January in Arques bites harder than in 80% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 25.7°C. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 64% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is May; the driest is February. Long walks are most pleasant from May to September, when afternoons reach 18–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Millau station, 28 km south-east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Arques at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Millau station.
What a year in Arques feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Millau.
About 713 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 15th wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Aveyron.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Rodez-Aveyron
48 frosts and 55 days of 25°C a year
On about 48 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Millau: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Millau
Millau is 28 km south-east of Arques. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Arques itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Millau (12145001) |
| Distance from the town | 28 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 712 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 757 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Rodez-Aveyron, 27 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Arques compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Aveyron.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arques | Millau | 25.7°C | 0.5°C | 713 mm |
| Bozouls 18 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.7°C colder | 869 mm |
| Onet-le-Château 19 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.7°C colder | 869 mm |
| Rodez 19 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.7°C colder | 869 mm |
| Sébazac-Concourès 19 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.7°C colder | 869 mm |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron 19 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 713 mm |
| Olemps 20 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.7°C colder | 869 mm |
Arques weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Millau station; sunshine at Rodez-Aveyron.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.3°C | 0.5°C | 3.4°C | 55 mm | 85 |
| February | 7.7°C | 0.4°C | 4.0°C | 39 mm | 125 |
| March | 11.5°C | 3.0°C | 7.2°C | 42 mm | 172 |
| April | 14.3°C | 5.2°C | 9.7°C | 69 mm | 193 |
| May | 18.2°C | 8.8°C | 13.5°C | 75 mm | 219 |
| June | 22.7°C | 12.3°C | 17.5°C | 57 mm | 256 |
| July | 25.7°C | 14.5°C | 20.1°C | 43 mm | 282 |
| August | 25.8°C | 14.5°C | 20.1°C | 57 mm | 274 |
| September | 20.9°C | 11.2°C | 16.0°C | 74 mm | 218 |
| October | 15.8°C | 8.4°C | 12.1°C | 74 mm | 165 |
| November | 10.1°C | 4.0°C | 7.0°C | 72 mm | 104 |
| December | 7.2°C | 1.5°C | 4.3°C | 56 mm | 102 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 7.0°C | 11.2°C | 713 mm | 2,193 |
Where Arques’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Millau, 28 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Rodez-Aveyron, 27 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Aveyron.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Arques’s climate
How warm does Arques get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Arques get in winter?
February nights average 0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 48 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Arques get?
About 713 mm a year, less than 64% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (75 mm) and February the driest (39 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Rodez-Aveyron (27 km away), averages 2,193 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Arques itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Arques, Millau, 28 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station MILLAU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Arques →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.