Summer arrives in force in Marcilhac-sur-Célé, hotter than in 86% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 1.7°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 27°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 66% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 114 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Le Montat station, 33 km south-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Marcilhac-sur-Célé at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Montat station.
What a year in Marcilhac-sur-Célé 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 33 km south-west of Marcilhac-sur-Célé. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Marcilhac-sur-Célé itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Montat (46197002) |
| Distance from the town | 33 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 260 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 157 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 15 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
Marcilhac-sur-Célé sits 103 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Marcilhac-sur-Célé 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 Marcilhac-sur-Célé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcilhac-sur-Célé | Le Montat | 28.7°C | 1.7°C | 825 mm |
| Figeac 22 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C about the same | 0.3°C 1.4°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Capdenac-Gare 25 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C about the same | 0.3°C 1.4°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Gramat 25 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C 1.1°C cooler | 2.0°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Cahors 28 km | Anglars | 28.4°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 823 mm |
Marcilhac-sur-Célé 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 Marcilhac-sur-Célé’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Montat, 33 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, 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 Marcilhac-sur-Célé’s climate
How warm does Marcilhac-sur-Célé 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 Marcilhac-sur-Célé 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 Marcilhac-sur-Célé 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 (33 km away), averages 2,142 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Marcilhac-sur-Célé itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Marcilhac-sur-Célé, Le Montat, 33 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 Marcilhac-sur-Célé →
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