Warm afternoons come to Lendou-en-Quercy more often than to 84% of mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 1.9°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 27°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 67% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Montcuq - Rouil station, 4 km west.
A year in Lendou-en-Quercy at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montcuq - Rouil station.
What a year in Lendou-en-Quercy feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montcuq - Rouil.
About 830 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
40 frosts and 93 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, and 35 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montcuq - Rouil: 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 Montcuq - Rouil
Montcuq - Rouil is 4 km west of Lendou-en-Quercy. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lendou-en-Quercy itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montcuq - Rouil (46201001) |
| Distance from the town | 4 km west |
| Station altitude | 193 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 194 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Montat, 15 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 Lendou-en-Quercy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lendou-en-Quercy | Montcuq - Rouil | 28.2°C | 1.9°C | 830 mm |
| Lafrançaise 20 km | Durfort | 28.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.6°C 0.7°C milder | 760 mm |
| Pradines 21 km | Anglars | 28.4°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Cahors 21 km | Anglars | 28.4°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Prayssac 23 km | Anglars | 28.4°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Moissac 26 km | Castelsarrasin | 29.0°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 699 mm |
| Caussade 28 km | Saint-Vincent | 28.7°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.4°C 0.5°C milder | 771 mm |
Lendou-en-Quercy weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montcuq - Rouil station; sunshine at Le Montat.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | 1.9°C | 5.6°C | 80 mm | 84 |
| February | 11.3°C | 1.8°C | 6.5°C | 59 mm | 128 |
| March | 15.3°C | 4.2°C | 9.8°C | 61 mm | 169 |
| April | 18.2°C | 6.4°C | 12.3°C | 80 mm | 193 |
| May | 22.0°C | 9.7°C | 15.9°C | 87 mm | 221 |
| June | 25.8°C | 13.1°C | 19.5°C | 68 mm | 251 |
| July | 28.2°C | 14.9°C | 21.5°C | 50 mm | 272 |
| August | 28.3°C | 14.9°C | 21.6°C | 57 mm | 253 |
| September | 24.6°C | 11.7°C | 18.1°C | 64 mm | 221 |
| October | 19.6°C | 9.2°C | 14.4°C | 66 mm | 153 |
| November | 13.2°C | 5.2°C | 9.2°C | 78 mm | 103 |
| December | 10.1°C | 2.6°C | 6.3°C | 80 mm | 94 |
| Year | 18.8°C | 8.0°C | 13.4°C | 830 mm | 2,142 |
Where Lendou-en-Quercy’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montcuq - Rouil, 4 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, 15 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 Lendou-en-Quercy’s climate
How warm does Lendou-en-Quercy get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.3°C. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, more than 84% of mainland French towns, and about 35 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lendou-en-Quercy get in winter?
February nights average 1.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lendou-en-Quercy get?
About 830 mm a year, more than 67% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (87 mm) and July the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Montat (15 km away), averages 2,142 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lendou-en-Quercy itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lendou-en-Quercy, Montcuq - Rouil, 4 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 MONTCUQ - ROUIL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lendou-en-Quercy →
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