Weather in Cantal

Calculated from weather data of Aurillac Airport (LFLW) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	44.0	48.0	42.0	48.0		47.0
February	50.0		51.0	49.0	52.0	51.0
March	54.0		54.0	55.0	55.0	53.0
April	59.0		58.0	58.0	57.0	63.0
May	65.0		66.0	71.0	60.0	70.0
June	74.0		75.0	78.0	73.0	69.0
July	79.0		77.0	83.0	69.0	80.0
August	79.0		78.0	84.0		80.0
September	72.0		78.0	71.0	61.0	71.0
October	63.0		68.0	68.0	62.0	56.0
November	52.0		50.0	54.0	49.0	58.0
December	47.0		48.0	44.0	50.0	44.0
Average	60.0	48.0	62.0	64.0	58.0	62.0

73rd highest temperature of France

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	31.0	42	31	26		35
February	32.0		27	32	38	35
March	36.0		37	37	34	36
April	39.0		39	37	36	42
May	45.0		46	47	42	45
June	53.0		55	55	53	46
July	56.0		56	56	53	54
August	56.0		57	58		56
September	50.0		54	49	44	49
October	45.0		47	51	40	44
November	37.0		37	40	33	39
December	34.0		35	31	33	35
Average	42.0	42.0	43.0	44.0	39.0	43.0

6th lowest temperature of France

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	17	29	0	12
77 °F or warmer	0	60	76	12	54
68 °F or warmer	0	131	145	39	109
32 °F or colder	0	72	67	53	30

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	24.0	53	29	14		22
February	18.1		5	18	24	26
March	20.9		27	8	20	19
April	15.4		25	17	14	9
May	17.4		22	7	32	9
June	10.5		12	9	14	8
July	6.8		9	2	25	3
August	7.5		9	5		8
September	13.6		8	12	17	22
October	22.8		22	11	8	51
November	26.8		55	33	23	6
December	31.7		43	21	21	56
Average	21.4	52.6	20.6	11.8	19.8	16.9

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	6.9	6	7	5		7
February	7.7		7	7	10	8
March	8.6		8	11	8	8
April	7.8		8	8	8	8
May	6.8		7	6	7	7
June	6.2		6	6	6	6
July	5.9		6	6	5	6
August	5.9		6	6		7
September	6.1		7	6	4	6
October	7.0		7	7	7	8
November	6.7		7	6	6	8
December	6.5		6	6	6	7
Average	6.7	6.0	6.7	6.7	6.9	6.9

94th highest wind speed of France

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SE	NW	NW		SE
February		E	W	SE	SW
March		SW	SE	W	S
April		NW	NW	E	SE
May		NW	N	W	E
June		NW	SW	SW	W
July		W	NW	W	NW
August		W	NW		NW
September		SE	W	W	SW
October		S	SE	SE	SW
November		W	S	NW	SE
December		W	SE	W	SE

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Cantal weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Cantal?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 79 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Cantal?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 44 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Cantal?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 31.7 %.

Which month is the driest in Cantal?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 6.9 %.