More rain falls on Sonac than on 94% of mainland French towns: 1,158 mm a year
January nights here settle around 1.6°C. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in July. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to October brings highs of 17–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Maurs station, 24 km east.
A year in Sonac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Maurs station.
What a year in Sonac 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 Gourdon
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 24 km east of Sonac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sonac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Maurs (15122002) |
| Distance from the town | 24 km east |
| Station altitude | 480 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 368 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Gourdon, 37 km away |
Sonac sits 112 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Sonac 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 Sonac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonac | Maurs | 26.1°C | 1.6°C | 1,158 mm |
| Gramat 14 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C 1.5°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Figeac 16 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 2.9°C warmer | 0.3°C 1.3°C colder | 1,058 mm |
| Saint-Céré 18 km | Argentat | 28.4°C 2.3°C warmer | 0.4°C 1.2°C colder | 1,146 mm |
| Capdenac-Gare 22 km | Saint-Constant | 29.0°C 2.9°C warmer | 0.3°C 1.3°C colder | 1,058 mm |
Sonac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Maurs station; sunshine at Gourdon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 1.6°C | 4.6°C | 113 mm | 92 |
| February | 8.9°C | 1.5°C | 5.2°C | 88 mm | 120 |
| March | 12.8°C | 4.0°C | 8.4°C | 88 mm | 170 |
| April | 15.7°C | 6.2°C | 10.9°C | 111 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.8°C | 9.5°C | 14.6°C | 107 mm | 214 |
| June | 23.7°C | 12.8°C | 18.3°C | 76 mm | 242 |
| July | 26.1°C | 14.5°C | 20.3°C | 59 mm | 265 |
| August | 26.0°C | 14.4°C | 20.2°C | 79 mm | 252 |
| September | 21.8°C | 11.3°C | 16.5°C | 91 mm | 209 |
| October | 17.3°C | 8.9°C | 13.1°C | 98 mm | 149 |
| November | 11.4°C | 4.7°C | 8.0°C | 122 mm | 95 |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.4°C | 5.3°C | 126 mm | 90 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 7.7°C | 12.1°C | 1,158 mm | 2,076 |
Where Sonac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Maurs, 24 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, Gourdon, 37 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 Sonac’s climate
How warm does Sonac 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 Sonac 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 Sonac 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, Gourdon (37 km away), averages 2,076 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sonac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sonac, Maurs, 24 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 Sonac →
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