Winter nights in Royat are colder than in 84% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.4°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 66% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is July; the driest is February. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Sayat station, 8.6 km north.
A year in Royat at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sayat station.
What a year in Royat feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sayat.
About 776 mm of rain a year
July is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th 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: 56 frosts and 55 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sayat: 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 Sayat
Sayat is 8.6 km north of Royat. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Royat itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sayat (63417001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.6 km north |
| Station altitude | 547 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 528 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Clermont-Fd, 8.1 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 Royat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royat | Sayat | 25.4°C | 0.0°C | 776 mm |
| Chamalières 1.7 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.6°C 0.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Ceyrat 2.5 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 776 mm |
| Beaumont 3.2 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.6°C 0.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Orcines 3.4 km | Gelles | 23.6°C 1.8°C cooler | −1.2°C 1.2°C colder | 1,026 mm |
| Clermont-Ferrand 4.3 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.6°C 0.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Aubière 5 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.6°C 0.6°C milder | 563 mm |
Royat weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sayat station; sunshine at Clermont-Fd.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | 0.0°C | 3.4°C | 56 mm | 85 |
| February | 8.1°C | 0.3°C | 4.2°C | 48 mm | 110 |
| March | 12.1°C | 2.4°C | 7.3°C | 50 mm | 165 |
| April | 15.2°C | 4.9°C | 10.0°C | 73 mm | 179 |
| May | 19.2°C | 8.5°C | 13.8°C | 74 mm | 200 |
| June | 23.1°C | 12.1°C | 17.6°C | 71 mm | 225 |
| July | 25.4°C | 14.0°C | 19.7°C | 78 mm | 256 |
| August | 25.3°C | 13.9°C | 19.6°C | 67 mm | 243 |
| September | 20.9°C | 10.5°C | 15.7°C | 66 mm | 191 |
| October | 16.6°C | 7.7°C | 12.2°C | 60 mm | 136 |
| November | 10.5°C | 3.3°C | 6.9°C | 69 mm | 90 |
| December | 7.4°C | 0.9°C | 4.1°C | 64 mm | 78 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 6.5°C | 11.2°C | 776 mm | 1,958 |
Where Royat’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sayat, 8.6 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, 8.1 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 Royat’s climate
How warm does Royat get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.4°C. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 62% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Royat get in winter?
January nights average 0.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Royat get?
About 776 mm a year, more than 55% of mainland French towns. July is the wettest month (78 mm) and February the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Clermont-Fd (8.1 km away), averages 1,958 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Royat itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Royat, Sayat, 8.6 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 SAYAT_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Royat →
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.