Rainfall in Saint-Sever-du-Moustier tops that of 93% of mainland French towns: 1,134 mm a year
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.6°C. Of all months, May brings the most rain and July the least. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 63% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 36 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Montredon-Labessonnié station, 28 km west; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Saint-Sever-du-Moustier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montredon-Labessonnié station.
What a year in Saint-Sever-du-Moustier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montredon-Labessonnié.
About 1,134 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and July the driest. About 40 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 Millau
36 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 36 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montredon-Labessonnié: 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 Montredon-Labessonnié
Montredon-Labessonnié is 28 km west of Saint-Sever-du-Moustier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Sever-du-Moustier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montredon-Labessonnié (81182004) |
| Distance from the town | 28 km west |
| Station altitude | 566 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 574 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Millau, 46 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-Sever-du-Moustier 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-Sever-du-Moustier | Montredon-Labessonnié | 25.6°C | 1.7°C | 1,134 mm |
| Saint-Affrique 25 km | Bastide Solages | 28.6°C 3°C warmer | 2.2°C 0.5°C milder | 951 mm |
Saint-Sever-du-Moustier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montredon-Labessonnié station; sunshine at Millau.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 1.7°C | 4.6°C | 112 mm | 98 |
| February | 8.5°C | 1.8°C | 5.1°C | 85 mm | 129 |
| March | 12.0°C | 4.2°C | 8.1°C | 95 mm | 173 |
| April | 14.8°C | 6.3°C | 10.5°C | 117 mm | 187 |
| May | 18.9°C | 9.7°C | 14.3°C | 126 mm | 224 |
| June | 22.9°C | 13.0°C | 18.0°C | 89 mm | 267 |
| July | 25.6°C | 15.0°C | 20.3°C | 59 mm | 301 |
| August | 25.9°C | 15.2°C | 20.6°C | 66 mm | 270 |
| September | 21.6°C | 12.3°C | 16.9°C | 78 mm | 212 |
| October | 16.9°C | 9.6°C | 13.2°C | 90 mm | 140 |
| November | 11.1°C | 5.2°C | 8.2°C | 108 mm | 98 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.8°C | 5.6°C | 110 mm | 98 |
| Year | 16.2°C | 8.1°C | 12.1°C | 1,134 mm | 2,197 |
Where Saint-Sever-du-Moustier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montredon-Labessonnié, 28 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, 46 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-Sever-du-Moustier’s climate
How warm does Saint-Sever-du-Moustier get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Sever-du-Moustier get in winter?
January nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 36 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Sever-du-Moustier get?
About 1,134 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (126 mm) and July the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Millau (46 km away), averages 2,197 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Sever-du-Moustier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Sever-du-Moustier, Montredon-Labessonnié, 28 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 MONTREDON-LABESSONNIE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Sever-du-Moustier →
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