Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Tours-sur-Meymont
Expect July afternoons of about 24.7°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. It is the wettest of its 6 nearest neighbors. Waterproofs come out on about 134 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Cunlhat station, 4.5 km south.
A year in Tours-sur-Meymont at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cunlhat station.
What a year in Tours-sur-Meymont feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cunlhat.
About 1,010 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th 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: 81 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 81 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 15 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cunlhat: 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 Cunlhat
Cunlhat is 4.5 km south of Tours-sur-Meymont. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Tours-sur-Meymont itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cunlhat (63132002) |
| Distance from the town | 4.5 km south |
| Station altitude | 700 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 621 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Germain-l He, 24 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 Tours-sur-Meymont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tours-sur-Meymont | Cunlhat | 24.7°C | −1.0°C | 1,010 mm |
| Courpière 9.8 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Ambert 19 km | Ambert | 26.0°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.9°C 0.9°C colder | 860 mm |
| Billom 19 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Thiers 21 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Lezoux 23 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Vertaizon 25 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.6°C milder | 563 mm |
Tours-sur-Meymont weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cunlhat station; sunshine at Saint-Germain-l He.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C | −1.0°C | 2.6°C | 67 mm | 83 |
| February | 7.0°C | −1.2°C | 2.9°C | 61 mm | 106 |
| March | 11.0°C | 1.2°C | 6.1°C | 60 mm | 160 |
| April | 14.1°C | 3.5°C | 8.8°C | 85 mm | 176 |
| May | 18.3°C | 7.2°C | 12.7°C | 110 mm | 182 |
| June | 22.2°C | 10.5°C | 16.4°C | 101 mm | 214 |
| July | 24.7°C | 12.2°C | 18.4°C | 84 mm | 242 |
| August | 24.8°C | 12.1°C | 18.4°C | 91 mm | 230 |
| September | 20.1°C | 8.8°C | 14.4°C | 92 mm | 188 |
| October | 15.5°C | 6.5°C | 11.0°C | 95 mm | 130 |
| November | 9.8°C | 2.4°C | 6.1°C | 97 mm | 82 |
| December | 6.9°C | −0.1°C | 3.4°C | 68 mm | 76 |
| Year | 15.0°C | 5.2°C | 10.1°C | 1,010 mm | 1,869 |
Where Tours-sur-Meymont’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cunlhat, 4.5 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, Saint-Germain-l He, 24 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 Tours-sur-Meymont’s climate
How warm does Tours-sur-Meymont get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.8°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Tours-sur-Meymont get in winter?
February nights average −1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 81 nights a year, and about 15 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Tours-sur-Meymont get?
About 1,010 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (110 mm) and March the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Germain-l He (24 km away), averages 1,869 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Tours-sur-Meymont itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Tours-sur-Meymont, Cunlhat, 4.5 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 CUNLHAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Tours-sur-Meymont →
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.