July in Saint-Affrique runs hotter than in 86% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 2.2°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 84% of mainland French towns. Of all months, December brings the most rain and July the least. Windscreens need scraping on about 40 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bastide Solages station, 30 km west; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Saint-Affrique at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bastide Solages station.
What a year in Saint-Affrique feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bastide Solages.
About 951 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 33 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Aveyron.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Millau
40 frosts and 97 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, and 41 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bastide Solages: 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 Bastide Solages
Bastide Solages is 30 km west of Saint-Affrique. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Affrique itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bastide Solages (12023001) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km west |
| Station altitude | 230 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 325 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Millau, 21 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 Saint-Affrique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Affrique | Bastide Solages | 28.6°C | 2.2°C | 951 mm |
| Millau 22 km | Millau | 25.7°C 2.9°C cooler | 0.5°C 1.7°C colder | 713 mm |
Saint-Affrique weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bastide Solages station; sunshine at Millau.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | 2.2°C | 5.8°C | 93 mm | 98 |
| February | 11.0°C | 1.9°C | 6.5°C | 70 mm | 129 |
| March | 15.0°C | 4.0°C | 9.5°C | 74 mm | 173 |
| April | 18.0°C | 6.5°C | 12.2°C | 95 mm | 187 |
| May | 22.0°C | 9.9°C | 15.9°C | 92 mm | 224 |
| June | 26.2°C | 13.2°C | 19.7°C | 72 mm | 267 |
| July | 28.6°C | 15.0°C | 21.8°C | 50 mm | 301 |
| August | 28.7°C | 15.0°C | 21.9°C | 62 mm | 270 |
| September | 24.6°C | 12.0°C | 18.3°C | 71 mm | 212 |
| October | 19.5°C | 9.8°C | 14.7°C | 81 mm | 140 |
| November | 13.4°C | 5.7°C | 9.5°C | 95 mm | 98 |
| December | 10.1°C | 2.9°C | 6.5°C | 96 mm | 98 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 8.2°C | 13.5°C | 951 mm | 2,197 |
Where Saint-Affrique’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bastide Solages, 30 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, 21 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 Saint-Affrique’s climate
How warm does Saint-Affrique get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.7°C. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, more than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 41 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Affrique get in winter?
February nights average 1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Affrique get?
About 951 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (96 mm) and July the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Millau (21 km away), averages 2,197 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Affrique itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Affrique, Bastide Solages, 30 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 BASTIDE SOLAGES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Affrique →
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.