Ice on the ground: Saint-Simon sees more frosts than 92% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 29.0°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 89% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in July. Plan for rain on about 124 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Constant station, 31 km east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Saint-Simon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Constant station.
What a year in Saint-Simon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Constant.
About 1,058 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 38 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 8 towns of 2,500+ in Lot.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Gourdon
A frosty town: 72 frosts and 102 days of 25°C a year
On about 72 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 102 days a year reach 25°C, and 47 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Constant: 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 Saint-Constant
Saint-Constant is 31 km east of Saint-Simon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Simon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Constant (15181001) |
| Distance from the town | 31 km east |
| Station altitude | 260 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 329 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Gourdon, 35 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-Simon 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-Simon | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C | 0.3°C | 1,058 mm |
| Gramat 12 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C 1.4°C cooler | 2.0°C 1.7°C milder | 823 mm |
| Saint-Céré 18 km | Argentat | 28.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.4°C about the same | 1,146 mm |
| Figeac 18 km | same station | 29.0°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 1,058 mm |
| Capdenac-Gare 24 km | same station | 29.0°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 1,058 mm |
Saint-Simon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Constant station; sunshine at Gourdon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.5°C | 0.3°C | 4.9°C | 94 mm | 92 |
| February | 11.6°C | −0.2°C | 5.7°C | 77 mm | 120 |
| March | 15.6°C | 2.2°C | 8.9°C | 78 mm | 170 |
| April | 18.6°C | 4.4°C | 11.5°C | 101 mm | 181 |
| May | 22.5°C | 8.1°C | 15.3°C | 104 mm | 214 |
| June | 26.4°C | 11.6°C | 19.0°C | 75 mm | 242 |
| July | 29.0°C | 13.1°C | 21.1°C | 59 mm | 265 |
| August | 29.1°C | 12.9°C | 21.0°C | 76 mm | 252 |
| September | 24.6°C | 9.6°C | 17.1°C | 90 mm | 209 |
| October | 19.7°C | 7.5°C | 13.6°C | 89 mm | 149 |
| November | 13.3°C | 3.5°C | 8.4°C | 110 mm | 95 |
| December | 10.0°C | 1.1°C | 5.5°C | 106 mm | 90 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 6.2°C | 12.7°C | 1,058 mm | 2,076 |
Where Saint-Simon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Constant, 31 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, Gourdon, 35 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-Simon’s climate
How warm does Saint-Simon get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.1°C. About 102 days a year reach 25°C, more than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 47 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Simon get in winter?
February nights average −0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 72 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Simon get?
About 1,058 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (110 mm) and July the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Gourdon (35 km away), averages 2,076 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Simon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Simon, Saint-Constant, 31 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 ST CONSTANT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Simon →
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.