Clisson, France
18 Jun 2026 to 21 Jun 2026
Loire Valley, a week that regularly cooks. French June sun with limited shade on the site; the combination of heat and the all-black uniform is a proven test.
This year's figure reflects what actually happened during the event window. The 20-year comparison uses weather records for this location across the event window from 2006 to 2025. Individual experience may differ from location-averaged meteorological data, and the festival itself may not have run in every year shown.
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Post a jobBased on weather records at this location, peaks of 31°C with 0 consecutive days over 35°C drive the 9.2 score. Overnight lows of 14°C either give bodies a chance to cool off or compound the heat load.
A UV mean of 0.0 and a cooling breeze of 17 km/h are the modifiers that push the number up or down on the day. Shade access and water points usually matter more than the temperature gauge itself.
Current conditions refresh daily at 07:00 UTC from our cron. Forecasts cache for 6 hours; climate averages for 24 hours; the 20-year historical distribution refreshes weekly.
A single 0-10 rating of how Hellfest's event window is shaping up, weighted toward the festival's primary risk (extreme heat and sun exposure). Above 7 means likely good, 4-6 is mixed, below 4 means prepare for the worst.
Open-Meteo, an open weather API that blends multiple national weather services plus ERA5 archive data going back to 2006. The same data powers many outdoor apps.
No. The 20-year comparison uses weather records for this location and event window regardless of whether the festival itself ran that year. That gives us a consistent 20-year sample even for festivals that started more recently.
See the "Pack for it" section above. The list is generated from the current forecast, tuned to the temperatures, rain probability, and primary risk you will actually face.