Usson gets more frosts than 85% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.9°C on average. Wet weather is most frequent in May and least in February. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 77% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside from May to September, when highs sit at 20–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Fayet-le-Chatea station, 20 km north.
A year in Usson at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fayet-le-Chatea station.
What a year in Usson feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fayet-le-Chatea.
About 890 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 26 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 Issoire
A frosty town: 64 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 64 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fayet-le-Chatea: 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 Fayet-le-Chatea
Fayet-le-Chatea is 20 km north of Usson. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Usson itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fayet-le-Chatea (63157001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km north |
| Station altitude | 585 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 559 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Issoire, 6.3 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 Usson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usson | Fayet-le-Chatea | 25.9°C | 0.0°C | 890 mm |
| Issoire 7.7 km | Issoire | 27.7°C 1.8°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 611 mm |
| Brassac-les-Mines 12 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 1.9°C warmer | −0.7°C 0.7°C colder | 612 mm |
| Sainte-Florine 14 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 1.9°C warmer | −0.7°C 0.7°C colder | 612 mm |
| Vic-le-Comte 16 km | Plauzat | 25.9°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 607 mm |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre 21 km | Clermont-Fd | 26.8°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.6°C 0.6°C milder | 563 mm |
| Veyre-Monton 21 km | Plauzat | 25.9°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 607 mm |
Usson weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fayet-le-Chatea station; sunshine at Issoire.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | 0.0°C | 3.3°C | 55 mm | 83 |
| February | 8.1°C | −0.1°C | 4.0°C | 50 mm | 102 |
| March | 12.4°C | 2.3°C | 7.3°C | 51 mm | 153 |
| April | 15.4°C | 4.5°C | 9.9°C | 77 mm | 173 |
| May | 19.5°C | 8.1°C | 13.8°C | 98 mm | 201 |
| June | 23.4°C | 11.6°C | 17.5°C | 90 mm | 241 |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.5°C | 19.7°C | 78 mm | 255 |
| August | 26.0°C | 13.5°C | 19.8°C | 87 mm | 234 |
| September | 21.5°C | 10.1°C | 15.8°C | 82 mm | 173 |
| October | 16.7°C | 7.5°C | 12.1°C | 82 mm | 124 |
| November | 10.6°C | 3.3°C | 7.0°C | 83 mm | 83 |
| December | 7.3°C | 0.8°C | 4.1°C | 57 mm | 78 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.3°C | 11.2°C | 890 mm | 1,899 |
Where Usson’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fayet-le-Chatea, 20 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, Issoire, 6.3 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 Usson’s climate
How warm does Usson get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 53% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Usson get in winter?
February nights average −0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 64 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Usson get?
About 890 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (98 mm) and February the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Issoire (6.3 km away), averages 1,899 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Usson itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Usson, Fayet-le-Chatea, 20 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 FAYET-LE-CHATEA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Usson →
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.