Tauriac gets more days of 25 degrees or more than 84% of mainland French towns
Nights in January average 2.2°C. Rain is light here, less than falls on 65% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month, February the driest. If you like long walks, May, June, September and October offer highs of 20–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Montauban station, 24 km north-west.
A year in Tauriac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montauban station.
What a year in Tauriac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montauban.
About 710 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and February the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 22nd wettest of 27 towns of 2,500+ in Tarn.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montauban
37 frosts and 93 days of 25°C a year
On about 37 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, and 35 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montauban: 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 Montauban
Montauban is 24 km north-west of Tauriac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Tauriac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montauban (82121002) |
| Distance from the town | 24 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 106 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 210 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
Tauriac sits 104 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Tauriac to run about 0.7°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 Tauriac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tauriac | Montauban | 28.3°C | 2.2°C | 710 mm |
| Villemur-sur-Tarn 8.5 km | same station | 28.3°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 710 mm |
| Bessières 9.4 km | Lavaur | 28.8°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.8°C about the same | 702 mm |
| Rabastens 12 km | Lavaur | 28.8°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.8°C about the same | 702 mm |
| Buzet-sur-Tarn 12 km | Lavaur | 28.8°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.8°C about the same | 702 mm |
| Coufouleux 14 km | Lavaur | 28.8°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.8°C about the same | 702 mm |
| Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe 15 km | Lavaur | 28.8°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.8°C about the same | 702 mm |
Tauriac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montauban station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | 2.2°C | 5.9°C | 58 mm | 84 |
| February | 11.6°C | 2.0°C | 6.8°C | 44 mm | 120 |
| March | 15.6°C | 4.7°C | 10.2°C | 51 mm | 176 |
| April | 18.3°C | 7.3°C | 12.8°C | 75 mm | 190 |
| May | 22.1°C | 10.9°C | 16.5°C | 72 mm | 221 |
| June | 25.9°C | 14.5°C | 20.2°C | 68 mm | 243 |
| July | 28.3°C | 16.5°C | 22.4°C | 47 mm | 270 |
| August | 28.6°C | 16.3°C | 22.5°C | 56 mm | 260 |
| September | 24.9°C | 12.7°C | 18.8°C | 56 mm | 214 |
| October | 20.0°C | 9.7°C | 14.9°C | 59 mm | 154 |
| November | 13.6°C | 5.4°C | 9.5°C | 63 mm | 93 |
| December | 10.2°C | 2.7°C | 6.4°C | 61 mm | 81 |
| Year | 19.1°C | 8.7°C | 13.9°C | 710 mm | 2,104 |
Where Tauriac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montauban, 24 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, Montauban, 24 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 Tauriac’s climate
How warm does Tauriac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.6°C. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, more than 84% of mainland French towns, and about 35 reach 30°C.
How cold does Tauriac get in winter?
February nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 37 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Tauriac get?
About 710 mm a year, less than 65% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (75 mm) and February the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montauban (24 km away), averages 2,104 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Tauriac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Tauriac, Montauban, 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 MONTAUBAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Tauriac →
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.