Summer warmth: Barsac logs more 25-degree days than 78% of mainland French towns
Nights in January average 3.0°C. Only 25°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Only about 30 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 76% of mainland French towns. If you like long walks, May, June, September and October offer highs of 20–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Sauternes station, 6.7 km south.
A year in Barsac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sauternes station.
What a year in Barsac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sauternes.
About 860 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 77th wettest of 113 towns of 2,500+ in Gironde.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Émilion
30 frosts and 87 days of 25°C a year
On about 30 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 87 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sauternes: 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 Sauternes
Sauternes is 6.7 km south of Barsac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Barsac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sauternes (33504001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.7 km south |
| Station altitude | 65 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 11 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Émilion, 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 Barsac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barsac | Sauternes | 27.5°C | 3.0°C | 860 mm |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne 3.8 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Podensac 6 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Toulenne 6.8 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Langon 8.4 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Portets 12 km | Cadaujac-Inrae | 27.6°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 918 mm |
| Castres-Gironde 14 km | Cadaujac-Inrae | 27.6°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 918 mm |
Barsac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sauternes station; sunshine at Saint-Émilion.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.0°C | 3.0°C | 6.5°C | 80 mm | 78 |
| February | 11.7°C | 2.9°C | 7.3°C | 59 mm | 126 |
| March | 15.5°C | 5.2°C | 10.4°C | 60 mm | 164 |
| April | 18.2°C | 7.3°C | 12.8°C | 80 mm | 199 |
| May | 22.2°C | 10.8°C | 16.5°C | 75 mm | 222 |
| June | 25.5°C | 13.9°C | 19.7°C | 67 mm | 249 |
| July | 27.5°C | 15.6°C | 21.5°C | 51 mm | 273 |
| August | 27.8°C | 15.6°C | 21.7°C | 65 mm | 255 |
| September | 24.3°C | 12.5°C | 18.4°C | 65 mm | 227 |
| October | 19.7°C | 9.9°C | 14.8°C | 72 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.7°C | 5.9°C | 9.8°C | 98 mm | 102 |
| December | 10.4°C | 3.6°C | 7.0°C | 88 mm | 92 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 8.8°C | 13.9°C | 860 mm | 2,142 |
Where Barsac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sauternes, 6.7 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, Saint-Émilion, 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 Gironde.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Barsac’s climate
How warm does Barsac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.8°C. About 87 days a year reach 25°C, more than 78% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Barsac get in winter?
February nights average 2.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 30 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Barsac get?
About 860 mm a year, more than 72% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (98 mm) and July the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Émilion (36 km away), averages 2,142 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Barsac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Barsac, Sauternes, 6.7 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 SAUTERNES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Barsac →
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.