7.3°C | 0.8°C | 4.1°C | 57 mm | 76 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.3°C | 11.2°C | 890 mm | 1,869 |
Where Domaize’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fayet-le-Chatea, 8.2 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, Saint-Germain-l He, 25 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 Domaize’s climate
How warm does Domaize get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 53% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Domaize get in winter?
February nights average −0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 64 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Domaize get?
About 890 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (98 mm) and February the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Germain-l He (25 km away), averages 1,869 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Domaize itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Domaize, Fayet-le-Chatea, 8.2 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 FAYET-LE-CHATEA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Domaize →
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.