Few mainland French towns get more rain than Lacaune: 1,468 mm a year
Météo-France’s Lacaune station, 0.7 km east: a typical year brings 1,468 mm of rain, with July afternoons around 24.4°C and January nights around −0.7°C. About 77 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 94% of mainland French towns. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 79% of mainland French towns.
A year in Lacaune at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lacaune station.
What a year in Lacaune feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lacaune.
About 1,468 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 50 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
A frosty town: 77 frosts and 49 days of 25°C a year
On about 77 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lacaune: 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 Lacaune
Lacaune is 0.7 km east of Lacaune. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lacaune itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lacaune (81124001) |
| Distance from the town | 0.7 km east |
| Station altitude | 811 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 794 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Albi, 52 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 Lacaune 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.
Lacaune weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lacaune station; sunshine at Albi.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2°C | −0.7°C | 2.8°C | 158 mm | 91 |
| February | 7.0°C | −0.9°C | 3.1°C | 124 mm | 120 |
| March | 10.4°C | 1.4°C | 5.9°C | 121 mm | 175 |
| April | 13.2°C | 3.7°C | 8.5°C | 139 mm | 188 |
| May | 17.4°C | 7.4°C | 12.4°C | 124 mm | 219 |
| June | 21.8°C | 10.9°C | 16.3°C | 86 mm | 247 |
| July | 24.4°C | 12.6°C | 18.5°C | 64 mm | 276 |
| August | 24.7°C | 12.8°C | 18.8°C | 73 mm | 263 |
| September | 20.2°C | 9.5°C | 14.8°C | 95 mm | 216 |
| October | 15.4°C | 7.0°C | 11.2°C | 146 mm | 156 |
| November | 9.7°C | 2.7°C | 6.2°C | 174 mm | 96 |
| December | 7.1°C | 0.1°C | 3.6°C | 164 mm | 88 |
| Year | 14.8°C | 5.5°C | 10.2°C | 1,468 mm | 2,134 |
Where Lacaune’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lacaune, 0.7 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, 52 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 Lacaune’s climate
How warm does Lacaune get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.7°C. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 69% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lacaune get in winter?
February nights average −0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 77 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lacaune get?
About 1,468 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (174 mm) and July the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Albi (52 km away), averages 2,134 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lacaune itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lacaune, Lacaune, 0.7 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 LACAUNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lacaune →
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.