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Best Time for Auvergne: Spa Towns & Volcano Country

Last updated: 2026-09-23

Preferred months for this journey: May, June, July, August, September, October. Check the seasonal notes before choosing your dates.

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	❄