Summer afternoons in Bournazel are warmer than in 79% of mainland French towns
Météo-France’s Villefranche-de-Rouergue station, 31 km north: a typical July afternoon reaches 28.1°C, a January night drops to 1.0°C, and 865 mm of rain falls in a year. Winters, though, bring frost: about 56 nights a year, more than in 77% of mainland French towns. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 73% of mainland French towns. Its July afternoons are the coolest among its 6 nearest neighbors. At that distance, read them as the area’s climate.
A year in Bournazel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villefranche-de-Rouergue station.
What a year in Bournazel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
About 865 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th wettest of 27 towns of 2,500+ in Tarn.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Albi
A frosty town: 56 frosts and 84 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 84 days a year reach 25°C, and 32 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villefranche-de-Rouergue: 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 Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Villefranche-de-Rouergue is 31 km north of Bournazel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bournazel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villefranche-de-Rouergue (12300004) |
| Distance from the town | 31 km north |
| Station altitude | 330 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 322 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Albi, 24 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 Bournazel 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 Tarn.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournazel | Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 28.1°C | 1.0°C | 865 mm |
| Blaye-les-Mines 16 km | Albi | 28.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.9°C milder | 734 mm |
| Carmaux 17 km | Albi | 28.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.9°C milder | 734 mm |
| Cagnac-les-Mines 19 km | Albi | 28.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.9°C milder | 734 mm |
| Marssac-sur-Tarn 21 km | Albi | 28.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.9°C milder | 734 mm |
| Gaillac 22 km | Albi | 28.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.9°C milder | 734 mm |
| Lescure-d'Albigeois 23 km | Albi | 28.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C 0.9°C milder | 734 mm |
Bournazel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Villefranche-de-Rouergue station; sunshine at Albi.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C | 1.0°C | 4.9°C | 75 mm | 91 |
| February | 10.3°C | 0.6°C | 5.5°C | 59 mm | 120 |
| March | 14.2°C | 3.1°C | 8.6°C | 66 mm | 175 |
| April | 17.0°C | 5.5°C | 11.2°C | 93 mm | 188 |
| May | 21.1°C | 8.8°C | 14.9°C | 88 mm | 219 |
| June | 25.3°C | 12.1°C | 18.7°C | 73 mm | 247 |
| July | 28.1°C | 14.0°C | 21.0°C | 48 mm | 276 |
| August | 28.1°C | 13.8°C | 21.0°C | 60 mm | 263 |
| September | 23.7°C | 10.6°C | 17.2°C | 68 mm | 216 |
| October | 18.6°C | 8.4°C | 13.6°C | 75 mm | 156 |
| November | 12.6°C | 4.2°C | 8.4°C | 82 mm | 96 |
| December | 9.7°C | 1.6°C | 5.7°C | 78 mm | 88 |
| Year | 18.1°C | 7.0°C | 12.6°C | 865 mm | 2,134 |
Where Bournazel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villefranche-de-Rouergue, 31 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, Albi, 24 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 Tarn.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bournazel’s climate
How warm does Bournazel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.1°C. About 84 days a year reach 25°C, more than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 32 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bournazel get in winter?
February nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bournazel get?
About 865 mm a year, more than 73% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (93 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Albi (24 km away), averages 2,134 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bournazel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bournazel, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, 31 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 VILLEFRANCHE-DE-ROUERGUE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bournazel →
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.