January in Jozerand bites harder than in 78% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.9°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 26°C. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 77% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 106 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Charmes station, 11 km east.
A year in Jozerand at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Charmes station.
What a year in Jozerand feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Charmes.
About 675 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th 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: 50 frosts and 67 days of 25°C a year
On about 50 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, and 23 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Charmes: 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 Charmes
Charmes is 11 km east of Jozerand. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Jozerand itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Charmes (03061001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km east |
| Station altitude | 330 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 432 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Clermont-Fd, 27 km away |
Jozerand sits 102 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Jozerand to run about 0.7°C cooler than these figures.
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 Jozerand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jozerand | Charmes | 26.9°C | 0.7°C | 675 mm |
| Aigueperse 8.4 km | same station | 26.9°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
| Gannat 11 km | same station | 26.9°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
| Châtel-Guyon 12 km | Sayat | 25.4°C 1.5°C cooler | 0.0°C 0.7°C colder | 776 mm |
| Mozac 15 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 563 mm |
| Riom 15 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 563 mm |
| Ennezat 17 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 563 mm |
Jozerand weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Charmes station; sunshine at Clermont-Fd.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.0°C | 0.7°C | 3.9°C | 39 mm | 85 |
| February | 8.5°C | 0.7°C | 4.6°C | 25 mm | 110 |
| March | 12.9°C | 3.1°C | 8.0°C | 39 mm | 165 |
| April | 16.3°C | 5.6°C | 11.0°C | 64 mm | 179 |
| May | 19.9°C | 9.1°C | 14.5°C | 79 mm | 200 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.7°C | 18.5°C | 67 mm | 225 |
| July | 26.9°C | 14.4°C | 20.6°C | 69 mm | 256 |
| August | 26.6°C | 14.5°C | 20.5°C | 73 mm | 243 |
| September | 22.2°C | 11.1°C | 16.7°C | 57 mm | 191 |
| October | 17.5°C | 8.5°C | 13.0°C | 57 mm | 136 |
| November | 11.1°C | 4.0°C | 7.5°C | 61 mm | 90 |
| December | 7.5°C | 1.4°C | 4.5°C | 44 mm | 78 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.2°C | 11.9°C | 675 mm | 1,958 |
Where Jozerand’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Charmes, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 27 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 Jozerand’s climate
How warm does Jozerand get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 23 reach 30°C.
How cold does Jozerand get in winter?
January nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 50 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Jozerand get?
About 675 mm a year, less than 77% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (79 mm) and February the driest (25 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Clermont-Fd (27 km away), averages 1,958 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Jozerand itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Jozerand, Charmes, 11 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 CHARMES_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Jozerand →
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.