Midwinter lows in Valbeleix sink below those of 89% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.6°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 77% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 61 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Autrac station, 20 km south-east.
A year in Valbeleix at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Autrac station.
What a year in Valbeleix feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Autrac.
About 711 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th wettest of 44 towns of 2,500+ in Puy-de-Dôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Chastreix
A frosty town: 61 frosts and 47 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 13 days it stays below freezing all day. About 47 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Autrac: 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 Autrac
Autrac is 20 km south-east of Valbeleix. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Valbeleix itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Autrac (43014001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 807 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 763 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 16 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Chastreix, 18 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 Valbeleix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valbeleix | Autrac | 24.6°C | −0.4°C | 711 mm |
| Aydat 21 km | Gelles | 23.6°C 1°C cooler | −1.2°C 0.8°C colder | 1,026 mm |
| Issoire 22 km | Issoire | 27.7°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 611 mm |
| Veyre-Monton 26 km | Plauzat | 25.9°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.2°C 0.6°C milder | 607 mm |
| Sainte-Florine 27 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Brassac-les-Mines 27 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Vic-le-Comte 27 km | Plauzat | 25.9°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.2°C 0.6°C milder | 607 mm |
Valbeleix weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Autrac station; sunshine at Chastreix.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8°C | −0.4°C | 2.7°C | 48 mm | 98 |
| February | 6.8°C | −0.2°C | 3.3°C | 40 mm | 118 |
| March | 10.6°C | 2.2°C | 6.4°C | 39 mm | 153 |
| April | 13.5°C | 4.5°C | 9.0°C | 61 mm | 167 |
| May | 17.6°C | 8.1°C | 12.9°C | 78 mm | 171 |
| June | 21.8°C | 11.6°C | 16.7°C | 73 mm | 196 |
| July | 24.6°C | 13.7°C | 19.2°C | 55 mm | 229 |
| August | 24.7°C | 13.7°C | 19.2°C | 66 mm | 212 |
| September | 19.9°C | 10.3°C | 15.1°C | 66 mm | 177 |
| October | 15.1°C | 7.5°C | 11.3°C | 68 mm | 138 |
| November | 9.5°C | 3.1°C | 6.3°C | 64 mm | 87 |
| December | 6.6°C | 0.6°C | 3.6°C | 54 mm | 92 |
| Year | 14.7°C | 6.2°C | 10.5°C | 711 mm | 1,837 |
Where Valbeleix’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Autrac, 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, Chastreix, 18 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 Valbeleix’s climate
How warm does Valbeleix get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.7°C. About 47 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 73% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Valbeleix get in winter?
January nights average −0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 13 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Valbeleix get?
About 711 mm a year, less than 64% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (78 mm) and March the driest (39 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chastreix (18 km away), averages 1,837 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Valbeleix itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Valbeleix, Autrac, 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 AUTRAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Valbeleix →
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