Esteil sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 24.7°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 87% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is May; the driest is March. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Cunlhat station, 25 km north-east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Esteil at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cunlhat station.
What a year in Esteil feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cunlhat.
About 1,010 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 32 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 Issoire
A frosty town: 81 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 81 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 15 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cunlhat: 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 Cunlhat
Cunlhat is 25 km north-east of Esteil. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Esteil itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cunlhat (63132002) |
| Distance from the town | 25 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 700 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 691 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Issoire, 12 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 Esteil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteil | Cunlhat | 24.7°C | −1.0°C | 1,010 mm |
| Brassac-les-Mines 5.1 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Sainte-Florine 6.7 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Issoire 14 km | Issoire | 27.7°C 3°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.9°C milder | 611 mm |
| Brioude 18 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Vic-le-Comte 24 km | Plauzat | 25.9°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.2°C 1.2°C milder | 607 mm |
Esteil weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cunlhat station; sunshine at Issoire.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C | −1.0°C | 2.6°C | 67 mm | 83 |
| February | 7.0°C | −1.2°C | 2.9°C | 61 mm | 102 |
| March | 11.0°C | 1.2°C | 6.1°C | 60 mm | 153 |
| April | 14.1°C | 3.5°C | 8.8°C | 85 mm | 173 |
| May | 18.3°C | 7.2°C | 12.7°C | 110 mm | 201 |
| June | 22.2°C | 10.5°C | 16.4°C | 101 mm | 241 |
| July | 24.7°C | 12.2°C | 18.4°C | 84 mm | 255 |
| August | 24.8°C | 12.1°C | 18.4°C | 91 mm | 234 |
| September | 20.1°C | 8.8°C | 14.4°C | 92 mm | 173 |
| October | 15.5°C | 6.5°C | 11.0°C | 95 mm | 124 |
| November | 9.8°C | 2.4°C | 6.1°C | 97 mm | 83 |
| December | 6.9°C | −0.1°C | 3.4°C | 68 mm | 78 |
| Year | 15.0°C | 5.2°C | 10.1°C | 1,010 mm | 1,899 |
Where Esteil’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cunlhat, 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, Issoire, 12 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 Esteil’s climate
How warm does Esteil get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.8°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Esteil get in winter?
February nights average −1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 81 nights a year, and about 15 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Esteil get?
About 1,010 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (110 mm) and March the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Issoire (12 km away), averages 1,899 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Esteil itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Esteil, Cunlhat, 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 CUNLHAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Esteil →
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.