Rainfall in Brassac tops that of 93% of mainland French towns: 1,134 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.7°C. May is the wettest month, July the driest. Only about 36 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 63% of mainland French towns. Frost greets about 36 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montredon-Labessonnié station, 16 km north-west.
A year in Brassac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montredon-Labessonnié station.
What a year in Brassac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montredon-Labessonnié.
About 1,134 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and July the driest. About 40 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 27 towns of 2,500+ in Tarn.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Albi
36 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 36 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montredon-Labessonnié: 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 Montredon-Labessonnié
Montredon-Labessonnié is 16 km north-west of Brassac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Brassac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montredon-Labessonnié (81182004) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 566 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 486 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Albi, 44 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 Brassac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brassac | Montredon-Labessonnié | 25.6°C | 1.7°C | 1,134 mm |
| Pont-de-Larn 15 km | Rouairoux | 27.8°C 2.2°C warmer | 2.2°C 0.5°C milder | 1,653 mm |
| Aussillon 18 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 2.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 0.8°C milder | 896 mm |
| Mazamet 18 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 2.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 0.8°C milder | 896 mm |
| Aiguefonde 19 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 2.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 0.8°C milder | 896 mm |
| Castres 20 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 2.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 0.8°C milder | 896 mm |
| Labruguière 22 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 2.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 0.8°C milder | 896 mm |
Brassac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montredon-Labessonnié station; sunshine at Albi.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 1.7°C | 4.6°C | 112 mm | 91 |
| February | 8.5°C | 1.8°C | 5.1°C | 85 mm | 120 |
| March | 12.0°C | 4.2°C | 8.1°C | 95 mm | 175 |
| April | 14.8°C | 6.3°C | 10.5°C | 117 mm | 188 |
| May | 18.9°C | 9.7°C | 14.3°C | 126 mm | 219 |
| June | 22.9°C | 13.0°C | 18.0°C | 89 mm | 247 |
| July | 25.6°C | 15.0°C | 20.3°C | 59 mm | 276 |
| August | 25.9°C | 15.2°C | 20.6°C | 66 mm | 263 |
| September | 21.6°C | 12.3°C | 16.9°C | 78 mm | 216 |
| October | 16.9°C | 9.6°C | 13.2°C | 90 mm | 156 |
| November | 11.1°C | 5.2°C | 8.2°C | 108 mm | 96 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.8°C | 5.6°C | 110 mm | 88 |
| Year | 16.2°C | 8.1°C | 12.1°C | 1,134 mm | 2,134 |
Where Brassac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montredon-Labessonnié, 16 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, 44 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 Brassac’s climate
How warm does Brassac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Brassac get in winter?
January nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 36 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Brassac get?
About 1,134 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (126 mm) and July the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Albi (44 km away), averages 2,134 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Brassac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Brassac, Montredon-Labessonnié, 16 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 MONTREDON-LABESSONNIE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Brassac →
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