Clermont-Ferrand weather by month & the best time to visit

🇫🇷 France · regional city · oceanic / maritime climate

The best time to visit Clermont-Ferrand is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with June and July close behind. Clermont-Ferrand averages about 2,073 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 55 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

2,073

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

81/100

Rain / year

700 mm

Snow / year

≈37 cm

Midday UV at peak

6 (high)

Population

233k

Elevation

325 m

When is the best time to visit Clermont-Ferrand?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Clermont-Ferrand is September, then June and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 44 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Clermont-Ferrand?

Clermont-Ferrand gets a moderate 2,073 hours of sunshine a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate September (81) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #34 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 700 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Lyon France · 149 km · best in Jul · 2,190 h sun/yr
• Limoges/Bellegarde France · 154 km · best in Sep · 2,089 h sun/yr
• Grenoble France · 175 km · best in Sep · 2,189 h sun/yr
• Geneva Switzerland · 232 km · best in Sep · 2,093 h sun/yr
• Montpellier/Méditerranée France · 254 km · best in Jul · 2,544 h sun/yr
• Toulouse/Blagnac France · 279 km · best in Jul · 2,220 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Le Puy-en-Velay France · 91 km · 2,071 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Aurillac France · 115 km · 2,258 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Brive France · 155 km · 2,087 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Rodez/Marcillac France · 163 km · 2,257 h sun/yr · best in Jul