Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Valz-sous-Châteauneuf
July afternoons average 24.7°C. May is the wettest month, March the driest. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 87% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside from June to September, when highs sit at 20–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Cunlhat station, 25 km north-east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Valz-sous-Châteauneuf at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cunlhat station.
What a year in Valz-sous-Châteauneuf 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 25 km north-east of Valz-sous-Châteauneuf. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Valz-sous-Châteauneuf itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cunlhat (63132002) |
| Distance from the town | 25 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 700 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 671 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Germain-l He, 9.4 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 Valz-sous-Châteauneuf 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valz-sous-Châteauneuf | Cunlhat | 24.7°C | −1.0°C | 1,010 mm |
| Brassac-les-Mines 7.6 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Sainte-Florine 8.6 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Brioude 15 km | Fontannes | 27.8°C 3.1°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 612 mm |
| Issoire 19 km | Issoire | 27.7°C 3°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.9°C milder | 611 mm |
| Vic-le-Comte 29 km | Plauzat | 25.9°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.2°C 1.2°C milder | 607 mm |
| Ambert 29 km | Ambert | 26.0°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.9°C 0.9°C colder | 860 mm |
Valz-sous-Châteauneuf 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 Valz-sous-Châteauneuf’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cunlhat, 25 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, 9.4 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 Valz-sous-Châteauneuf’s climate
How warm does Valz-sous-Châteauneuf 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 Valz-sous-Châteauneuf 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 Valz-sous-Châteauneuf 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 (9.4 km away), averages 1,869 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Valz-sous-Châteauneuf itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Valz-sous-Châteauneuf, Cunlhat, 25 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 Valz-sous-Châteauneuf →
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