Frosty mornings in Cransac-les-Thermes outnumber those of 92% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 29.0°C. Winter and summer sit 29°C apart. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 89% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 124 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Constant station, 19 km north.
A year in Cransac-les-Thermes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Constant station.
What a year in Cransac-les-Thermes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Constant.
About 1,058 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 38 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: 72 frosts and 102 days of 25°C a year
On about 72 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 102 days a year reach 25°C, and 47 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Constant: 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 Saint-Constant
Saint-Constant is 19 km north of Cransac-les-Thermes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cransac-les-Thermes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Constant (15181001) |
| Distance from the town | 19 km north |
| Station altitude | 260 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 330 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Rodez-Aveyron, 20 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 Cransac-les-Thermes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cransac-les-Thermes | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C | 0.3°C | 1,058 mm |
| Aubin 2.5 km | same station | 29.0°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 1,058 mm |
| Decazeville 5.1 km | same station | 29.0°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 1,058 mm |
| Capdenac-Gare 17 km | same station | 29.0°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 1,058 mm |
| Figeac 22 km | same station | 29.0°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 1,058 mm |
| Druelle Balsac 24 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C 3.3°C cooler | −0.2°C 0.5°C colder | 869 mm |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue 27 km | Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 28.1°C 0.9°C cooler | 1.0°C 0.7°C milder | 865 mm |
Cransac-les-Thermes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Constant station; sunshine at Rodez-Aveyron.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.5°C | 0.3°C | 4.9°C | 94 mm | 85 |
| February | 11.6°C | −0.2°C | 5.7°C | 77 mm | 125 |
| March | 15.6°C | 2.2°C | 8.9°C | 78 mm | 172 |
| April | 18.6°C | 4.4°C | 11.5°C | 101 mm | 193 |
| May | 22.5°C | 8.1°C | 15.3°C | 104 mm | 219 |
| June | 26.4°C | 11.6°C | 19.0°C | 75 mm | 256 |
| July | 29.0°C | 13.1°C | 21.1°C | 59 mm | 282 |
| August | 29.1°C | 12.9°C | 21.0°C | 76 mm | 274 |
| September | 24.6°C | 9.6°C | 17.1°C | 90 mm | 218 |
| October | 19.7°C | 7.5°C | 13.6°C | 89 mm | 165 |
| November | 13.3°C | 3.5°C | 8.4°C | 110 mm | 104 |
| December | 10.0°C | 1.1°C | 5.5°C | 106 mm | 102 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 6.2°C | 12.7°C | 1,058 mm | 2,193 |
Where Cransac-les-Thermes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Constant, 19 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, 20 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 Cransac-les-Thermes’s climate
How warm does Cransac-les-Thermes get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.1°C. About 102 days a year reach 25°C, more than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 47 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cransac-les-Thermes get in winter?
February nights average −0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 72 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cransac-les-Thermes get?
About 1,058 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (110 mm) and July the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Rodez-Aveyron (20 km away), averages 2,193 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cransac-les-Thermes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cransac-les-Thermes, Saint-Constant, 19 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 ST CONSTANT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cransac-les-Thermes →
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.