More rain falls on Fraissinet-de-Fourques than on 92% of mainland French towns: 1,117 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −0.2°C. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in July. Frosty nights outnumber those of 91% of mainland French towns. Frost greets about 69 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Florac station, 12 km north-east.
A year in Fraissinet-de-Fourques at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Florac station.
What a year in Fraissinet-de-Fourques feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Florac.
About 1,117 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Mende
A frosty town: 69 frosts and 77 days of 25°C a year
On about 69 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 77 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Florac: 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 Florac
Florac is 12 km north-east of Fraissinet-de-Fourques. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fraissinet-de-Fourques itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Florac (48061002) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 618 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 744 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Mende, 36 km away |
Fraissinet-de-Fourques sits 126 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Fraissinet-de-Fourques to run about 0.8°C cooler 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 Fraissinet-de-Fourques 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 Lozère.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraissinet-de-Fourques | Florac | 27.7°C | −0.2°C | 1,117 mm |
| Le Vigan 26 km | Le Vigan | 30.5°C 2.8°C warmer | 1.5°C 1.7°C milder | 1,495 mm |
Fraissinet-de-Fourques weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Florac station; sunshine at Mende.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | −0.2°C | 3.6°C | 101 mm | 95 |
| February | 9.1°C | −0.7°C | 4.2°C | 71 mm | 120 |
| March | 13.1°C | 1.7°C | 7.4°C | 74 mm | 170 |
| April | 16.0°C | 4.1°C | 10.0°C | 109 mm | 185 |
| May | 20.2°C | 7.6°C | 13.9°C | 98 mm | 213 |
| June | 24.7°C | 10.7°C | 17.7°C | 65 mm | 254 |
| July | 27.7°C | 12.5°C | 20.1°C | 51 mm | 293 |
| August | 27.6°C | 12.2°C | 19.9°C | 54 mm | 281 |
| September | 22.4°C | 9.1°C | 15.8°C | 111 mm | 210 |
| October | 16.8°C | 7.2°C | 12.0°C | 132 mm | 150 |
| November | 11.1°C | 3.3°C | 7.2°C | 148 mm | 88 |
| December | 7.6°C | 0.5°C | 4.0°C | 104 mm | 98 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 5.7°C | 11.3°C | 1,117 mm | 2,157 |
Where Fraissinet-de-Fourques’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Florac, 12 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, Mende, 36 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 Lozère.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Fraissinet-de-Fourques’s climate
How warm does Fraissinet-de-Fourques get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.7°C. About 77 days a year reach 25°C, more than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fraissinet-de-Fourques get in winter?
February nights average −0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 69 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fraissinet-de-Fourques get?
About 1,117 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (148 mm) and July the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mende (36 km away), averages 2,157 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Fraissinet-de-Fourques itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fraissinet-de-Fourques, Florac, 12 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 FLORAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fraissinet-de-Fourques →
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.