Summer afternoons in Saussenac are warmer than in 86% of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 28.6°C, a January night drops to 2.2°C, and 951 mm of rain falls in a year. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 84% of mainland French towns. None of its 6 nearest neighbors has milder January nights. Figures from Météo-France’s Bastide Solages station, 20 km east.
A year in Saussenac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bastide Solages station.
What a year in Saussenac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bastide Solages.
About 951 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 33 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
40 frosts and 97 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, and 41 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bastide Solages: 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 Bastide Solages
Bastide Solages is 20 km east of Saussenac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saussenac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bastide Solages (12023001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km east |
| Station altitude | 230 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 362 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Albi, 15 km away |
Saussenac sits 132 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Saussenac to run about 0.9°C cooler than these figures.
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 Saussenac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saussenac | Bastide Solages | 28.6°C | 2.2°C | 951 mm |
| Arthès 5.7 km | Albi | 28.8°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Saint-Juéry 7.1 km | Albi | 28.8°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Lescure-d'Albigeois 7.8 km | Albi | 28.8°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Blaye-les-Mines 10 km | Albi | 28.8°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Carmaux 11 km | Albi | 28.8°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Cagnac-les-Mines 11 km | Albi | 28.8°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 734 mm |
Saussenac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bastide Solages station; sunshine at Albi.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | 2.2°C | 5.8°C | 93 mm | 91 |
| February | 11.0°C | 1.9°C | 6.5°C | 70 mm | 120 |
| March | 15.0°C | 4.0°C | 9.5°C | 74 mm | 175 |
| April | 18.0°C | 6.5°C | 12.2°C | 95 mm | 188 |
| May | 22.0°C | 9.9°C | 15.9°C | 92 mm | 219 |
| June | 26.2°C | 13.2°C | 19.7°C | 72 mm | 247 |
| July | 28.6°C | 15.0°C | 21.8°C | 50 mm | 276 |
| August | 28.7°C | 15.0°C | 21.9°C | 62 mm | 263 |
| September | 24.6°C | 12.0°C | 18.3°C | 71 mm | 216 |
| October | 19.5°C | 9.8°C | 14.7°C | 81 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.4°C | 5.7°C | 9.5°C | 95 mm | 96 |
| December | 10.1°C | 2.9°C | 6.5°C | 96 mm | 88 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 8.2°C | 13.5°C | 951 mm | 2,134 |
Where Saussenac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bastide Solages, 20 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, 15 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 Saussenac’s climate
How warm does Saussenac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.7°C. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, more than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 41 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saussenac get in winter?
February nights average 1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saussenac get?
About 951 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (96 mm) and July the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Albi (15 km away), averages 2,134 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saussenac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saussenac, Bastide Solages, 20 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 BASTIDE SOLAGES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saussenac →
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.