Gorges du Tarn Causses sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
High summer brings afternoon highs near 24.3°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 80% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 26°C apart. An umbrella earns its place on about 109 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers station, 18 km south-west.
A year in Gorges du Tarn Causses at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers station.
What a year in Gorges du Tarn Causses feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers.
About 876 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Mende
A frosty town: 84 frosts and 44 days of 25°C a year
On about 84 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, and 7 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers: 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-Pierre-des-Tripiers
Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers is 18 km south-west of Gorges du Tarn Causses. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gorges du Tarn Causses itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers (48176002) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 929 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 927 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Mende, 19 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 Gorges du Tarn Causses 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.
Gorges du Tarn Causses weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers station; sunshine at Mende.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.5°C | −1.4°C | 2.0°C | 75 mm | 95 |
| February | 6.5°C | −1.6°C | 2.4°C | 53 mm | 120 |
| March | 10.1°C | 0.8°C | 5.5°C | 55 mm | 170 |
| April | 12.8°C | 3.0°C | 7.9°C | 83 mm | 185 |
| May | 16.8°C | 6.6°C | 11.7°C | 84 mm | 213 |
| June | 21.3°C | 10.0°C | 15.7°C | 69 mm | 254 |
| July | 24.3°C | 12.2°C | 18.2°C | 53 mm | 293 |
| August | 24.3°C | 12.1°C | 18.2°C | 61 mm | 281 |
| September | 19.5°C | 8.8°C | 14.2°C | 84 mm | 210 |
| October | 14.8°C | 6.2°C | 10.5°C | 88 mm | 150 |
| November | 9.2°C | 2.1°C | 5.7°C | 98 mm | 88 |
| December | 6.4°C | −0.5°C | 3.0°C | 74 mm | 98 |
| Year | 14.3°C | 4.9°C | 9.6°C | 876 mm | 2,157 |
Where Gorges du Tarn Causses’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers, 18 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, 19 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 Gorges du Tarn Causses’s climate
How warm does Gorges du Tarn Causses get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 7 reach 30°C.
How cold does Gorges du Tarn Causses get in winter?
February nights average −1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 84 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gorges du Tarn Causses get?
About 876 mm a year, more than 74% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (98 mm) and February the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mende (19 km away), averages 2,157 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Gorges du Tarn Causses itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gorges du Tarn Causses, Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers, 18 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 PIERRE-DES-TRIPIERS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Gorges du Tarn Causses →
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.