Picherande is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 2,129 mm of rain a year
Nights in January average −2.7°C. Rain peaks in December and eases off in August. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in almost every mainland French town. Long walks are most pleasant from June to August, when afternoons reach 18–20°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Mont-Dore station, 10 km north.
A year in Picherande at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Mont-Dore station.
What a year in Picherande feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Mont-Dore.
About 2,129 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 74 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 Chastreix
A frosty town: 110 frosts and 14 days of 25°C a year
On about 110 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 25 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 Le Mont-Dore: 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
Le Mont-Dore is 10 km north of Picherande. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Picherande itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Mont-Dore (63236003) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north |
| Station altitude | 1,220 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,130 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Chastreix, 7.7 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 Picherande 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picherande | Le Mont-Dore | 19.9°C | −2.7°C | 2,129 mm |
| Aydat 28 km | Gelles | 23.6°C 3.7°C warmer | −1.2°C 1.5°C milder | 1,026 mm |
Picherande weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Mont-Dore station; sunshine at Chastreix.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.6°C | −2.7°C | 0.4°C | 198 mm | 98 |
| February | 3.6°C | −3.2°C | 0.2°C | 172 mm | 118 |
| March | 6.6°C | −0.6°C | 3.0°C | 175 mm | 153 |
| April | 9.5°C | 1.5°C | 5.5°C | 179 mm | 167 |
| May | 13.7°C | 5.0°C | 9.4°C | 180 mm | 171 |
| June | 17.6°C | 8.3°C | 12.9°C | 148 mm | 196 |
| July | 19.9°C | 10.0°C | 14.9°C | 141 mm | 229 |
| August | 20.0°C | 10.1°C | 15.1°C | 129 mm | 212 |
| September | 16.1°C | 7.1°C | 11.6°C | 156 mm | 177 |
| October | 12.3°C | 4.6°C | 8.4°C | 183 mm | 138 |
| November | 6.9°C | 0.5°C | 3.7°C | 229 mm | 87 |
| December | 4.4°C | −1.7°C | 1.4°C | 240 mm | 92 |
| Year | 11.2°C | 3.2°C | 7.2°C | 2,129 mm | 1,837 |
Where Picherande’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, 10 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, Chastreix, 7.7 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 Picherande’s climate
How warm does Picherande get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.0°C. About 14 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 98% of mainland French towns, and about 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Picherande get in winter?
February nights average −3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 110 nights a year, and about 25 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Picherande get?
About 2,129 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (240 mm) and August the driest (129 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chastreix (7.7 km away), averages 1,837 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Picherande itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Picherande, Le Mont-Dore, 10 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_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Picherande →
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.