More days reach 25 degrees in Saint-Michel-de-Vax than in 89% of mainland French towns
Nights in January average 2.4°C. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 67% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month, July the driest. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 121 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Vincent station, 28 km west; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Saint-Michel-de-Vax at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Vincent station.
What a year in Saint-Michel-de-Vax 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 Albi
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 28 km west of Saint-Michel-de-Vax. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Michel-de-Vax itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Vincent (82174001) |
| Distance from the town | 28 km west |
| Station altitude | 191 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 267 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Albi, 33 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 Saint-Michel-de-Vax 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel-de-Vax | Saint-Vincent | 28.7°C | 2.4°C | 771 mm |
| Caussade 21 km | same station | 28.7°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 771 mm |
| Nègrepelisse 23 km | Montauban | 28.3°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 710 mm |
| Gaillac 24 km | Albi | 28.8°C about the same | 1.9°C 0.5°C colder | 734 mm |
| Lisle-sur-Tarn 27 km | Lavaur | 28.8°C about the same | 1.8°C 0.6°C colder | 702 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Tulmont 28 km | Montauban | 28.3°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 710 mm |
| Albias 28 km | Montauban | 28.3°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 710 mm |
Saint-Michel-de-Vax weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Vincent station; sunshine at Albi.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.5°C | 2.4°C | 6.0°C | 66 mm | 91 |
| 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 | 175 |
| April | 18.4°C | 7.2°C | 12.8°C | 77 mm | 188 |
| May | 22.2°C | 10.5°C | 16.4°C | 77 mm | 219 |
| June | 26.4°C | 14.1°C | 20.2°C | 69 mm | 247 |
| July | 28.7°C | 15.9°C | 22.3°C | 50 mm | 276 |
| August | 28.9°C | 15.7°C | 22.3°C | 59 mm | 263 |
| September | 24.9°C | 12.4°C | 18.7°C | 61 mm | 216 |
| October | 20.2°C | 9.9°C | 15.1°C | 64 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.4°C | 5.6°C | 9.5°C | 72 mm | 96 |
| December | 10.0°C | 3.1°C | 6.5°C | 71 mm | 88 |
| Year | 19.1°C | 8.6°C | 13.9°C | 771 mm | 2,134 |
Where Saint-Michel-de-Vax’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Vincent, 28 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, 33 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 Saint-Michel-de-Vax’s climate
How warm does Saint-Michel-de-Vax 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 Saint-Michel-de-Vax 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 Saint-Michel-de-Vax 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, Albi (33 km away), averages 2,134 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Michel-de-Vax itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Michel-de-Vax, Saint-Vincent, 28 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 Saint-Michel-de-Vax →
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