Rainfall in Brandonnet tops that of 89% of mainland French towns: 1,062 mm a year
Midwinter brings lows of about 0.8°C. Temperatures cover 28°C across the year, low to high. Frost is common: about 59 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 79% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bastide Eveque station, 5 km south.
A year in Brandonnet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bastide Eveque station.
What a year in Brandonnet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bastide Eveque.
About 1,062 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and July the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Aveyron.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Rodez-Aveyron
A frosty town: 59 frosts and 86 days of 25°C a year
On about 59 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 86 days a year reach 25°C, and 34 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bastide Eveque: 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 Bastide Eveque
Bastide Eveque is 5 km south of Brandonnet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Brandonnet itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bastide Eveque (12021001) |
| Distance from the town | 5 km south |
| Station altitude | 500 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 466 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Rodez-Aveyron, 28 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 Brandonnet 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandonnet | Bastide Eveque | 27.8°C | 0.8°C | 1,062 mm |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue 9 km | Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 28.1°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 865 mm |
| Aubin 19 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.5°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Capdenac-Gare 21 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.5°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Decazeville 22 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.5°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Figeac 26 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.5°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Baraqueville 27 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C 2.1°C cooler | −0.2°C 1°C colder | 869 mm |
Brandonnet weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bastide Eveque station; sunshine at Rodez-Aveyron.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.7°C | 0.8°C | 4.7°C | 95 mm | 85 |
| February | 10.2°C | 0.5°C | 5.3°C | 75 mm | 125 |
| March | 14.2°C | 2.9°C | 8.6°C | 80 mm | 172 |
| April | 17.0°C | 5.0°C | 11.0°C | 113 mm | 193 |
| May | 20.9°C | 8.4°C | 14.7°C | 101 mm | 219 |
| June | 25.0°C | 11.9°C | 18.4°C | 87 mm | 256 |
| July | 27.8°C | 13.5°C | 20.7°C | 57 mm | 282 |
| August | 28.2°C | 13.7°C | 21.0°C | 69 mm | 274 |
| September | 23.8°C | 10.7°C | 17.2°C | 89 mm | 218 |
| October | 18.4°C | 8.3°C | 13.3°C | 91 mm | 165 |
| November | 12.2°C | 4.1°C | 8.2°C | 104 mm | 104 |
| December | 9.4°C | 1.6°C | 5.5°C | 100 mm | 102 |
| Year | 18.0°C | 6.8°C | 12.4°C | 1,062 mm | 2,193 |
Where Brandonnet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bastide Eveque, 5 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, 28 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 Brandonnet’s climate
How warm does Brandonnet get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.2°C. About 86 days a year reach 25°C, more than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 34 reach 30°C.
How cold does Brandonnet get in winter?
February nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 59 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Brandonnet get?
About 1,062 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (113 mm) and July the driest (57 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Rodez-Aveyron (28 km away), averages 2,193 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Brandonnet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Brandonnet, Bastide Eveque, 5 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 BASTIDE EVEQUE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Brandonnet →
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.