Afternoon heat in Orniac beats that of 86% of mainland French towns
Nights in January average 1.7°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 66% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 114 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Le Montat station, 26 km south-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Orniac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Montat station.
What a year in Orniac 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 26 km south-west of Orniac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Orniac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Montat (46197002) |
| Distance from the town | 26 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 260 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 296 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 15 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Orniac 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.
Orniac 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 Orniac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Montat, 26 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, 26 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 Orniac’s climate
How warm does Orniac 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 Orniac 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 Orniac 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 (26 km away), averages 2,142 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Orniac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Orniac, Le Montat, 26 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 Orniac →
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.