Few mainland French towns get more rain than La Chapelle-Marcousse: 1,783 mm a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −2.2°C on average. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than almost every mainland French town. Temperatures cover 24°C across the year, low to high. Radiators earn their keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Le Mont-Dore Bg station, 26 km north-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in La Chapelle-Marcousse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Mont-Dore Bg station.
What a year in La Chapelle-Marcousse feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Mont-Dore Bg.
About 1,783 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 62 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The 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: 103 frosts and 28 days of 25°C a year
On about 103 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 16 days it stays below freezing all day. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Mont-Dore Bg: 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 Le Mont-Dore Bg
Le Mont-Dore Bg is 26 km north-west of La Chapelle-Marcousse. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Chapelle-Marcousse itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Mont-Dore Bg (63236002) |
| Distance from the town | 26 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 1,050 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,004 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Issoire, 18 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 La Chapelle-Marcousse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Marcousse | Le Mont-Dore Bg | 21.9°C | −2.2°C | 1,783 mm |
| Issoire 17 km | Issoire | 27.7°C 5.8°C warmer | −0.1°C 2.1°C milder | 611 mm |
| Sainte-Florine 19 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 5.9°C warmer | −0.7°C 1.5°C milder | 612 mm |
| Brassac-les-Mines 19 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 5.9°C warmer | −0.7°C 1.5°C milder | 612 mm |
| Vic-le-Comte 26 km | Plauzat | 25.9°C 4°C warmer | 0.2°C 2.4°C milder | 607 mm |
| Aydat 26 km | Gelles | 23.6°C 1.7°C warmer | −1.2°C 1°C milder | 1,026 mm |
| Veyre-Monton 27 km | Plauzat | 25.9°C 4°C warmer | 0.2°C 2.4°C milder | 607 mm |
La Chapelle-Marcousse weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Mont-Dore Bg station; sunshine at Issoire.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.7°C | −2.2°C | 1.2°C | 161 mm | 83 |
| February | 5.3°C | −2.5°C | 1.4°C | 146 mm | 102 |
| March | 8.7°C | −0.1°C | 4.3°C | 140 mm | 153 |
| April | 11.6°C | 2.2°C | 6.9°C | 154 mm | 173 |
| May | 15.8°C | 5.5°C | 10.6°C | 153 mm | 201 |
| June | 19.6°C | 8.6°C | 14.1°C | 125 mm | 241 |
| July | 21.9°C | 10.2°C | 16.1°C | 119 mm | 255 |
| August | 21.9°C | 10.1°C | 16.0°C | 111 mm | 234 |
| September | 17.7°C | 7.0°C | 12.3°C | 132 mm | 173 |
| October | 13.6°C | 4.6°C | 9.1°C | 152 mm | 124 |
| November | 8.0°C | 0.9°C | 4.4°C | 196 mm | 83 |
| December | 5.2°C | −1.3°C | 2.0°C | 196 mm | 78 |
| Year | 12.8°C | 3.6°C | 8.2°C | 1,783 mm | 1,899 |
Where La Chapelle-Marcousse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Mont-Dore Bg, 26 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, 18 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 La Chapelle-Marcousse’s climate
How warm does La Chapelle-Marcousse get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.9°C. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 92% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Chapelle-Marcousse get in winter?
February nights average −2.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 103 nights a year, and about 16 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Chapelle-Marcousse get?
About 1,783 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (196 mm) and August the driest (111 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Issoire (18 km away), averages 1,899 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Chapelle-Marcousse itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Chapelle-Marcousse, Le Mont-Dore Bg, 26 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 LE MONT-DORE BG, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Chapelle-Marcousse →
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.