Summer warmth: Paillet logs more 25-degree days than 81% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.9°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 80% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 128 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Cadaujac-Inrae station, 17 km north-west.
A year in Paillet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cadaujac-Inrae station.
What a year in Paillet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cadaujac-Inrae.
About 918 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 38th wettest of 113 towns of 2,500+ in Gironde.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Émilion
33 frosts and 90 days of 25°C a year
On about 33 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cadaujac-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 Cadaujac-Inrae
Cadaujac-Inrae is 17 km north-west of Paillet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Paillet itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cadaujac-Inrae (33080001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 25 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 36 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 16 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Émilion, 29 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 Paillet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paillet | Cadaujac-Inrae | 27.6°C | 2.9°C | 918 mm |
| Podensac 3.6 km | Sauternes | 27.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Portets 4.8 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 918 mm |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne 6.4 km | Sauternes | 27.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Castres-Gironde 6.8 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 918 mm |
| Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux 9.4 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 918 mm |
| Saint-Selve 9.4 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 918 mm |
Paillet weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cadaujac-Inrae station; sunshine at Saint-Émilion.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.5°C | 2.9°C | 6.7°C | 87 mm | 78 |
| February | 12.2°C | 2.6°C | 7.4°C | 65 mm | 126 |
| March | 15.8°C | 4.9°C | 10.3°C | 61 mm | 164 |
| April | 18.4°C | 7.2°C | 12.8°C | 76 mm | 199 |
| May | 22.1°C | 10.6°C | 16.4°C | 75 mm | 222 |
| June | 25.5°C | 13.6°C | 19.5°C | 72 mm | 249 |
| July | 27.6°C | 15.2°C | 21.4°C | 51 mm | 273 |
| August | 28.1°C | 15.1°C | 21.6°C | 64 mm | 255 |
| September | 24.6°C | 12.1°C | 18.3°C | 76 mm | 227 |
| October | 19.9°C | 9.6°C | 14.7°C | 79 mm | 156 |
| November | 14.1°C | 5.7°C | 9.9°C | 112 mm | 102 |
| December | 11.0°C | 3.5°C | 7.2°C | 101 mm | 92 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 8.6°C | 13.8°C | 918 mm | 2,142 |
Where Paillet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cadaujac-Inrae, 17 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, 29 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 Paillet’s climate
How warm does Paillet get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.1°C. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, more than 81% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does Paillet get in winter?
February nights average 2.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 33 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Paillet get?
About 918 mm a year, more than 80% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (112 mm) and July the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Émilion (29 km away), averages 2,142 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Paillet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Paillet, Cadaujac-Inrae, 17 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 CADAUJAC-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Paillet →
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.