Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than La Capelle-Bonance
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.7°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 29°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 64% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Montrodat station, 25 km north-east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in La Capelle-Bonance at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montrodat station.
What a year in La Capelle-Bonance feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montrodat.
About 818 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 27 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 Mende
A frosty town: 96 frosts and 66 days of 25°C a year
On about 96 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montrodat: 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 Montrodat
Montrodat is 25 km north-east of La Capelle-Bonance. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Capelle-Bonance itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montrodat (48103001) |
| Distance from the town | 25 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 746 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 559 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Mende, 36 km away |
La Capelle-Bonance sits 187 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect La Capelle-Bonance to run about 1.2°C warmer 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-Bonance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Capelle-Bonance | Montrodat | 26.7°C | −1.6°C | 818 mm |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron 14 km | Millau | 25.7°C 1°C cooler | 0.5°C 2.1°C milder | 713 mm |
| Espalion 22 km | Entraygues sur | 29.3°C 2.6°C warmer | 1.5°C 3.1°C milder | 1,116 mm |
| Bozouls 24 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C 1°C cooler | −0.2°C 1.4°C milder | 869 mm |
| Marvejols 24 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 818 mm |
La Capelle-Bonance weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montrodat station; sunshine at Mende.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2°C | −1.6°C | 2.3°C | 62 mm | 95 |
| February | 7.6°C | −1.9°C | 2.8°C | 49 mm | 120 |
| March | 11.6°C | 0.6°C | 6.1°C | 48 mm | 170 |
| April | 14.6°C | 2.7°C | 8.6°C | 73 mm | 185 |
| May | 19.0°C | 6.1°C | 12.6°C | 80 mm | 213 |
| June | 23.5°C | 9.6°C | 16.6°C | 67 mm | 254 |
| July | 26.7°C | 11.6°C | 19.1°C | 52 mm | 293 |
| August | 26.4°C | 11.4°C | 18.9°C | 67 mm | 281 |
| September | 21.2°C | 8.3°C | 14.7°C | 81 mm | 210 |
| October | 15.8°C | 5.7°C | 10.8°C | 86 mm | 150 |
| November | 10.0°C | 1.9°C | 5.9°C | 88 mm | 88 |
| December | 6.9°C | −0.8°C | 3.0°C | 68 mm | 98 |
| Year | 15.8°C | 4.5°C | 10.1°C | 818 mm | 2,157 |
Where La Capelle-Bonance’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montrodat, 25 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, Mende, 36 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-Bonance’s climate
How warm does La Capelle-Bonance get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Capelle-Bonance get in winter?
February nights average −1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 96 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Capelle-Bonance get?
About 818 mm a year, more than 63% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (88 mm) and March the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mende (36 km away), averages 2,157 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Capelle-Bonance itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Capelle-Bonance, Montrodat, 25 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 MONTRODAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Capelle-Bonance →
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.