Prades-d'Aubrac sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
Sunny July days climb to 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. An umbrella earns its place on about 128 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Laguiole station, 19 km north-west.
A year in Prades-d'Aubrac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Laguiole station.
What a year in Prades-d'Aubrac 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 Mende
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 19 km north-west of Prades-d'Aubrac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Prades-d'Aubrac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Laguiole (12119001) |
| Distance from the town | 19 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 1,030 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 882 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Mende, 39 km away |
Prades-d'Aubrac sits 148 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Prades-d'Aubrac to run about 1°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 Prades-d'Aubrac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prades-d'Aubrac | Laguiole | 23.1°C | −1.8°C | 1,441 mm |
| Espalion 16 km | Entraygues sur | 29.3°C 6.2°C warmer | 1.5°C 3.3°C milder | 1,116 mm |
| Bozouls 20 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C 2.6°C warmer | −0.2°C 1.6°C milder | 869 mm |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron 24 km | Millau | 25.7°C 2.6°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.3°C milder | 713 mm |
| Marvejols 26 km | Montrodat | 26.7°C 3.6°C warmer | −1.6°C about the same | 818 mm |
Prades-d'Aubrac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Laguiole station; sunshine at Mende.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C | −1.8°C | 1.5°C | 130 mm | 95 |
| February | 5.5°C | −2.2°C | 1.6°C | 106 mm | 120 |
| March | 9.2°C | 0.5°C | 4.8°C | 109 mm | 170 |
| April | 12.1°C | 2.7°C | 7.4°C | 129 mm | 185 |
| May | 16.4°C | 6.2°C | 11.3°C | 124 mm | 213 |
| June | 20.5°C | 9.6°C | 15.1°C | 94 mm | 254 |
| July | 23.1°C | 11.5°C | 17.3°C | 83 mm | 293 |
| August | 23.1°C | 11.5°C | 17.3°C | 94 mm | 281 |
| September | 18.5°C | 8.3°C | 13.4°C | 123 mm | 210 |
| October | 14.1°C | 5.8°C | 9.9°C | 139 mm | 150 |
| November | 8.6°C | 1.6°C | 5.1°C | 158 mm | 88 |
| December | 5.8°C | −0.8°C | 2.5°C | 154 mm | 98 |
| Year | 13.5°C | 4.4°C | 8.9°C | 1,441 mm | 2,157 |
Where Prades-d'Aubrac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Laguiole, 19 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, 39 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 Prades-d'Aubrac’s climate
How warm does Prades-d'Aubrac 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 Prades-d'Aubrac 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 Prades-d'Aubrac 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, Mende (39 km away), averages 2,157 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Prades-d'Aubrac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Prades-d'Aubrac, Laguiole, 19 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 Prades-d'Aubrac →
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