La Bastide-Puylaurent sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 2,058 mm a year
Nights in January average −2.0°C. Only 24°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Frosty nights outnumber those of 98% of mainland French towns. From June to August, highs of 19–22°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Loubaresse station, 12 km east.
A year in La Bastide-Puylaurent at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Loubaresse station.
What a year in La Bastide-Puylaurent feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Loubaresse.
About 2,058 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 45 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 96 frosts and 18 days of 25°C a year
On about 96 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 20 days it stays below freezing all day. About 18 days a year reach 25°C, and under 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Loubaresse: 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 Loubaresse
Loubaresse is 12 km east of La Bastide-Puylaurent. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Bastide-Puylaurent itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Loubaresse (07144001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km east |
| Station altitude | 1,200 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,038 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.4 km |
La Bastide-Puylaurent sits 162 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect La Bastide-Puylaurent to run about 1.1°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 La Bastide-Puylaurent 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.
La Bastide-Puylaurent weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Loubaresse station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.7°C | −2.0°C | 0.8°C | 176 mm |
| February | 4.1°C | −2.3°C | 0.9°C | 115 mm |
| March | 7.6°C | 0.2°C | 3.9°C | 118 mm |
| April | 10.3°C | 2.4°C | 6.3°C | 177 mm |
| May | 14.3°C | 6.1°C | 10.2°C | 163 mm |
| June | 18.8°C | 9.8°C | 14.3°C | 97 mm |
| July | 21.8°C | 12.0°C | 16.9°C | 64 mm |
| August | 21.7°C | 12.3°C | 17.0°C | 75 mm |
| September | 16.8°C | 8.7°C | 12.7°C | 202 mm |
| October | 12.1°C | 5.7°C | 8.9°C | 308 mm |
| November | 7.1°C | 1.4°C | 4.3°C | 363 mm |
| December | 4.7°C | −1.1°C | 1.8°C | 201 mm |
| Year | 11.9°C | 4.4°C | 8.2°C | 2,058 mm |
Where La Bastide-Puylaurent’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Loubaresse, 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.
- 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 La Bastide-Puylaurent’s climate
How warm does La Bastide-Puylaurent get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.8°C. About 18 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about under 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Bastide-Puylaurent get in winter?
February nights average −2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 96 nights a year, and about 20 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Bastide-Puylaurent get?
About 2,058 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (363 mm) and July the driest (64 mm).
Are these figures for La Bastide-Puylaurent itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Bastide-Puylaurent, Loubaresse, 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 LOUBARESSE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Bastide-Puylaurent →
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.