Frosty mornings in Pierrefiche outnumber those of 88% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.7°C on average. A year here swings 26°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 73% of mainland French towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Rodez-Aveyron station, 37 km west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Pierrefiche at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Rodez-Aveyron station.
What a year in Pierrefiche 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 Millau
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 37 km west of Pierrefiche. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pierrefiche itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Rodez-Aveyron (12254001) |
| Distance from the town | 37 km west |
| Station altitude | 578 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 614 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Millau, 37 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 Pierrefiche 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefiche | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C | −0.2°C | 869 mm |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron 15 km | Millau | 25.7°C about the same | 0.5°C 0.7°C milder | 713 mm |
| Espalion 17 km | Entraygues sur | 29.3°C 3.6°C warmer | 1.5°C 1.7°C milder | 1,116 mm |
| Bozouls 18 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Sébazac-Concourès 27 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
Pierrefiche weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Rodez-Aveyron station; sunshine at Millau.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | −0.2°C | 3.4°C | 75 mm | 98 |
| February | 8.3°C | −0.5°C | 3.9°C | 54 mm | 129 |
| March | 12.1°C | 2.1°C | 7.1°C | 63 mm | 173 |
| April | 14.9°C | 4.5°C | 9.7°C | 84 mm | 187 |
| May | 18.9°C | 8.0°C | 13.4°C | 97 mm | 224 |
| June | 23.0°C | 11.4°C | 17.2°C | 64 mm | 267 |
| July | 25.7°C | 13.4°C | 19.5°C | 56 mm | 301 |
| August | 25.8°C | 13.4°C | 19.6°C | 60 mm | 270 |
| September | 21.3°C | 9.9°C | 15.6°C | 78 mm | 212 |
| October | 16.6°C | 7.5°C | 12.1°C | 76 mm | 140 |
| November | 10.9°C | 3.2°C | 7.1°C | 85 mm | 98 |
| December | 8.0°C | 0.5°C | 4.3°C | 78 mm | 98 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.1°C | 11.1°C | 869 mm | 2,197 |
Where Pierrefiche’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Rodez-Aveyron, 37 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, 37 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 Pierrefiche’s climate
How warm does Pierrefiche 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 Pierrefiche 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 Pierrefiche 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, Millau (37 km away), averages 2,197 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pierrefiche itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pierrefiche, Rodez-Aveyron, 37 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 Pierrefiche →
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.