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Best Time for Auvergne: the Volcano Country
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Sweet spot: March, April, May. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
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- Clear summit days on the Puy de Dôme, gentian and wild narcissus on the high pastures, and the Salers herds coming down garlanded in October.
- The volcanoes wear snow and Le Mont-Dore turns modest ski town — the Chaîne des Puys hikes wait for the thaw.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.1°C | 4.3°C | 54 mm | 8.9 h | ❄ |
| February | −2.5°C | 5.2°C | 40 mm | 10.1 h | ❄ |
| March | 0.1°C | 9.4°C | 54 mm | 11.6 h | ❄ |
| April | 3.1°C | 13.5°C | 70 mm | 13.3 h | |
| May | 6.8°C | 17.2°C | 84 mm | 14.7 h | |
| June | 11.1°C | 22.1°C | 70 mm | 15.4 h | |
| July | 12.9°C | 24.9°C | 66 mm | 15.1 h | |
| August | 12.5°C | 24.8°C | 70 mm | 13.9 h | |
| September | 8.8°C | 20.4°C | 61 mm | 12.3 h | |
| October | 5.8°C | 15.4°C | 74 mm | 10.7 h | |
| November | 1.6°C | 8.9°C | 74 mm | 9.2 h | ❄ |
| December | −1.4°C | 5.0°C | 60 mm | 8.5 h | ❄ |