Saint-Céré is wetter than 93% of mainland French towns: 1,146 mm of rain a year
Midwinter brings lows of about 0.4°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 90% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 29°C. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Argentat station, 27 km north; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Saint-Céré at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Argentat station.
What a year in Saint-Céré feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Argentat.
About 1,146 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 39 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
A frosty town: 68 frosts and 96 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 96 days a year reach 25°C, and 39 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Argentat: 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 Argentat
Argentat is 27 km north of Saint-Céré. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Céré itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Argentat (19010001) |
| Distance from the town | 27 km north |
| Station altitude | 190 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 150 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Gourdon, 41 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 Saint-Céré 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Céré | Argentat | 28.4°C | 0.4°C | 1,146 mm |
| Gramat 16 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.0°C 1.6°C milder | 823 mm |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne 27 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 1,146 mm |
Saint-Céré weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Argentat station; sunshine at Gourdon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.8°C | 0.4°C | 5.1°C | 104 mm | 92 |
| February | 11.6°C | −0.1°C | 5.8°C | 87 mm | 120 |
| March | 15.7°C | 1.9°C | 8.8°C | 87 mm | 170 |
| April | 18.7°C | 4.6°C | 11.6°C | 108 mm | 181 |
| May | 22.1°C | 8.3°C | 15.2°C | 103 mm | 214 |
| June | 26.3°C | 11.8°C | 19.0°C | 89 mm | 242 |
| July | 28.4°C | 13.2°C | 20.8°C | 74 mm | 265 |
| August | 28.5°C | 13.0°C | 20.8°C | 74 mm | 252 |
| September | 24.8°C | 9.6°C | 17.2°C | 85 mm | 209 |
| October | 20.1°C | 7.8°C | 13.9°C | 101 mm | 149 |
| November | 13.5°C | 3.6°C | 8.6°C | 119 mm | 95 |
| December | 10.1°C | 0.7°C | 5.4°C | 116 mm | 90 |
| Year | 19.1°C | 6.2°C | 12.7°C | 1,146 mm | 2,076 |
Where Saint-Céré’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Argentat, 27 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, 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, 41 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 Saint-Céré’s climate
How warm does Saint-Céré get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.5°C. About 96 days a year reach 25°C, more than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 39 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Céré get in winter?
February nights average −0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 68 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Céré get?
About 1,146 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (119 mm) and August the driest (74 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Gourdon (41 km away), averages 2,076 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Céré itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Céré, Argentat, 27 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 ARGENTAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Céré →
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.