Wet weather: 1,062 mm a year falls on La Capelle-Bleys, more than on 89% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 0.8°C. Seasons differ by 28°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Frost is common: about 59 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 79% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside for May, June, September and October, when highs sit at 18–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bastide Eveque station, 5.9 km north-west.
A year in La Capelle-Bleys at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bastide Eveque station.
What a year in La Capelle-Bleys 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 5.9 km north-west of La Capelle-Bleys. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Capelle-Bleys itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bastide Eveque (12021001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.9 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 500 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 627 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Rodez-Aveyron, 27 km away |
La Capelle-Bleys sits 127 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect La Capelle-Bleys to run about 0.8°C cooler than these figures.
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 La Capelle-Bleys 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Capelle-Bleys | Bastide Eveque | 27.8°C | 0.8°C | 1,062 mm |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue 13 km | Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 28.1°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 865 mm |
| Baraqueville 21 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C 2.1°C cooler | −0.2°C 1°C colder | 869 mm |
| Druelle Balsac 26 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C 2.1°C cooler | −0.2°C 1°C colder | 869 mm |
| Aubin 27 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.5°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Carmaux 27 km | Albi | 28.8°C 1°C warmer | 1.9°C 1.1°C milder | 734 mm |
La Capelle-Bleys 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 La Capelle-Bleys’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bastide Eveque, 5.9 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 La Capelle-Bleys’s climate
How warm does La Capelle-Bleys 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 La Capelle-Bleys 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 La Capelle-Bleys 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 (27 km away), averages 2,193 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Capelle-Bleys itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Capelle-Bleys, Bastide Eveque, 5.9 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 La Capelle-Bleys →
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.