Summer afternoons in Bach are warmer than in 86% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.7°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 66% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Plan time outside for May, June, September and October, when highs sit at 19–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Le Montat station, 19 km west.
A year in Bach at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Montat station.
What a year in Bach feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Montat.
About 825 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 8 towns of 2,500+ in Lot.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Montat
43 frosts and 91 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 91 days a year reach 25°C, and 38 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Montat: 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 Le Montat
Le Montat is 19 km west of Bach. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bach itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Montat (46197002) |
| Distance from the town | 19 km west |
| Station altitude | 260 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 319 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 15 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 Bach 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bach | Le Montat | 28.7°C | 1.7°C | 825 mm |
| Cahors 22 km | Anglars | 28.4°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Caussade 24 km | Saint-Vincent | 28.7°C about the same | 2.4°C 0.7°C milder | 771 mm |
| Pradines 25 km | Anglars | 28.4°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue 28 km | Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 28.1°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.0°C 0.7°C colder | 865 mm |
Bach weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Montat station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.1°C | 1.7°C | 5.4°C | 77 mm | 84 |
| February | 10.9°C | 1.5°C | 6.2°C | 60 mm | 128 |
| March | 15.1°C | 4.2°C | 9.6°C | 61 mm | 169 |
| April | 18.2°C | 6.5°C | 12.3°C | 73 mm | 193 |
| May | 22.0°C | 9.6°C | 15.8°C | 80 mm | 221 |
| June | 25.9°C | 13.1°C | 19.5°C | 78 mm | 251 |
| July | 28.7°C | 15.0°C | 21.8°C | 50 mm | 272 |
| August | 28.7°C | 14.9°C | 21.8°C | 61 mm | 253 |
| September | 24.4°C | 11.5°C | 17.9°C | 69 mm | 221 |
| October | 19.3°C | 9.0°C | 14.1°C | 65 mm | 153 |
| November | 12.9°C | 4.8°C | 8.8°C | 74 mm | 103 |
| December | 9.6°C | 2.3°C | 6.0°C | 77 mm | 94 |
| Year | 18.7°C | 7.8°C | 13.3°C | 825 mm | 2,142 |
Where Bach’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Montat, 19 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, Le Montat, 19 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.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bach’s climate
How warm does Bach get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.7°C. About 91 days a year reach 25°C, more than 83% of mainland French towns, and about 38 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bach get in winter?
February nights average 1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bach get?
About 825 mm a year, more than 66% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (80 mm) and July the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Montat (19 km away), averages 2,142 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bach itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bach, Le Montat, 19 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 LE MONTAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bach →
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.