January in Vimenet bites harder than in 80% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.7°C. Rain peaks in May and eases off in February. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 64% of mainland French towns. Expect about 48 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Millau station, 32 km south; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Vimenet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Millau station.
What a year in Vimenet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Millau.
About 713 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 15th wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Aveyron.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Millau
48 frosts and 55 days of 25°C a year
On about 48 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Millau: 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 Millau
Millau is 32 km south of Vimenet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vimenet itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Millau (12145001) |
| Distance from the town | 32 km south |
| Station altitude | 712 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 641 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 15 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Vimenet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vimenet | Millau | 25.7°C | 0.5°C | 713 mm |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron 12 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 713 mm |
| Bozouls 18 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.7°C colder | 869 mm |
| Espalion 19 km | Entraygues sur | 29.3°C 3.6°C warmer | 1.5°C 1°C milder | 1,116 mm |
| Sébazac-Concourès 26 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.7°C colder | 869 mm |
| Onet-le-Château 28 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.7°C colder | 869 mm |
| Rodez 29 km | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.7°C colder | 869 mm |
Vimenet weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Millau station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.3°C | 0.5°C | 3.4°C | 55 mm | 98 |
| February | 7.7°C | 0.4°C | 4.0°C | 39 mm | 129 |
| March | 11.5°C | 3.0°C | 7.2°C | 42 mm | 173 |
| April | 14.3°C | 5.2°C | 9.7°C | 69 mm | 187 |
| May | 18.2°C | 8.8°C | 13.5°C | 75 mm | 224 |
| June | 22.7°C | 12.3°C | 17.5°C | 57 mm | 267 |
| July | 25.7°C | 14.5°C | 20.1°C | 43 mm | 301 |
| August | 25.8°C | 14.5°C | 20.1°C | 57 mm | 270 |
| September | 20.9°C | 11.2°C | 16.0°C | 74 mm | 212 |
| October | 15.8°C | 8.4°C | 12.1°C | 74 mm | 140 |
| November | 10.1°C | 4.0°C | 7.0°C | 72 mm | 98 |
| December | 7.2°C | 1.5°C | 4.3°C | 56 mm | 98 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 7.0°C | 11.2°C | 713 mm | 2,197 |
Where Vimenet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Millau, 32 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, 32 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 Vimenet’s climate
How warm does Vimenet get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vimenet get in winter?
February nights average 0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 48 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vimenet get?
About 713 mm a year, less than 64% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (75 mm) and February the driest (39 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Millau (32 km away), averages 2,197 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vimenet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vimenet, Millau, 32 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 MILLAU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vimenet →
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.