More days reach 25 degrees in Cours-les-Bains than in 80% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 2.6°C. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 76% of mainland French towns. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. For walks and days out, May, June, September and October bring highs of 20–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Martin-Curto station, 6 km south-east.
A year in Cours-les-Bains at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Martin-Curto station.
What a year in Cours-les-Bains feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Martin-Curto.
About 867 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 Agen-la Garenne
30 frosts and 89 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 89 days a year reach 25°C, and 30 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Martin-Curto: 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-Martin-Curto
Saint-Martin-Curto is 6 km south-east of Cours-les-Bains. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cours-les-Bains itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Martin-Curto (47254001) |
| Distance from the town | 6 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 144 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 153 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Agen-la Garenne, 54 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 Cours-les-Bains 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cours-les-Bains | Saint-Martin-Curto | 27.8°C | 2.6°C | 867 mm |
| Casteljaloux 11 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 867 mm |
| Bazas 17 km | Sauternes | 27.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Sainte-Bazeille 19 km | Verteuil | 28.2°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Marmande 20 km | Verteuil | 28.2°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 821 mm |
| La Réole 23 km | Sauternes | 27.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Langon 26 km | Sauternes | 27.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 860 mm |
Cours-les-Bains weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Martin-Curto station; sunshine at Agen-la Garenne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | 2.6°C | 6.2°C | 82 mm | 76 |
| February | 11.5°C | 2.7°C | 7.1°C | 61 mm | 113 |
| March | 15.3°C | 5.0°C | 10.2°C | 65 mm | 172 |
| April | 18.0°C | 7.0°C | 12.5°C | 85 mm | 186 |
| May | 21.8°C | 10.4°C | 16.1°C | 83 mm | 216 |
| June | 25.4°C | 13.5°C | 19.4°C | 67 mm | 235 |
| July | 27.8°C | 15.2°C | 21.5°C | 48 mm | 260 |
| August | 28.1°C | 15.3°C | 21.7°C | 60 mm | 250 |
| September | 24.5°C | 12.4°C | 18.5°C | 65 mm | 211 |
| October | 19.6°C | 9.9°C | 14.8°C | 72 mm | 143 |
| November | 13.5°C | 5.7°C | 9.6°C | 94 mm | 88 |
| December | 10.2°C | 3.4°C | 6.8°C | 86 mm | 72 |
| Year | 18.8°C | 8.6°C | 13.7°C | 867 mm | 2,020 |
Where Cours-les-Bains’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Martin-Curto, 6 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, Agen-la Garenne, 54 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 Cours-les-Bains’s climate
How warm does Cours-les-Bains get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.1°C. About 89 days a year reach 25°C, more than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 30 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cours-les-Bains get in winter?
January nights average 2.6°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 Cours-les-Bains get?
About 867 mm a year, more than 73% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (94 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Agen-la Garenne (54 km away), averages 2,020 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cours-les-Bains itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cours-les-Bains, Saint-Martin-Curto, 6 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 SAINT-MARTIN-CURTO, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cours-les-Bains →
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