Le Puy-en-Velay climate — normals and trends
Le Puy-en-Velay (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 981 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Le Puy-en-Velay averages 91 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Le Puy-en-Velay has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 110 to 72 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 27 June 2019) and the coldest -22.7 °C (on 16 January 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Le Puy-en-VelayRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 45.04°, 3.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.1°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
981mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
16.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
91 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
109.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
1.5 °C
Average peak gust
41.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.8 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest day
-22.7 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
103 mm
23 September 1993
Windiest day
47.8 km/h
7 November 1982
Strongest gust
126.0 km/h
8 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
36.2 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-29.7 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
43.0 cm
14 December 2008
Sunniest day
15.0 h
18 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 80 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 6.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 97 mm | +32 mm |
| Mar | 7.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 121 mm | +49 mm |
| Apr | 13.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 100 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 16.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 92 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 25.0 °C | +5.9 °C | 57 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 23.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 30 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 62 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 111 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 14.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 63 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 7.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 93 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 101 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Le Puy-en-Velay?
Le Puy-en-Velay has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 981 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Le Puy-en-Velay?
The hottest day measured in Le Puy-en-Velay between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2019, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Le Puy-en-Velay?
The coldest day measured in Le Puy-en-Velay between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -22.7 °C.
Does it snow in Le Puy-en-Velay?
Yes. Le Puy-en-Velay gets on average 109.2 cm of snow per year and has around 91 frost days.
Has the climate of Le Puy-en-Velay warmed?
Yes: Le Puy-en-Velay warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Le Puy-en-Velay?
The wettest day measured in Le Puy-en-Velay between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1993, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Le Puy-en-Velay?
The windiest day measured in Le Puy-en-Velay between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with winds reaching 47.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Le Puy-en-Velay?
The warmest month in Le Puy-en-Velay is July (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Le Puy-en-Velay?
Le Puy-en-Velay receives on average 981 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Le Puy-en-Velay?
Le Puy-en-Velay gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Le Puy-en-Velay?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Le Puy-en-Velay between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 2008, with 43.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Le Puy-en-Velay?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Le Puy-en-Velay.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Le Puy-en-Velay?
In Le Puy-en-Velay, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -29.7 °C on 10 February 1956.
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