Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Lajo
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 22.2°C. A year here swings 26°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. None of the 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère has cooler July afternoons. Plan time outside for July and August, when highs sit at 22°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Grandrieu station, 17 km east.
A year in Lajo at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Grandrieu station.
What a year in Lajo feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Grandrieu.
About 850 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 126 frosts and 28 days of 25°C a year
On about 126 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 29 days it stays below freezing all day. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Grandrieu: 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 Grandrieu
Grandrieu is 17 km east of Lajo. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lajo itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Grandrieu (48070004) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km east |
| Station altitude | 1,163 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,221 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
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 Lajo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lajo | Grandrieu | 22.2°C | −3.4°C | 850 mm |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher 12 km | Fau de Peyre | 22.0°C about the same | −2.6°C 0.8°C milder | 955 mm |
Lajo weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Grandrieu station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.2°C | −3.4°C | −0.1°C | 61 mm |
| February | 3.8°C | −3.8°C | 0.0°C | 50 mm |
| March | 7.6°C | −1.3°C | 3.2°C | 45 mm |
| April | 10.4°C | 0.8°C | 5.6°C | 72 mm |
| May | 14.7°C | 4.4°C | 9.6°C | 86 mm |
| June | 19.2°C | 7.9°C | 13.5°C | 78 mm |
| July | 22.2°C | 9.8°C | 16.0°C | 61 mm |
| August | 22.2°C | 10.0°C | 16.1°C | 76 mm |
| September | 17.3°C | 6.6°C | 11.9°C | 79 mm |
| October | 12.6°C | 4.2°C | 8.4°C | 86 mm |
| November | 6.9°C | 0.1°C | 3.5°C | 92 mm |
| December | 4.2°C | −2.4°C | 0.9°C | 65 mm |
| Year | 12.0°C | 2.7°C | 7.4°C | 850 mm |
Where Lajo’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Grandrieu, 17 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 Lajo’s climate
How warm does Lajo get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.2°C. About 28 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lajo get in winter?
February nights average −3.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 126 nights a year, and about 29 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lajo get?
About 850 mm a year, more than 70% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (92 mm) and March the driest (45 mm).
Are these figures for Lajo itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lajo, Grandrieu, 17 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 GRANDRIEU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lajo →
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.