Rouffiac sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,432 mm a year
Nights in January average 0.3°C. December is the wettest month, July the driest. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 83% of mainland French towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 19–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Camps station, 13 km west.
A year in Rouffiac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Camps station.
What a year in Rouffiac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Camps.
About 1,432 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 51 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: 62 frosts and 56 days of 25°C a year
On about 62 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Camps: 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 Camps
Camps is 13 km west of Rouffiac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rouffiac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Camps (19034001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km west |
| Station altitude | 519 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 534 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Aurillac, 27 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 Rouffiac 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouffiac | Camps | 25.1°C | 0.3°C | 1,432 mm |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne 18 km | Argentat | 28.4°C 3.3°C warmer | 0.4°C about the same | 1,146 mm |
| Ytrac 22 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C 0.5°C cooler | −0.5°C 0.8°C colder | 1,135 mm |
| Mauriac 26 km | Mauriac | 24.3°C 0.8°C cooler | 0.0°C about the same | 1,129 mm |
| Aurillac 26 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C 0.5°C cooler | −0.5°C 0.8°C colder | 1,135 mm |
| Saint-Céré 27 km | Argentat | 28.4°C 3.3°C warmer | 0.4°C about the same | 1,146 mm |
Rouffiac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Camps station; sunshine at Aurillac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 0.3°C | 3.9°C | 132 mm | 105 |
| February | 8.7°C | 0.0°C | 4.3°C | 110 mm | 127 |
| March | 12.6°C | 2.4°C | 7.5°C | 114 mm | 176 |
| April | 15.2°C | 4.6°C | 9.9°C | 129 mm | 185 |
| May | 19.1°C | 8.0°C | 13.5°C | 132 mm | 211 |
| June | 22.9°C | 11.1°C | 17.0°C | 109 mm | 244 |
| July | 25.1°C | 12.7°C | 18.9°C | 86 mm | 272 |
| August | 25.3°C | 12.8°C | 19.0°C | 88 mm | 258 |
| September | 21.2°C | 9.6°C | 15.4°C | 109 mm | 211 |
| October | 16.7°C | 7.4°C | 12.1°C | 125 mm | 153 |
| November | 11.1°C | 3.3°C | 7.2°C | 149 mm | 104 |
| December | 8.4°C | 0.9°C | 4.6°C | 151 mm | 100 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.1°C | 11.1°C | 1,432 mm | 2,146 |
Where Rouffiac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Camps, 13 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, 27 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 Rouffiac’s climate
How warm does Rouffiac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rouffiac get in winter?
February nights average 0.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 62 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rouffiac get?
About 1,432 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (151 mm) and July the driest (86 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aurillac (27 km away), averages 2,146 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rouffiac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rouffiac, Camps, 13 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 CAMPS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rouffiac →
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