Monclar gets more days of 25 degrees or more than 74% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 2.6°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 70% of mainland French towns. Rain is spread evenly through the year: the wettest month, November, gets little more than the driest, July. Plan time outside for May, June, September and October, when highs sit at 19–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Cancon station, 13 km north-east.
A year in Monclar at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cancon station.
What a year in Monclar feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cancon.
About 852 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd 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
37 frosts and 83 days of 25°C a year
On about 37 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 83 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cancon: 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 Cancon
Cancon is 13 km north-east of Monclar. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Monclar itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cancon (47048001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 141 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 137 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Agen-la Garenne, 31 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 Monclar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monclar | Cancon | 27.4°C | 2.6°C | 852 mm |
| Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot 7.2 km | Verteuil | 28.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.9°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Bias 13 km | same station | 27.4°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Clairac 14 km | Verteuil | 28.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.9°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Pujols 15 km | Prayssas | 27.2°C about the same | 3.4°C 0.8°C milder | 816 mm |
| Villeneuve-sur-Lot 15 km | same station | 27.4°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Tonneins 18 km | Verteuil | 28.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.9°C about the same | 821 mm |
Monclar weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cancon station; sunshine at Agen-la Garenne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | 2.6°C | 6.0°C | 78 mm | 76 |
| February | 11.1°C | 2.2°C | 6.6°C | 61 mm | 113 |
| March | 15.0°C | 4.7°C | 9.8°C | 62 mm | 172 |
| April | 17.7°C | 6.6°C | 12.2°C | 83 mm | 186 |
| May | 21.6°C | 10.0°C | 15.8°C | 80 mm | 216 |
| June | 25.2°C | 13.4°C | 19.3°C | 69 mm | 235 |
| July | 27.4°C | 15.1°C | 21.2°C | 58 mm | 260 |
| August | 27.7°C | 15.1°C | 21.4°C | 59 mm | 250 |
| September | 24.0°C | 11.9°C | 18.0°C | 67 mm | 211 |
| October | 19.3°C | 9.6°C | 14.4°C | 70 mm | 143 |
| November | 13.1°C | 5.5°C | 9.3°C | 84 mm | 88 |
| December | 10.0°C | 3.2°C | 6.6°C | 82 mm | 72 |
| Year | 18.5°C | 8.3°C | 13.4°C | 852 mm | 2,020 |
Where Monclar’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cancon, 13 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, 31 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 Monclar’s climate
How warm does Monclar get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.7°C. About 83 days a year reach 25°C, more than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Monclar get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 37 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Monclar get?
About 852 mm a year, more than 70% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (84 mm) and July the driest (58 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Agen-la Garenne (31 km away), averages 2,020 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Monclar itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Monclar, Cancon, 13 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 CANCON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Monclar →
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