Nights stay kind in Carignan-de-Bordeaux each January, milder than in 88% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 27.6°C. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in July. Warm days come often: about 88 a year reach 25°C, more than in 78% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 125 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Villenave d'Ornon-Inrae station, 8.3 km west.
A year in Carignan-de-Bordeaux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villenave d'Ornon-Inrae station.
What a year in Carignan-de-Bordeaux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villenave d'Ornon-Inrae.
About 904 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 52nd wettest of 113 towns of 2,500+ in Gironde.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bordeaux-Mérignac
23 frosts and 88 days of 25°C a year
On about 23 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 88 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villenave d'Ornon-Inrae: 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 Villenave d'Ornon-Inrae
Villenave d'Ornon-Inrae is 8.3 km west of Carignan-de-Bordeaux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Carignan-de-Bordeaux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villenave d'Ornon-Inrae (33550001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.3 km west |
| Station altitude | 25 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 73 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bordeaux-Mérignac, 17 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 Carignan-de-Bordeaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carignan-de-Bordeaux | Villenave d'Ornon-Inrae | 27.6°C | 3.7°C | 904 mm |
| Bouliac 2 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 3.7°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Latresne 2.7 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 3.7°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Fargues-Saint-Hilaire 3.1 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 3.7°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Tresses 3.7 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 3.7°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Floirac 4.8 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 3.7°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Camblanes-et-Meynac 5 km | Cadaujac-Inrae | 27.6°C about the same | 2.9°C 0.8°C colder | 918 mm |
Carignan-de-Bordeaux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Villenave d'Ornon-Inrae station; sunshine at Bordeaux-Mérignac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.5°C | 3.7°C | 7.1°C | 87 mm | 90 |
| February | 12.1°C | 3.5°C | 7.8°C | 67 mm | 117 |
| March | 15.7°C | 5.9°C | 10.8°C | 63 mm | 170 |
| April | 18.3°C | 7.9°C | 13.1°C | 76 mm | 186 |
| May | 22.2°C | 11.5°C | 16.8°C | 69 mm | 221 |
| June | 25.4°C | 14.6°C | 20.0°C | 68 mm | 238 |
| July | 27.6°C | 16.3°C | 21.9°C | 47 mm | 256 |
| August | 28.0°C | 16.3°C | 22.1°C | 61 mm | 249 |
| September | 24.5°C | 13.2°C | 18.9°C | 73 mm | 209 |
| October | 19.8°C | 10.5°C | 15.1°C | 79 mm | 150 |
| November | 14.1°C | 6.5°C | 10.3°C | 113 mm | 100 |
| December | 11.0°C | 4.2°C | 7.6°C | 103 mm | 84 |
| Year | 19.1°C | 9.5°C | 14.3°C | 904 mm | 2,070 |
Where Carignan-de-Bordeaux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villenave d'Ornon-Inrae, 8.3 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, 17 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 Carignan-de-Bordeaux’s climate
How warm does Carignan-de-Bordeaux get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.0°C. About 88 days a year reach 25°C, more than 78% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does Carignan-de-Bordeaux get in winter?
February nights average 3.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 23 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Carignan-de-Bordeaux get?
About 904 mm a year, more than 78% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (113 mm) and July the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bordeaux-Mérignac (17 km away), averages 2,070 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Carignan-de-Bordeaux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Carignan-de-Bordeaux, Villenave d'Ornon-Inrae, 8.3 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 VILLENAVE D'ORNON-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Carignan-de-Bordeaux →
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