Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Pulvérières
Expect July afternoons of about 21.5°C. None of the 44 towns of 2,500+ in Puy-de-Dôme has cooler July afternoons. Temperatures cover 24°C across the year, low to high. An umbrella earns its place on about 135 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Fontaine-du-Ber station, 11 km south-east.
A year in Pulvérières at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fontaine-du-Ber station.
What a year in Pulvérières feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fontaine-du-Ber.
About 1,024 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd 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: 101 frosts and 22 days of 25°C a year
On about 101 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 21 days it stays below freezing all day. About 22 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fontaine-du-Ber: 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 Fontaine-du-Ber
Fontaine-du-Ber is 11 km south-east of Pulvérières. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pulvérières itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fontaine-du-Ber (63263005) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 971 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 866 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Clermont-Fd, 21 km away |
Pulvérières sits 105 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Pulvérières to run about 0.7°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 Pulvérières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulvérières | Fontaine-du-Ber | 21.5°C | −2.1°C | 1,024 mm |
| Volvic 9.3 km | Sayat | 25.4°C 3.9°C warmer | 0.0°C 2.1°C milder | 776 mm |
| Sayat 12 km | Sayat | 25.4°C 3.9°C warmer | 0.0°C 2.1°C milder | 776 mm |
| Châtel-Guyon 12 km | Sayat | 25.4°C 3.9°C warmer | 0.0°C 2.1°C milder | 776 mm |
| Mozac 14 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 5.3°C warmer | 0.6°C 2.7°C milder | 563 mm |
| Orcines 14 km | Gelles | 23.6°C 2.1°C warmer | −1.2°C 0.9°C milder | 1,026 mm |
| Blanzat 14 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 5.3°C warmer | 0.6°C 2.7°C milder | 563 mm |
Pulvérières weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fontaine-du-Ber station; sunshine at Clermont-Fd.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.7°C | −2.1°C | 1.3°C | 74 mm | 85 |
| February | 5.0°C | −2.3°C | 1.4°C | 63 mm | 110 |
| March | 8.6°C | −0.3°C | 4.2°C | 67 mm | 165 |
| April | 11.6°C | 2.1°C | 6.8°C | 95 mm | 179 |
| May | 15.4°C | 5.6°C | 10.5°C | 103 mm | 200 |
| June | 19.3°C | 9.0°C | 14.2°C | 89 mm | 225 |
| July | 21.5°C | 10.6°C | 16.0°C | 96 mm | 256 |
| August | 21.5°C | 10.6°C | 16.0°C | 85 mm | 243 |
| September | 17.3°C | 7.4°C | 12.3°C | 88 mm | 191 |
| October | 13.7°C | 5.2°C | 9.4°C | 84 mm | 136 |
| November | 8.1°C | 1.0°C | 4.6°C | 94 mm | 90 |
| December | 5.5°C | −1.2°C | 2.1°C | 86 mm | 78 |
| Year | 12.7°C | 3.8°C | 8.2°C | 1,024 mm | 1,958 |
Where Pulvérières’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fontaine-du-Ber, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, 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, 21 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 Pulvérières’s climate
How warm does Pulvérières get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.5°C. About 22 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pulvérières get in winter?
February nights average −2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 101 nights a year, and about 21 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pulvérières get?
About 1,024 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (103 mm) and February the driest (63 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Clermont-Fd (21 km away), averages 1,958 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pulvérières itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pulvérières, Fontaine-du-Ber, 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 FONTAINE-DU-BER_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pulvérières →
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.