Omps is wetter than 93% of mainland French towns: 1,135 mm of rain a year
In January the night’s low is typically −0.5°C. November is the wettest month, July the driest. Frosty nights outnumber those of 91% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside from June to September, when highs sit at 21–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Aurillac station, 12 km east.
A year in Omps at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aurillac station.
What a year in Omps feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aurillac.
About 1,135 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 39 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 5 towns of 2,500+ in Cantal.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Aurillac
A frosty town: 71 frosts and 49 days of 25°C a year
On about 71 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aurillac: 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 Aurillac
Aurillac is 12 km east of Omps. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Omps itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aurillac (15014004) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km east |
| Station altitude | 632 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 613 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| 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 Omps 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 Cantal.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omps | Aurillac | 24.6°C | −0.5°C | 1,135 mm |
| Ytrac 8.5 km | same station | 24.6°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 1,135 mm |
| Aurillac 14 km | same station | 24.6°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 1,135 mm |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère 15 km | same station | 24.6°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 1,135 mm |
Omps weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aurillac station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.9°C | −0.5°C | 3.2°C | 90 mm | 105 |
| February | 8.1°C | −0.8°C | 3.6°C | 77 mm | 127 |
| March | 11.9°C | 1.7°C | 6.8°C | 79 mm | 176 |
| April | 14.5°C | 4.0°C | 9.2°C | 109 mm | 185 |
| May | 18.4°C | 7.6°C | 13.0°C | 107 mm | 211 |
| June | 22.2°C | 10.7°C | 16.5°C | 82 mm | 244 |
| July | 24.6°C | 12.5°C | 18.5°C | 71 mm | 272 |
| August | 24.6°C | 12.4°C | 18.5°C | 88 mm | 258 |
| September | 20.5°C | 9.1°C | 14.8°C | 107 mm | 211 |
| October | 16.2°C | 6.9°C | 11.5°C | 101 mm | 153 |
| November | 10.7°C | 2.8°C | 6.7°C | 118 mm | 104 |
| December | 7.7°C | 0.3°C | 4.0°C | 106 mm | 100 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 5.6°C | 10.5°C | 1,135 mm | 2,146 |
Where Omps’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aurillac, 12 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, Aurillac, 12 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 Cantal.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Omps’s climate
How warm does Omps get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.6°C. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Omps get in winter?
February nights average −0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 71 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Omps get?
About 1,135 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (118 mm) and July the driest (71 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aurillac (12 km away), averages 2,146 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Omps itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Omps, Aurillac, 12 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 AURILLAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Omps →
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.