Saint-Paul has milder winter nights than 92% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.7°C. Of all months, November brings the most rain and July the least. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 71% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 122 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pauillac station, 17 km north-west.
A year in Saint-Paul at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pauillac station.
What a year in Saint-Paul feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pauillac.
About 857 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 83rd wettest of 113 towns of 2,500+ in Gironde.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Pauillac
20 frosts and 75 days of 25°C a year
On about 20 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pauillac: 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 Pauillac
Pauillac is 17 km north-west of Saint-Paul. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Paul itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pauillac (33314005) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 26 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 24 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 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 Saint-Paul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paul | Pauillac | 26.7°C | 4.0°C | 857 mm |
| Blaye 5.5 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 857 mm |
| Saint-Savin 12 km | Montlieu | 27.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.4°C 1.6°C colder | 929 mm |
| Pauillac 14 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 857 mm |
| Cézac 14 km | Saint-Gervais | 27.1°C about the same | 3.5°C 0.5°C colder | 825 mm |
| Margaux-Cantenac 15 km | Salaunes | 27.0°C about the same | 2.4°C 1.6°C colder | 1,007 mm |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac 15 km | Montlieu | 27.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.4°C 1.6°C colder | 929 mm |
Saint-Paul weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pauillac station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.1°C | 4.0°C | 7.1°C | 87 mm | 84 |
| February | 11.5°C | 3.7°C | 7.6°C | 60 mm | 126 |
| March | 15.0°C | 5.9°C | 10.5°C | 57 mm | 171 |
| April | 17.8°C | 8.0°C | 12.9°C | 67 mm | 205 |
| May | 21.5°C | 11.4°C | 16.4°C | 61 mm | 232 |
| June | 24.7°C | 14.2°C | 19.5°C | 59 mm | 251 |
| July | 26.7°C | 15.8°C | 21.2°C | 42 mm | 273 |
| August | 27.0°C | 15.6°C | 21.3°C | 54 mm | 255 |
| September | 23.9°C | 13.1°C | 18.5°C | 70 mm | 223 |
| October | 19.3°C | 10.5°C | 14.9°C | 88 mm | 158 |
| November | 13.9°C | 6.8°C | 10.3°C | 111 mm | 106 |
| December | 10.7°C | 4.5°C | 7.6°C | 100 mm | 92 |
| Year | 18.5°C | 9.5°C | 14.0°C | 857 mm | 2,175 |
Where Saint-Paul’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pauillac, 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, Pauillac, 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 Saint-Paul’s climate
How warm does Saint-Paul get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Paul get in winter?
February nights average 3.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 20 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Paul get?
About 857 mm a year, more than 71% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (111 mm) and July the driest (42 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Pauillac (17 km away), averages 2,175 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Paul itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Paul, Pauillac, 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 PAUILLAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Paul →
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.