Ice on the ground: Palmas d'Aveyron sees more frosts than 88% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 25.7°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 26°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 73% of mainland French towns. Long walks are most pleasant from May to September, when afternoons reach 19–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Rodez-Aveyron station, 31 km west; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Palmas d'Aveyron at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Rodez-Aveyron station.
What a year in Palmas d'Aveyron feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rodez-Aveyron.
About 869 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th 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: 66 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 66 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rodez-Aveyron: 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 Rodez-Aveyron
Rodez-Aveyron is 31 km west of Palmas d'Aveyron. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Palmas d'Aveyron itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Rodez-Aveyron (12254001) |
| Distance from the town | 31 km west |
| Station altitude | 578 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 623 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Palmas d'Aveyron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmas d'Aveyron | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C | −0.2°C | 869 mm |
| Bozouls 13 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Espalion 14 km | Entraygues sur | 29.3°C 3.6°C warmer | 1.5°C 1.7°C milder | 1,116 mm |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron 17 km | Millau | 25.7°C about the same | 0.5°C 0.7°C milder | 713 mm |
| Sébazac-Concourès 21 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Onet-le-Château 23 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Rodez 24 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
Palmas d'Aveyron weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Rodez-Aveyron station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | −0.2°C | 3.4°C | 75 mm | 85 |
| February | 8.3°C | −0.5°C | 3.9°C | 54 mm | 125 |
| March | 12.1°C | 2.1°C | 7.1°C | 63 mm | 172 |
| April | 14.9°C | 4.5°C | 9.7°C | 84 mm | 193 |
| May | 18.9°C | 8.0°C | 13.4°C | 97 mm | 219 |
| June | 23.0°C | 11.4°C | 17.2°C | 64 mm | 256 |
| July | 25.7°C | 13.4°C | 19.5°C | 56 mm | 282 |
| August | 25.8°C | 13.4°C | 19.6°C | 60 mm | 274 |
| September | 21.3°C | 9.9°C | 15.6°C | 78 mm | 218 |
| October | 16.6°C | 7.5°C | 12.1°C | 76 mm | 165 |
| November | 10.9°C | 3.2°C | 7.1°C | 85 mm | 104 |
| December | 8.0°C | 0.5°C | 4.3°C | 78 mm | 102 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.1°C | 11.1°C | 869 mm | 2,193 |
Where Palmas d'Aveyron’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Rodez-Aveyron, 31 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 Palmas d'Aveyron’s climate
How warm does Palmas d'Aveyron get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Palmas d'Aveyron get in winter?
February nights average −0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 66 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Palmas d'Aveyron get?
About 869 mm a year, more than 73% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (97 mm) and February the driest (54 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 Palmas d'Aveyron itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Palmas d'Aveyron, Rodez-Aveyron, 31 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 RODEZ-AVEYRON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Palmas d'Aveyron →
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.