Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Gorses: 1,361 mm a year
Sunny July days climb to about 25.0°C. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. None of the 8 towns of 2,500+ in Lot has colder January nights. Central heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Latronquière station, 3.1 km east.
A year in Gorses at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Latronquière station.
What a year in Gorses feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Latronquière.
About 1,361 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 48 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: 60 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 60 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Latronquière: 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 Latronquière
Latronquière is 3.1 km east of Gorses. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gorses itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Latronquière (46160001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 658 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 651 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Aurillac, 33 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 Gorses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorses | Latronquière | 25.0°C | 0.3°C | 1,361 mm |
| Saint-Céré 13 km | Argentat | 28.4°C 3.4°C warmer | 0.4°C about the same | 1,146 mm |
| Figeac 21 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 4°C warmer | 0.3°C about the same | 1,058 mm |
| Gramat 24 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C 2.6°C warmer | 2.0°C 1.7°C milder | 823 mm |
| Capdenac-Gare 25 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 4°C warmer | 0.3°C about the same | 1,058 mm |
Gorses weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Latronquière station; sunshine at Aurillac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8°C | 0.3°C | 3.5°C | 124 mm | 105 |
| February | 7.9°C | −0.1°C | 3.9°C | 100 mm | 127 |
| March | 11.8°C | 2.3°C | 7.1°C | 107 mm | 176 |
| April | 14.6°C | 4.7°C | 9.7°C | 129 mm | 185 |
| May | 18.5°C | 8.1°C | 13.3°C | 129 mm | 211 |
| June | 22.5°C | 11.4°C | 17.0°C | 93 mm | 244 |
| July | 25.0°C | 13.2°C | 19.1°C | 75 mm | 272 |
| August | 25.0°C | 13.5°C | 19.3°C | 90 mm | 258 |
| September | 20.7°C | 10.2°C | 15.5°C | 114 mm | 211 |
| October | 15.9°C | 7.8°C | 11.9°C | 122 mm | 153 |
| November | 10.4°C | 3.7°C | 7.1°C | 140 mm | 104 |
| December | 7.6°C | 1.3°C | 4.5°C | 141 mm | 100 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 6.4°C | 11.0°C | 1,361 mm | 2,146 |
Where Gorses’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Latronquière, 3.1 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, 33 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 Gorses’s climate
How warm does Gorses get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Gorses get in winter?
February nights average −0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 60 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gorses get?
About 1,361 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (141 mm) and July the driest (75 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aurillac (33 km away), averages 2,146 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Gorses itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gorses, Latronquière, 3.1 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 LATRONQUIERE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Gorses →
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.