Rainfall in Tauriac tops that of 93% of mainland French towns: 1,146 mm a year
Sunny July days climb to about 28.4°C. Frost is common: about 68 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 90% of mainland French towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 29°C. Windscreens need scraping on about 68 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Argentat station, 25 km north-east.
A year in Tauriac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Argentat station.
What a year in Tauriac 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 25 km north-east of Tauriac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Tauriac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Argentat (19010001) |
| Distance from the town | 25 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 190 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 126 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 19 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 Tauriac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tauriac | Argentat | 28.4°C | 0.4°C | 1,146 mm |
| Saint-Céré 12 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 1,146 mm |
| Gramat 15 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.0°C 1.6°C milder | 823 mm |
| Souillac 23 km | Brive | 27.9°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.3°C 0.9°C milder | 904 mm |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne 25 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 1,146 mm |
| Cosnac 29 km | Brive | 27.9°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.3°C 0.9°C milder | 904 mm |
Tauriac 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 Tauriac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Argentat, 25 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, 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 Tauriac’s climate
How warm does Tauriac 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 Tauriac 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 Tauriac 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 (35 km away), averages 2,076 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Tauriac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Tauriac, Argentat, 25 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 Tauriac →
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.