More days reach 25 degrees in Clairac than in 87% of mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 2.9°C. Of all months, November brings the most rain and July the least. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 72% of mainland French towns. If you like long walks, May, June, September and October offer highs of 20–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Verteuil station, 12 km north.
A year in Clairac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Verteuil station.
What a year in Clairac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Verteuil.
About 821 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Lot-et-Garonne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Agen-la Garenne
38 frosts and 97 days of 25°C a year
On about 38 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, and 34 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Verteuil: 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 Verteuil
Verteuil is 12 km north of Clairac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Clairac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Verteuil (47317002) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north |
| Station altitude | 81 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 58 m |
| Period | 1993–2016 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Agen-la Garenne, 27 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 Clairac 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 Lot-et-Garonne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clairac | Verteuil | 28.2°C | 2.9°C | 821 mm |
| Tonneins 6.1 km | same station | 28.2°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Aiguillon 8 km | same station | 28.2°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot 17 km | same station | 28.2°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Colayrac-Saint-Cirq 21 km | Agen-la Garenne | 28.0°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Marmande 23 km | same station | 28.2°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Casteljaloux 24 km | Saint-Martin-Curto | 27.8°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 867 mm |
Clairac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Verteuil station; sunshine at Agen-la Garenne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.1°C | 2.9°C | 6.5°C | 80 mm | 76 |
| February | 11.7°C | 2.4°C | 7.0°C | 58 mm | 113 |
| March | 15.8°C | 4.5°C | 10.2°C | 60 mm | 172 |
| April | 18.5°C | 6.8°C | 12.7°C | 80 mm | 186 |
| May | 22.4°C | 10.4°C | 16.4°C | 77 mm | 216 |
| June | 26.2°C | 13.6°C | 19.9°C | 68 mm | 235 |
| July | 28.2°C | 15.0°C | 21.6°C | 52 mm | 260 |
| August | 28.3°C | 15.0°C | 21.7°C | 56 mm | 250 |
| September | 24.7°C | 11.8°C | 18.3°C | 64 mm | 211 |
| October | 20.4°C | 10.0°C | 15.2°C | 64 mm | 143 |
| November | 13.8°C | 5.7°C | 9.8°C | 82 mm | 88 |
| December | 10.4°C | 3.3°C | 6.8°C | 81 mm | 72 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 8.4°C | 13.8°C | 821 mm | 2,020 |
Where Clairac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Verteuil, 12 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2016, 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, Agen-la Garenne, 27 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 Lot-et-Garonne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Clairac’s climate
How warm does Clairac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.3°C. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, more than 87% of mainland French towns, and about 34 reach 30°C.
How cold does Clairac get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 38 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Clairac get?
About 821 mm a year, more than 65% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (82 mm) and July the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Agen-la Garenne (27 km away), averages 2,020 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Clairac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Clairac, Verteuil, 12 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 VERTEUIL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Clairac →
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.