Few mainland French towns get more rain than Bannes: 1,505 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.0°C. About 64 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 85% of mainland French towns. Of all months, December brings the most rain and July the least. From June to September, highs of 22–26°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Sousceyrac station, 11 km north-east.
A year in Bannes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sousceyrac station.
What a year in Bannes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sousceyrac.
About 1,505 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 54 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 8 towns of 2,500+ in Lot.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Aurillac
A frosty town: 64 frosts and 65 days of 25°C a year
On about 64 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sousceyrac: 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 Sousceyrac
Sousceyrac is 11 km north-east of Bannes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bannes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sousceyrac (46311001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 550 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 529 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Aurillac, 40 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 Bannes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannes | Sousceyrac | 26.0°C | 0.5°C | 1,505 mm |
| Saint-Céré 5.7 km | Argentat | 28.4°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.4°C about the same | 1,146 mm |
| Gramat 16 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C 1.6°C warmer | 2.0°C 1.5°C milder | 823 mm |
| Figeac 24 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 3°C warmer | 0.3°C about the same | 1,058 mm |
Bannes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sousceyrac station; sunshine at Aurillac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 0.5°C | 4.1°C | 139 mm | 105 |
| February | 9.0°C | 0.0°C | 4.5°C | 116 mm | 127 |
| March | 12.8°C | 2.3°C | 7.6°C | 120 mm | 176 |
| April | 15.7°C | 4.5°C | 10.1°C | 139 mm | 185 |
| May | 19.7°C | 7.8°C | 13.8°C | 137 mm | 211 |
| June | 23.6°C | 11.2°C | 17.4°C | 108 mm | 244 |
| July | 26.0°C | 12.9°C | 19.4°C | 88 mm | 272 |
| August | 26.1°C | 12.9°C | 19.5°C | 91 mm | 258 |
| September | 22.0°C | 9.6°C | 15.8°C | 118 mm | 211 |
| October | 17.2°C | 7.6°C | 12.4°C | 129 mm | 153 |
| November | 11.4°C | 3.5°C | 7.5°C | 157 mm | 104 |
| December | 8.7°C | 1.2°C | 4.9°C | 163 mm | 100 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 6.2°C | 11.4°C | 1,505 mm | 2,146 |
Where Bannes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sousceyrac, 11 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, Aurillac, 40 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 Bannes’s climate
How warm does Bannes get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bannes get in winter?
February nights average 0.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 64 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bannes get?
About 1,505 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (163 mm) and July the driest (88 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aurillac (40 km away), averages 2,146 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bannes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bannes, Sousceyrac, 11 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 SOUSCEYRAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bannes →
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