More rain falls on Arsac than on 87% of mainland French towns: 1,007 mm a year
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.4°C. The rainiest month is November; the driest is July. Warm afternoons come more often than in 80% of mainland French towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Salaunes station, 12 km south-west.
A year in Arsac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Salaunes station.
What a year in Arsac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Salaunes.
About 1,007 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 113 towns of 2,500+ in Gironde.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bordeaux-Mérignac
46 frosts and 89 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 89 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Salaunes: 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 Salaunes
Salaunes is 12 km south-west of Arsac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Arsac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Salaunes (33494001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 50 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 21 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bordeaux-Mérignac, 18 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 Arsac 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 Gironde.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsac | Salaunes | 27.0°C | 2.4°C | 1,007 mm |
| Margaux-Cantenac 4.4 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 1,007 mm |
| Le Pian-Médoc 5.3 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 1,007 mm |
| Macau 6 km | Saint-Gervais | 27.1°C about the same | 3.5°C 1.1°C milder | 825 mm |
| Avensan 6.5 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 1,007 mm |
| Ludon-Médoc 6.8 km | Saint-Gervais | 27.1°C about the same | 3.5°C 1.1°C milder | 825 mm |
| Parempuyre 8.6 km | Talence | 27.8°C 0.8°C warmer | 3.4°C 1°C milder | 884 mm |
Arsac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Salaunes station; sunshine at Bordeaux-Mérignac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.8°C | 2.4°C | 6.5°C | 104 mm | 90 |
| February | 12.1°C | 1.9°C | 6.9°C | 81 mm | 117 |
| March | 15.7°C | 4.1°C | 9.9°C | 72 mm | 170 |
| April | 18.1°C | 6.0°C | 12.0°C | 78 mm | 186 |
| May | 21.8°C | 9.7°C | 15.8°C | 75 mm | 221 |
| June | 24.9°C | 12.9°C | 18.9°C | 72 mm | 238 |
| July | 27.0°C | 14.5°C | 20.7°C | 48 mm | 256 |
| August | 27.4°C | 14.2°C | 20.8°C | 59 mm | 249 |
| September | 24.2°C | 11.2°C | 17.7°C | 79 mm | 209 |
| October | 19.8°C | 9.0°C | 14.4°C | 90 mm | 150 |
| November | 14.3°C | 5.1°C | 9.7°C | 127 mm | 100 |
| December | 11.2°C | 2.6°C | 6.8°C | 123 mm | 84 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 7.8°C | 13.3°C | 1,007 mm | 2,070 |
Where Arsac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Salaunes, 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, Bordeaux-Mérignac, 18 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 Gironde.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Arsac’s climate
How warm does Arsac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.4°C. About 89 days a year reach 25°C, more than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Arsac get in winter?
February nights average 1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 46 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Arsac get?
About 1,007 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (127 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bordeaux-Mérignac (18 km away), averages 2,070 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Arsac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Arsac, Salaunes, 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 SALAUNES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Arsac →
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.