More days reach 25 degrees in Cessac than in 82% of mainland French towns
Nights in January average 3.3°C. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in July. In January, nights here are milder than in 80% of mainland French towns. If you like long walks, May, June, September and October offer highs of 20–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Émilion station, 20 km north.
A year in Cessac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Émilion station.
What a year in Cessac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Émilion.
About 798 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 103rd wettest of 113 towns of 2,500+ in Gironde.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Émilion
32 frosts and 91 days of 25°C a year
On about 32 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 91 days a year reach 25°C, and 31 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Émilion: 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 Saint-Émilion
Saint-Émilion is 20 km north of Cessac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cessac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Émilion (33394002) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km north |
| Station altitude | 38 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 72 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Cessac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessac | Saint-Émilion | 27.8°C | 3.3°C | 798 mm |
| Saint-Quentin-de-Baron 13 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 798 mm |
| Créon 14 km | Cadaujac-Inrae | 27.6°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 918 mm |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne 16 km | Sauternes | 27.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Castillon-la-Bataille 17 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 798 mm |
| Podensac 17 km | Sauternes | 27.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Sadirac 18 km | Cadaujac-Inrae | 27.6°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 918 mm |
Cessac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Émilion station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9°C | 3.3°C | 6.6°C | 78 mm | 78 |
| February | 11.6°C | 3.1°C | 7.3°C | 62 mm | 126 |
| March | 15.4°C | 5.2°C | 10.3°C | 58 mm | 164 |
| April | 18.6°C | 7.6°C | 13.1°C | 72 mm | 199 |
| May | 22.2°C | 11.0°C | 16.6°C | 68 mm | 222 |
| June | 25.9°C | 13.8°C | 19.8°C | 58 mm | 249 |
| July | 27.8°C | 15.1°C | 21.5°C | 48 mm | 273 |
| August | 28.0°C | 14.9°C | 21.5°C | 55 mm | 255 |
| September | 24.7°C | 11.8°C | 18.2°C | 62 mm | 227 |
| October | 20.1°C | 9.6°C | 14.9°C | 61 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.8°C | 5.8°C | 9.8°C | 91 mm | 102 |
| December | 10.5°C | 3.6°C | 7.1°C | 84 mm | 92 |
| Year | 19.0°C | 8.7°C | 13.9°C | 798 mm | 2,142 |
Where Cessac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Émilion, 20 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 20 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 Cessac’s climate
How warm does Cessac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.0°C. About 91 days a year reach 25°C, more than 82% of mainland French towns, and about 31 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cessac get in winter?
February nights average 3.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 32 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cessac get?
About 798 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (91 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Émilion (20 km away), averages 2,142 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cessac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cessac, Saint-Émilion, 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 ST EMILION, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cessac →
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.