Saint-Ours is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.6°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 89% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in November and eases off in March. Plan for rain on about 136 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Gelles station, 13 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Ours at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Gelles station.
What a year in Saint-Ours feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Gelles.
About 1,026 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 32 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 Clermont-Fd
A frosty town: 84 frosts and 44 days of 25°C a year
On about 84 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 12 days it stays below freezing all day. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Gelles: 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 Gelles
Gelles is 13 km south-west of Saint-Ours. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Ours itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Gelles (63163001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 784 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 830 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Clermont-Fd, 20 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 Saint-Ours 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ours | Gelles | 23.6°C | −1.2°C | 1,026 mm |
| Volvic 10 km | Sayat | 25.4°C 1.8°C warmer | 0.0°C 1.2°C milder | 776 mm |
| Sayat 11 km | Sayat | 25.4°C 1.8°C warmer | 0.0°C 1.2°C milder | 776 mm |
| Orcines 11 km | same station | 23.6°C about the same | −1.2°C about the same | 1,026 mm |
| Blanzat 14 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 3.2°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.8°C milder | 563 mm |
| Châteaugay 15 km | Sayat | 25.4°C 1.8°C warmer | 0.0°C 1.2°C milder | 776 mm |
| Royat 15 km | Sayat | 25.4°C 1.8°C warmer | 0.0°C 1.2°C milder | 776 mm |
Saint-Ours weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Gelles station; sunshine at Clermont-Fd.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8°C | −1.2°C | 2.3°C | 84 mm | 85 |
| February | 6.7°C | −1.5°C | 2.6°C | 76 mm | 110 |
| March | 10.5°C | 0.8°C | 5.6°C | 72 mm | 165 |
| April | 13.2°C | 2.9°C | 8.0°C | 86 mm | 179 |
| May | 17.5°C | 6.4°C | 11.9°C | 89 mm | 200 |
| June | 21.3°C | 9.9°C | 15.6°C | 93 mm | 225 |
| July | 23.6°C | 11.6°C | 17.6°C | 87 mm | 256 |
| August | 23.7°C | 11.4°C | 17.5°C | 81 mm | 243 |
| September | 19.5°C | 8.1°C | 13.8°C | 83 mm | 191 |
| October | 15.2°C | 5.7°C | 10.5°C | 82 mm | 136 |
| November | 9.5°C | 1.9°C | 5.7°C | 99 mm | 90 |
| December | 6.5°C | −0.5°C | 3.0°C | 94 mm | 78 |
| Year | 14.4°C | 4.6°C | 9.5°C | 1,026 mm | 1,958 |
Where Saint-Ours’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Gelles, 13 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, Clermont-Fd, 20 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.
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Questions about Saint-Ours’s climate
How warm does Saint-Ours get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.7°C. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Ours get in winter?
February nights average −1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 84 nights a year, and about 12 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Ours get?
About 1,026 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (99 mm) and March the driest (72 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Clermont-Fd (20 km away), averages 1,958 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Ours itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Ours, Gelles, 13 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 GELLES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Ours →
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