Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Le Cayrol
Expect July afternoons of about 23.1°C. None of the 16 towns of 2,500+ in Aveyron gets more rain. Seasons differ by 25°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Laguiole station, 12 km north-east.
A year in Le Cayrol at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Laguiole station.
What a year in Le Cayrol feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Laguiole.
About 1,441 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 52 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The 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: 98 frosts and 39 days of 25°C a year
On about 98 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 15 days it stays below freezing all day. About 39 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Laguiole: 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 Laguiole
Laguiole is 12 km north-east of Le Cayrol. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Cayrol itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Laguiole (12119001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 1,030 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 794 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Rodez-Aveyron, 31 km away |
Le Cayrol sits 236 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Le Cayrol to run about 1.5°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 Le Cayrol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cayrol | Laguiole | 23.1°C | −1.8°C | 1,441 mm |
| Espalion 7.3 km | Entraygues sur | 29.3°C 6.2°C warmer | 1.5°C 3.3°C milder | 1,116 mm |
| Bozouls 14 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C 2.6°C warmer | −0.2°C 1.6°C milder | 869 mm |
| Sébazac-Concourès 24 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C 2.6°C warmer | −0.2°C 1.6°C milder | 869 mm |
| Onet-le-Château 29 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C 2.6°C warmer | −0.2°C 1.6°C milder | 869 mm |
Le Cayrol weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Laguiole station; sunshine at Rodez-Aveyron.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C | −1.8°C | 1.5°C | 130 mm | 85 |
| February | 5.5°C | −2.2°C | 1.6°C | 106 mm | 125 |
| March | 9.2°C | 0.5°C | 4.8°C | 109 mm | 172 |
| April | 12.1°C | 2.7°C | 7.4°C | 129 mm | 193 |
| May | 16.4°C | 6.2°C | 11.3°C | 124 mm | 219 |
| June | 20.5°C | 9.6°C | 15.1°C | 94 mm | 256 |
| July | 23.1°C | 11.5°C | 17.3°C | 83 mm | 282 |
| August | 23.1°C | 11.5°C | 17.3°C | 94 mm | 274 |
| September | 18.5°C | 8.3°C | 13.4°C | 123 mm | 218 |
| October | 14.1°C | 5.8°C | 9.9°C | 139 mm | 165 |
| November | 8.6°C | 1.6°C | 5.1°C | 158 mm | 104 |
| December | 5.8°C | −0.8°C | 2.5°C | 154 mm | 102 |
| Year | 13.5°C | 4.4°C | 8.9°C | 1,441 mm | 2,193 |
Where Le Cayrol’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Laguiole, 12 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, 31 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 Le Cayrol’s climate
How warm does Le Cayrol get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.1°C. About 39 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 81% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Cayrol get in winter?
February nights average −2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 98 nights a year, and about 15 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Le Cayrol get?
About 1,441 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (158 mm) and July the driest (83 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Rodez-Aveyron (31 km away), averages 2,193 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Cayrol itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Cayrol, Laguiole, 12 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 LAGUIOLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Cayrol →
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.