More rain falls on Lacapelle-Marival than on 94% of mainland French towns: 1,158 mm a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.1°C. Only 25°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 124 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Maurs station, 19 km east.
A year in Lacapelle-Marival at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Maurs station.
What a year in Lacapelle-Marival feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Maurs.
About 1,158 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 41 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 Gourdon
39 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Maurs: 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 Maurs
Maurs is 19 km east of Lacapelle-Marival. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lacapelle-Marival itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Maurs (15122002) |
| Distance from the town | 19 km east |
| Station altitude | 480 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 370 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Gourdon, 42 km away |
Lacapelle-Marival sits 110 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Lacapelle-Marival to run about 0.7°C warmer than these figures.
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 Lacapelle-Marival 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacapelle-Marival | Maurs | 26.1°C | 1.6°C | 1,158 mm |
| Saint-Céré 15 km | Argentat | 28.4°C 2.3°C warmer | 0.4°C 1.2°C colder | 1,146 mm |
| Figeac 15 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 2.9°C warmer | 0.3°C 1.3°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Gramat 17 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C 1.5°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Capdenac-Gare 21 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 2.9°C warmer | 0.3°C 1.3°C colder | 1,058 mm |
Lacapelle-Marival weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Maurs station; sunshine at Gourdon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 1.6°C | 4.6°C | 113 mm | 92 |
| February | 8.9°C | 1.5°C | 5.2°C | 88 mm | 120 |
| March | 12.8°C | 4.0°C | 8.4°C | 88 mm | 170 |
| April | 15.7°C | 6.2°C | 10.9°C | 111 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.8°C | 9.5°C | 14.6°C | 107 mm | 214 |
| June | 23.7°C | 12.8°C | 18.3°C | 76 mm | 242 |
| July | 26.1°C | 14.5°C | 20.3°C | 59 mm | 265 |
| August | 26.0°C | 14.4°C | 20.2°C | 79 mm | 252 |
| September | 21.8°C | 11.3°C | 16.5°C | 91 mm | 209 |
| October | 17.3°C | 8.9°C | 13.1°C | 98 mm | 149 |
| November | 11.4°C | 4.7°C | 8.0°C | 122 mm | 95 |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.4°C | 5.3°C | 126 mm | 90 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 7.7°C | 12.1°C | 1,158 mm | 2,076 |
Where Lacapelle-Marival’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Maurs, 19 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, 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, Gourdon, 42 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 Lacapelle-Marival’s climate
How warm does Lacapelle-Marival get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lacapelle-Marival get in winter?
February nights average 1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 39 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lacapelle-Marival get?
About 1,158 mm a year, more than 94% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (126 mm) and July the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Gourdon (42 km away), averages 2,076 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lacapelle-Marival itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lacapelle-Marival, Maurs, 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 MAURS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lacapelle-Marival →
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.