Warm afternoons come to Bernos-Beaulac more often than to 78% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 3.0°C. The rainiest month is November; the driest is July. Only about 30 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 76% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 123 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Sauternes station, 20 km north.
A year in Bernos-Beaulac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sauternes station.
What a year in Bernos-Beaulac 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
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 20 km north of Bernos-Beaulac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bernos-Beaulac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sauternes (33504001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km north |
| Station altitude | 65 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 65 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
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 Bernos-Beaulac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernos-Beaulac | Sauternes | 27.5°C | 3.0°C | 860 mm |
| Bazas 7.1 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Langon 19 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Toulenne 20 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Casteljaloux 28 km | Saint-Martin-Curto | 27.8°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 867 mm |
| La Réole 29 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 860 mm |
Bernos-Beaulac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sauternes station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.0°C | 3.0°C | 6.5°C | 80 mm |
| February | 11.7°C | 2.9°C | 7.3°C | 59 mm |
| March | 15.5°C | 5.2°C | 10.4°C | 60 mm |
| April | 18.2°C | 7.3°C | 12.8°C | 80 mm |
| May | 22.2°C | 10.8°C | 16.5°C | 75 mm |
| June | 25.5°C | 13.9°C | 19.7°C | 67 mm |
| July | 27.5°C | 15.6°C | 21.5°C | 51 mm |
| August | 27.8°C | 15.6°C | 21.7°C | 65 mm |
| September | 24.3°C | 12.5°C | 18.4°C | 65 mm |
| October | 19.7°C | 9.9°C | 14.8°C | 72 mm |
| November | 13.7°C | 5.9°C | 9.8°C | 98 mm |
| December | 10.4°C | 3.6°C | 7.0°C | 88 mm |
| Year | 18.9°C | 8.8°C | 13.9°C | 860 mm |
Where Bernos-Beaulac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sauternes, 20 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.
- 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 Bernos-Beaulac’s climate
How warm does Bernos-Beaulac 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 Bernos-Beaulac 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 Bernos-Beaulac 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).
Are these figures for Bernos-Beaulac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bernos-Beaulac, Sauternes, 20 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 Bernos-Beaulac →
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