Sainte-Croix has warmer summer afternoons than 79% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 1.0°C. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 77% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 28°C apart. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to March, when means dip under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Villefranche-de-Rouergue station, 6 km south-east.
A year in Sainte-Croix at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villefranche-de-Rouergue station.
What a year in Sainte-Croix feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
About 865 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th 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: 56 frosts and 84 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 84 days a year reach 25°C, and 32 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villefranche-de-Rouergue: 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 Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Villefranche-de-Rouergue is 6 km south-east of Sainte-Croix. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Croix itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villefranche-de-Rouergue (12300004) |
| Distance from the town | 6 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 330 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 360 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Rodez-Aveyron, 41 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 Sainte-Croix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Croix | Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 28.1°C | 1.0°C | 865 mm |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue 8 km | same station | 28.1°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 865 mm |
| Capdenac-Gare 20 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.7°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Figeac 23 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.7°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Aubin 27 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.7°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Decazeville 28 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.7°C colder | 1,058 mm |
Sainte-Croix weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Villefranche-de-Rouergue station; sunshine at Rodez-Aveyron.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C | 1.0°C | 4.9°C | 75 mm | 85 |
| February | 10.3°C | 0.6°C | 5.5°C | 59 mm | 125 |
| March | 14.2°C | 3.1°C | 8.6°C | 66 mm | 172 |
| April | 17.0°C | 5.5°C | 11.2°C | 93 mm | 193 |
| May | 21.1°C | 8.8°C | 14.9°C | 88 mm | 219 |
| June | 25.3°C | 12.1°C | 18.7°C | 73 mm | 256 |
| July | 28.1°C | 14.0°C | 21.0°C | 48 mm | 282 |
| August | 28.1°C | 13.8°C | 21.0°C | 60 mm | 274 |
| September | 23.7°C | 10.6°C | 17.2°C | 68 mm | 218 |
| October | 18.6°C | 8.4°C | 13.6°C | 75 mm | 165 |
| November | 12.6°C | 4.2°C | 8.4°C | 82 mm | 104 |
| December | 9.7°C | 1.6°C | 5.7°C | 78 mm | 102 |
| Year | 18.1°C | 7.0°C | 12.6°C | 865 mm | 2,193 |
Where Sainte-Croix’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villefranche-de-Rouergue, 6 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, 41 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 Sainte-Croix’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Croix get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.1°C. About 84 days a year reach 25°C, more than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 32 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sainte-Croix get in winter?
February nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sainte-Croix get?
About 865 mm a year, more than 73% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (93 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Rodez-Aveyron (41 km away), averages 2,193 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Croix itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Croix, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, 6 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 VILLEFRANCHE-DE-ROUERGUE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sainte-Croix →
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.