Dorat has warmer summer afternoons than 74% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.6°C. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 60% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Vichy-Ville station, 25 km north: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Dorat at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vichy-Ville station.
What a year in Dorat feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vichy-Ville.
About 800 mm of rain a year
August is the wettest month and February the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 44 towns of 2,500+ in Puy-de-Dôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Clermont-Fd
45 frosts and 79 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, and 29 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vichy-Ville: 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 Vichy-Ville
Vichy-Ville is 25 km north of Dorat. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Dorat itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vichy-Ville (03310001) |
| Distance from the town | 25 km north |
| Station altitude | 255 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 289 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 17 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Clermont-Fd, 28 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 Dorat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorat | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C | 1.6°C | 800 mm |
| Thiers 6.1 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 0.8°C cooler | 0.6°C 1°C colder | 563 mm |
| Puy-Guillaume 7.7 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 800 mm |
| Lezoux 10 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 0.8°C cooler | 0.6°C 1°C colder | 563 mm |
| Maringues 12 km | Charmes | 26.9°C 0.7°C cooler | 0.7°C 0.9°C colder | 675 mm |
| Courpière 16 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 0.8°C cooler | 0.6°C 1°C colder | 563 mm |
| Saint-Yorre 19 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 800 mm |
Dorat weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vichy-Ville station; sunshine at Clermont-Fd.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 1.6°C | 4.5°C | 53 mm | 85 |
| February | 9.2°C | 1.4°C | 5.3°C | 43 mm | 110 |
| March | 14.0°C | 3.8°C | 8.9°C | 45 mm | 165 |
| April | 17.4°C | 6.3°C | 11.8°C | 68 mm | 179 |
| May | 21.3°C | 10.1°C | 15.7°C | 84 mm | 200 |
| June | 25.2°C | 13.6°C | 19.4°C | 76 mm | 225 |
| July | 27.6°C | 15.4°C | 21.5°C | 73 mm | 256 |
| August | 27.5°C | 15.0°C | 21.3°C | 84 mm | 243 |
| September | 22.9°C | 11.5°C | 17.2°C | 70 mm | 191 |
| October | 17.7°C | 8.8°C | 13.2°C | 76 mm | 136 |
| November | 11.5°C | 4.6°C | 8.1°C | 74 mm | 90 |
| December | 8.1°C | 2.1°C | 5.1°C | 55 mm | 78 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 7.9°C | 12.7°C | 800 mm | 1,958 |
Where Dorat’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vichy-Ville, 25 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, 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 Puy-de-Dôme.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Dorat’s climate
How warm does Dorat get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.6°C. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 29 reach 30°C.
How cold does Dorat get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 45 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Dorat get?
About 800 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. August is the wettest month (84 mm) and February the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Clermont-Fd (28 km away), averages 1,958 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Dorat itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Dorat, Vichy-Ville, 25 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 VICHY-VILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Dorat →
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.