Warm afternoons come to Espaon more often than to 90% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.8°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 28°C. Rain is light here, less than falls on 66% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 110 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Isle-Jourdain station, 27 km north-east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Espaon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Isle-Jourdain station.
What a year in Espaon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Isle-Jourdain.
About 709 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Gers.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Auch
47 frosts and 106 days of 25°C a year
On about 47 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, and 46 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Isle-Jourdain: 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 Isle-Jourdain
Isle-Jourdain is 27 km north-east of Espaon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Espaon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Isle-Jourdain (32160001) |
| Distance from the town | 27 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 152 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 194 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Auch, 36 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 Espaon 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 Gers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espaon | Isle-Jourdain | 28.9°C | 1.8°C | 709 mm |
| Samatan 9.1 km | same station | 28.9°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 709 mm |
| Rieumes 20 km | Muret-Lherm | 28.0°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.0°C about the same | 620 mm |
| Gimont 22 km | same station | 28.9°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 709 mm |
| Bérat 25 km | Muret-Lherm | 28.0°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.0°C about the same | 620 mm |
| Saint-Lys 27 km | Muret-Lherm | 28.0°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.0°C about the same | 620 mm |
| L'Isle-Jourdain 27 km | same station | 28.9°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 709 mm |
Espaon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Isle-Jourdain station; sunshine at Auch.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.4°C | 1.8°C | 6.1°C | 65 mm | 89 |
| February | 12.1°C | 1.6°C | 6.8°C | 47 mm | 115 |
| March | 15.9°C | 3.8°C | 9.9°C | 51 mm | 168 |
| April | 18.7°C | 6.3°C | 12.5°C | 66 mm | 180 |
| May | 22.4°C | 9.8°C | 16.1°C | 81 mm | 201 |
| June | 26.4°C | 13.2°C | 19.8°C | 62 mm | 213 |
| July | 28.9°C | 14.9°C | 21.9°C | 50 mm | 240 |
| August | 29.5°C | 14.9°C | 22.2°C | 51 mm | 231 |
| September | 25.7°C | 11.6°C | 18.7°C | 57 mm | 203 |
| October | 20.6°C | 9.2°C | 14.9°C | 58 mm | 152 |
| November | 14.3°C | 4.9°C | 9.6°C | 63 mm | 99 |
| December | 11.1°C | 2.5°C | 6.8°C | 59 mm | 85 |
| Year | 19.7°C | 7.9°C | 13.8°C | 709 mm | 1,976 |
Where Espaon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Isle-Jourdain, 27 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, Auch, 36 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 Gers.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Espaon’s climate
How warm does Espaon get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.5°C. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 46 reach 30°C.
How cold does Espaon get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 47 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Espaon get?
About 709 mm a year, less than 66% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (81 mm) and February the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Auch (36 km away), averages 1,976 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Espaon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Espaon, Isle-Jourdain, 27 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 ISLE-JOURDAIN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Espaon →
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.