Massif Central · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · FranceSummit weather, forecast and climate

Puy de Sancy

Volcano1,885 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Elevation1,885 mabove sea level

Prominence1,578 mindependent height

Isolation221 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul16°average high

45.53° N, 2.81° EElevation 1,885 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,885 m
Mid-mountain1,460 m
Valley · Mont-Dore1,031 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Puy de Sancy in brief

Puy de Sancy rises to 1,885 m in the Massif Central, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,578 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 16°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Mont-Dore, 5.4 km to the N at 1,031 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,885 m · 6,184 ft
Prominence: 1,578 m
Range: Massif Central
Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country: France
Coordinates: 45.5283, 2.8142
Nearest airport: Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) · 40 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Puy de Sancy by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Puy de Sancy by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	0°	3°	6°	10°	14°	16°	16°	12°	9°	4°	2°
Average low	-5°	-6°	-3°	-2°	2°	5°	7°	7°	5°	2°	-2°	-4°
Precipitation	130 mm	111 mm	121 mm	129 mm	151 mm	130 mm	113 mm	116 mm	135 mm	143 mm	145 mm	152 mm
Cloud cover	56%	53%	52%	51%	50%	44%	36%	37%	41%	51%	55%	54%
Daylight	9h 05	10h 24	11h 52	13h 30	14h 53	15h 40	15h 21	14h 09	12h 35	11h 00	9h 32	8h 44
Month score	14	18	16	16	17	38	55	55	32	16	15	15

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,550 m	1,500 m	1,850 m	2,200 m	2,800 m	3,350 m	3,650 m	3,700 m	3,200 m	2,750 m	2,050 m	1,700 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Puy de Sancy in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of France

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Puy Ferrand	1,854 m	–	1.0 km SE	16°
Puy de la Perdrix	1,824 m	–	under 100 m W	16°
Puy Gros, Chastreix	1,793 m	–	0.9 km S	17°
Puy de Cacadogne	1,784 m	–	1.5 km NE	16°
Pan de la Grange	1,768 m	–	0.6 km E	16°
Puy des Crebasses	1,762 m	–	1.9 km NE	16°
Puy de l'Angle	1,740 m	280 m	5.4 km N	17°
Tour Carrée	1,738 m	–	1.2 km NW	17°