Winter nights in Curan are colder than in 95% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 24.0°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 90% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is November; the driest is July. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to September, with highs of 19–24°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Salles-Curan station, 5.6 km south.
A year in Curan at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Salles-Curan station.
What a year in Curan feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Salles-Curan.
About 1,085 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 36 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 Millau
A frosty town: 80 frosts and 42 days of 25°C a year
On about 80 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 42 days a year reach 25°C, and 7 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Salles-Curan: 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 Salles-Curan
Salles-Curan is 5.6 km south of Curan. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Curan itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Salles-Curan (12253001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.6 km south |
| Station altitude | 959 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 955 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Millau, 16 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 Curan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curan | Salles-Curan | 24.0°C | −1.2°C | 1,085 mm |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron 21 km | Millau | 25.7°C 1.7°C warmer | 0.5°C 1.7°C milder | 713 mm |
| Millau 21 km | Millau | 25.7°C 1.7°C warmer | 0.5°C 1.7°C milder | 713 mm |
| Luc-la-Primaube 27 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C 1.7°C warmer | −0.2°C 1°C milder | 869 mm |
| Saint-Affrique 27 km | Bastide Solages | 28.6°C 4.6°C warmer | 2.2°C 3.4°C milder | 951 mm |
| Rodez 28 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C 1.7°C warmer | −0.2°C 1°C milder | 869 mm |
| Olemps 28 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C 1.7°C warmer | −0.2°C 1°C milder | 869 mm |
Curan weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Salles-Curan station; sunshine at Millau.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1°C | −1.2°C | 2.0°C | 102 mm | 98 |
| February | 6.0°C | −1.4°C | 2.3°C | 75 mm | 129 |
| March | 9.6°C | 1.1°C | 5.3°C | 77 mm | 173 |
| April | 12.5°C | 3.2°C | 7.9°C | 104 mm | 187 |
| May | 16.6°C | 6.9°C | 11.7°C | 99 mm | 224 |
| June | 21.2°C | 10.4°C | 15.8°C | 71 mm | 267 |
| July | 24.0°C | 12.3°C | 18.2°C | 58 mm | 301 |
| August | 24.0°C | 12.5°C | 18.3°C | 66 mm | 270 |
| September | 19.3°C | 9.1°C | 14.2°C | 92 mm | 212 |
| October | 14.3°C | 6.6°C | 10.5°C | 117 mm | 140 |
| November | 8.7°C | 2.3°C | 5.5°C | 118 mm | 98 |
| December | 6.1°C | −0.1°C | 3.0°C | 106 mm | 98 |
| Year | 14.0°C | 5.1°C | 9.6°C | 1,085 mm | 2,197 |
Where Curan’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Salles-Curan, 5.6 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, Millau, 16 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 Curan’s climate
How warm does Curan get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.0°C. About 42 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 7 reach 30°C.
How cold does Curan get in winter?
February nights average −1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 80 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Curan get?
About 1,085 mm a year, more than 90% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (118 mm) and July the driest (58 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Millau (16 km away), averages 2,197 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Curan itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Curan, Salles-Curan, 5.6 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 SALLES CURAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Curan →
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.