Montfa gets more days of 25 degrees or more than 90% of mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 3.2°C. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 84% of mainland French towns. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit May, June, September and October, with highs of 20–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Puylaurens station, 24 km south-west.
A year in Montfa at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Puylaurens station.
What a year in Montfa feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Puylaurens.
About 782 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and August the driest. About 23 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
25 frosts and 107 days of 25°C a year
On about 25 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 107 days a year reach 25°C, and 50 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Puylaurens: 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 Puylaurens
Puylaurens is 24 km south-west of Montfa. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Montfa itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Puylaurens (81219001) |
| Distance from the town | 24 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 312 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 337 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Albi, 25 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 Montfa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montfa | Puylaurens | 29.2°C | 3.2°C | 782 mm |
| Réalmont 9.2 km | Albi | 28.8°C about the same | 1.9°C 1.3°C colder | 734 mm |
| Castres 11 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.5°C 0.7°C colder | 896 mm |
| Saïx 15 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.5°C 0.7°C colder | 896 mm |
| Labruguière 19 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.5°C 0.7°C colder | 896 mm |
| Soual 19 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.5°C 0.7°C colder | 896 mm |
| Graulhet 21 km | Lavaur | 28.8°C about the same | 1.8°C 1.4°C colder | 702 mm |
Montfa weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Puylaurens station; sunshine at Albi.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | 3.2°C | 6.4°C | 72 mm | 91 |
| February | 11.3°C | 3.3°C | 7.3°C | 54 mm | 120 |
| March | 15.3°C | 5.5°C | 10.4°C | 63 mm | 175 |
| April | 18.3°C | 7.8°C | 13.1°C | 88 mm | 188 |
| May | 22.2°C | 11.3°C | 16.8°C | 89 mm | 219 |
| June | 26.6°C | 14.8°C | 20.7°C | 61 mm | 247 |
| July | 29.2°C | 16.7°C | 22.9°C | 45 mm | 276 |
| August | 29.4°C | 16.7°C | 23.1°C | 45 mm | 263 |
| September | 25.3°C | 13.8°C | 19.5°C | 60 mm | 216 |
| October | 20.4°C | 11.1°C | 15.8°C | 61 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.5°C | 6.5°C | 10.0°C | 74 mm | 96 |
| December | 10.3°C | 4.0°C | 7.1°C | 70 mm | 88 |
| Year | 19.3°C | 9.6°C | 14.4°C | 782 mm | 2,134 |
Where Montfa’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Puylaurens, 24 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 25 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 Montfa’s climate
How warm does Montfa get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.4°C. About 107 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 50 reach 30°C.
How cold does Montfa get in winter?
January nights average 3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 25 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Montfa get?
About 782 mm a year, more than 56% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (89 mm) and August the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Albi (25 km away), averages 2,134 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Montfa itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Montfa, Puylaurens, 24 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 PUYLAURENS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Montfa →
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.