Puycelsi gets more days of 25 degrees or more than 89% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 2.4°C. Only 27°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Frost is rarer than in 67% of mainland French towns: about 35 nights a year drop below freezing. For walks and days out, May, June, September and October bring highs of 20–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Vincent station, 29 km north-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Puycelsi at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Vincent station.
What a year in Puycelsi feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Vincent.
About 771 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 11th wettest of 27 towns of 2,500+ in Tarn.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montauban
35 frosts and 102 days of 25°C a year
On about 35 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 102 days a year reach 25°C, and 44 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Vincent: 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 Saint-Vincent
Saint-Vincent is 29 km north-west of Puycelsi. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Puycelsi itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Vincent (82174001) |
| Distance from the town | 29 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 191 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 189 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montauban, 27 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 Puycelsi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puycelsi | Saint-Vincent | 28.7°C | 2.4°C | 771 mm |
| Lisle-sur-Tarn 15 km | Lavaur | 28.8°C about the same | 1.8°C 0.6°C colder | 702 mm |
| Rabastens 17 km | Lavaur | 28.8°C about the same | 1.8°C 0.6°C colder | 702 mm |
| Gaillac 17 km | Albi | 28.8°C about the same | 1.9°C 0.5°C colder | 734 mm |
| Nègrepelisse 18 km | Montauban | 28.3°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 710 mm |
| Coufouleux 19 km | Lavaur | 28.8°C about the same | 1.8°C 0.6°C colder | 702 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Tulmont 21 km | Montauban | 28.3°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 710 mm |
Puycelsi weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Vincent station; sunshine at Montauban.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.5°C | 2.4°C | 6.0°C | 66 mm | 84 |
| February | 11.3°C | 2.3°C | 6.8°C | 51 mm | 120 |
| March | 15.5°C | 4.7°C | 10.1°C | 55 mm | 176 |
| April | 18.4°C | 7.2°C | 12.8°C | 77 mm | 190 |
| May | 22.2°C | 10.5°C | 16.4°C | 77 mm | 221 |
| June | 26.4°C | 14.1°C | 20.2°C | 69 mm | 243 |
| July | 28.7°C | 15.9°C | 22.3°C | 50 mm | 270 |
| August | 28.9°C | 15.7°C | 22.3°C | 59 mm | 260 |
| September | 24.9°C | 12.4°C | 18.7°C | 61 mm | 214 |
| October | 20.2°C | 9.9°C | 15.1°C | 64 mm | 154 |
| November | 13.4°C | 5.6°C | 9.5°C | 72 mm | 93 |
| December | 10.0°C | 3.1°C | 6.5°C | 71 mm | 81 |
| Year | 19.1°C | 8.6°C | 13.9°C | 771 mm | 2,104 |
Where Puycelsi’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Vincent, 29 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, Montauban, 27 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 Puycelsi’s climate
How warm does Puycelsi get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.9°C. About 102 days a year reach 25°C, more than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 44 reach 30°C.
How cold does Puycelsi get in winter?
February nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 35 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Puycelsi get?
About 771 mm a year, more than 53% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (77 mm) and July the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montauban (27 km away), averages 2,104 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Puycelsi itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Puycelsi, Saint-Vincent, 29 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 ST-VINCENT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Puycelsi →
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.