La Renaudie has some of the coolest summers among mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about −3.0°C. Seasons differ by 23°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. About 115 nights a year bring a frost, more than in almost every mainland French town. Central heating does most of its work from October to May, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Col de la Loge station, 5.1 km east.
A year in La Renaudie at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Col de la Loge station.
What a year in La Renaudie feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Col de la Loge.
About 1,273 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 44 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 Saint-Germain-l He
A frosty town: 115 frosts and 14 days of 25°C a year
On about 115 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 39 days it stays below freezing all day. About 14 days a year reach 25°C, and 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Col de la Loge: 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 Col de la Loge
Col de la Loge is 5.1 km east of La Renaudie. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Renaudie itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Col de la Loge (42040001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 1,261 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 967 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Germain-l He, 34 km away |
La Renaudie sits 294 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect La Renaudie to run about 1.9°C warmer 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 La Renaudie 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 Renaudie | Col de la Loge | 19.8°C | −3.0°C | 1,273 mm |
| Courpière 14 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 7°C warmer | 0.6°C 3.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Thiers 19 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 7°C warmer | 0.6°C 3.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Ambert 21 km | Ambert | 26.0°C 6.2°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.1°C milder | 860 mm |
| Boën-sur-Lignon 23 km | Boën-sur-Lignon | 27.4°C 7.6°C warmer | −0.3°C 2.7°C milder | 630 mm |
| Lezoux 28 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 7°C warmer | 0.6°C 3.6°C milder | 563 mm |
La Renaudie weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Col de la Loge station; sunshine at Saint-Germain-l He.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.6°C | −3.0°C | −0.2°C | 101 mm | 83 |
| February | 3.1°C | −3.1°C | 0.0°C | 86 mm | 106 |
| March | 6.4°C | −0.6°C | 2.9°C | 92 mm | 160 |
| April | 9.8°C | 1.8°C | 5.8°C | 96 mm | 176 |
| May | 13.7°C | 5.4°C | 9.5°C | 124 mm | 182 |
| June | 18.0°C | 9.1°C | 13.5°C | 102 mm | 214 |
| July | 19.8°C | 10.6°C | 15.2°C | 107 mm | 242 |
| August | 19.9°C | 11.0°C | 15.4°C | 116 mm | 230 |
| September | 15.9°C | 8.0°C | 11.9°C | 92 mm | 188 |
| October | 11.8°C | 5.1°C | 8.5°C | 113 mm | 130 |
| November | 6.0°C | 0.5°C | 3.3°C | 126 mm | 82 |
| December | 3.6°C | −1.9°C | 0.9°C | 119 mm | 76 |
| Year | 10.9°C | 3.6°C | 7.2°C | 1,273 mm | 1,869 |
Where La Renaudie’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Col de la Loge, 5.1 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, 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, Saint-Germain-l He, 34 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 Renaudie’s climate
How warm does La Renaudie get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.9°C. About 14 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Renaudie get in winter?
February nights average −3.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 115 nights a year, and about 39 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Renaudie get?
About 1,273 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (126 mm) and February the driest (86 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Germain-l He (34 km away), averages 1,869 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Renaudie itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Renaudie, Col de la Loge, 5.1 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 COL DE LA LOGE_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Renaudie →
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