More days reach 25 degrees in Laplume than in 82% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.5°C. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 66% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to February, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Agen-la Garenne station, 7.6 km north-east.
A year in Laplume at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Agen-la Garenne station.
What a year in Laplume feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Agen-la Garenne.
About 708 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 15th 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
35 frosts and 90 days of 25°C a year
On about 35 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, and 31 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Agen-la Garenne: 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 Agen-la Garenne
Agen-la Garenne is 7.6 km north-east of Laplume. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Laplume itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Agen-la Garenne (47091001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.6 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 58 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 176 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
Laplume sits 118 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Laplume to run about 0.8°C cooler than these figures.
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 Laplume 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laplume | Agen-la Garenne | 28.0°C | 2.5°C | 708 mm |
| Le Passage 9.6 km | same station | 28.0°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Layrac 9.6 km | same station | 28.0°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Boé 11 km | same station | 28.0°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Agen 12 km | same station | 28.0°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Colayrac-Saint-Cirq 12 km | same station | 28.0°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Bon-Encontre 14 km | same station | 28.0°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 708 mm |
Laplume weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Agen-la Garenne station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.6°C | 2.5°C | 6.1°C | 60 mm | 76 |
| February | 11.6°C | 2.3°C | 6.9°C | 44 mm | 113 |
| March | 15.6°C | 4.6°C | 10.1°C | 49 mm | 172 |
| April | 18.2°C | 7.0°C | 12.6°C | 70 mm | 186 |
| May | 22.0°C | 10.5°C | 16.3°C | 73 mm | 216 |
| June | 25.6°C | 13.9°C | 19.8°C | 62 mm | 235 |
| July | 28.0°C | 15.7°C | 21.9°C | 49 mm | 260 |
| August | 28.3°C | 15.7°C | 22.0°C | 50 mm | 250 |
| September | 24.8°C | 12.3°C | 18.6°C | 61 mm | 211 |
| October | 20.0°C | 9.8°C | 14.9°C | 59 mm | 143 |
| November | 13.6°C | 5.6°C | 9.6°C | 70 mm | 88 |
| December | 10.0°C | 3.1°C | 6.6°C | 61 mm | 72 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 8.6°C | 13.8°C | 708 mm | 2,020 |
Where Laplume’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Agen-la Garenne, 7.6 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, 7.6 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 Laplume’s climate
How warm does Laplume get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.3°C. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, more than 82% of mainland French towns, and about 31 reach 30°C.
How cold does Laplume get in winter?
February nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 35 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Laplume get?
About 708 mm a year, less than 66% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (73 mm) and February the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Agen-la Garenne (7.6 km away), averages 2,020 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Laplume itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Laplume, Agen-la Garenne, 7.6 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 AGEN-LA GARENNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Laplume →
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.