More rain falls on Saint-Cirgues than on 94% of mainland French towns: 1,158 mm a year
January nights here settle around 1.6°C. A year here swings 25°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Plan for rain on about 124 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Maurs station, 3.5 km east.
A year in Saint-Cirgues at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Maurs station.
What a year in Saint-Cirgues 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 Aurillac
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 3.5 km east of Saint-Cirgues. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Cirgues itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Maurs (15122002) |
| Distance from the town | 3.5 km east |
| Station altitude | 480 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 512 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Aurillac, 29 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-Cirgues 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cirgues | Maurs | 26.1°C | 1.6°C | 1,158 mm |
| Figeac 16 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 2.9°C warmer | 0.3°C 1.3°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Capdenac-Gare 19 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 2.9°C warmer | 0.3°C 1.3°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Decazeville 22 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 2.9°C warmer | 0.3°C 1.3°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Saint-Céré 23 km | Argentat | 28.4°C 2.3°C warmer | 0.4°C 1.2°C colder | 1,146 mm |
| Aubin 25 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 2.9°C warmer | 0.3°C 1.3°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Ytrac 28 km | Aurillac | 24.6°C 1.5°C cooler | −0.5°C 2.1°C colder | 1,135 mm |
Saint-Cirgues weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Maurs station; sunshine at Aurillac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 1.6°C | 4.6°C | 113 mm | 105 |
| February | 8.9°C | 1.5°C | 5.2°C | 88 mm | 127 |
| March | 12.8°C | 4.0°C | 8.4°C | 88 mm | 176 |
| April | 15.7°C | 6.2°C | 10.9°C | 111 mm | 185 |
| May | 19.8°C | 9.5°C | 14.6°C | 107 mm | 211 |
| June | 23.7°C | 12.8°C | 18.3°C | 76 mm | 244 |
| July | 26.1°C | 14.5°C | 20.3°C | 59 mm | 272 |
| August | 26.0°C | 14.4°C | 20.2°C | 79 mm | 258 |
| September | 21.8°C | 11.3°C | 16.5°C | 91 mm | 211 |
| October | 17.3°C | 8.9°C | 13.1°C | 98 mm | 153 |
| November | 11.4°C | 4.7°C | 8.0°C | 122 mm | 104 |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.4°C | 5.3°C | 126 mm | 100 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 7.7°C | 12.1°C | 1,158 mm | 2,146 |
Where Saint-Cirgues’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Maurs, 3.5 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, Aurillac, 29 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-Cirgues’s climate
How warm does Saint-Cirgues 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 Saint-Cirgues 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 Saint-Cirgues 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, Aurillac (29 km away), averages 2,146 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Cirgues itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Cirgues, Maurs, 3.5 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 Saint-Cirgues →
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.