Ice rarely forms: Sembas sees fewer frosts than 88% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 27.2°C. Only 24°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. About 83 days a year reach 25°C, more than in 74% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside from April to June and September to October, when highs sit at 18–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Prayssas station, 6.6 km west.
A year in Sembas at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Prayssas station.
What a year in Sembas feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Prayssas.
About 816 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th 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
22 frosts and 83 days of 25°C a year
On about 22 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 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Prayssas: 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 Prayssas
Prayssas is 6.6 km west of Sembas. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sembas itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Prayssas (47213001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.6 km west |
| Station altitude | 196 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 203 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Agen-la Garenne, 18 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 Sembas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sembas | Prayssas | 27.2°C | 3.4°C | 816 mm |
| Pujols 7.5 km | same station | 27.2°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Foulayronnes 9.4 km | same station | 27.2°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 816 mm |
| Bias 9.6 km | Cancon | 27.4°C about the same | 2.6°C 0.8°C colder | 852 mm |
| Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot 9.7 km | Verteuil | 28.2°C 1°C warmer | 2.9°C 0.5°C colder | 821 mm |
| Pont-du-Casse 10 km | Agen-la Garenne | 28.0°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.5°C 0.9°C colder | 708 mm |
| Villeneuve-sur-Lot 11 km | Cancon | 27.4°C about the same | 2.6°C 0.8°C colder | 852 mm |
Sembas weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Prayssas station; sunshine at Agen-la Garenne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.1°C | 3.4°C | 6.3°C | 73 mm | 76 |
| February | 10.8°C | 3.4°C | 7.1°C | 53 mm | 113 |
| March | 14.8°C | 5.8°C | 10.3°C | 61 mm | 172 |
| April | 17.8°C | 8.0°C | 12.9°C | 81 mm | 186 |
| May | 21.4°C | 11.2°C | 16.3°C | 76 mm | 216 |
| June | 25.2°C | 14.4°C | 19.8°C | 73 mm | 235 |
| July | 27.2°C | 16.1°C | 21.6°C | 50 mm | 260 |
| August | 27.3°C | 16.2°C | 21.7°C | 54 mm | 250 |
| September | 24.2°C | 13.5°C | 18.8°C | 67 mm | 211 |
| October | 19.7°C | 11.1°C | 15.4°C | 68 mm | 143 |
| November | 12.9°C | 6.5°C | 9.7°C | 83 mm | 88 |
| December | 9.5°C | 3.8°C | 6.7°C | 77 mm | 72 |
| Year | 18.3°C | 9.4°C | 13.9°C | 816 mm | 2,020 |
Where Sembas’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Prayssas, 6.6 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, 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, 18 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 Sembas’s climate
How warm does Sembas get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.3°C. About 83 days a year reach 25°C, more than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sembas get in winter?
January nights average 3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 22 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sembas get?
About 816 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (83 mm) and July the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Agen-la Garenne (18 km away), averages 2,020 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sembas itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sembas, Prayssas, 6.6 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 PRAYSSAS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sembas →
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.