Villefranche-de-Rouergue climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

Villefranche-de-Rouergue has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 1,057 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

The hottest day measured in Villefranche-de-Rouergue between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 39.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

The coldest day measured in Villefranche-de-Rouergue between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -19.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

Yes. Villefranche-de-Rouergue gets on average 16.9 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Villefranche-de-Rouergue warmed?

Yes: Villefranche-de-Rouergue warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

The wettest day measured in Villefranche-de-Rouergue between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1960, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

The windiest day measured in Villefranche-de-Rouergue between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with winds reaching 54.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

The warmest month in Villefranche-de-Rouergue is July (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

Villefranche-de-Rouergue receives on average 1,057 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

Villefranche-de-Rouergue gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Villefranche-de-Rouergue (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 1,057 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Villefranche-de-Rouergue averages 36 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.

Villefranche-de-Rouergue has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 45 to 27 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -19.5 °C (on 16 January 1985).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Villefranche-de-RouergueOccitanie

coords: 44.35°, 2.04°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

11.9°C

Average daily high

16.1°C

Average daily low

8.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,057mm

Sunshine / day

8.8h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

15.6km/h

Seasonal range

16.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

36 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

11 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

142 d/yr

Annual snowfall

16.9 cm

Average feels-like high

14.6 °C

Average feels-like low

5.9 °C

Average peak gust

34.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

3 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

39.5 °C

11 August 2025

Coldest day

-19.5 °C

16 January 1985

Wettest day

65 mm

30 July 1960

Windiest day

54.7 km/h

7 November 1982

Strongest gust

126.7 km/h

7 November 1982

Hottest feels-like

41.7 °C

23 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

-24.2 °C

16 January 1985

Snowiest day

23.2 cm

28 January 2006

Sunniest day

14.8 h

9 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.5 °C11 August 2025	-6.4 °C14 January 2025	13.3 °C	1,093 mm	39	31
2024	35.9 °C29 July 2024	-6.0 °C20 January 2024	13.0 °C	1,314 mm	24	18
2023	37.7 °C23 August 2023	-5.2 °C3 December 2023	13.4 °C	1,170 mm	27	41
2022	37.1 °C12 August 2022	-5.7 °C11 December 2022	14.3 °C	860 mm	44	37
2021	33.8 °C14 August 2021	-5.3 °C11 January 2021	12.4 °C	1,118 mm	13	32
2020	36.6 °C7 August 2020	-3.2 °C12 January 2020	13.5 °C	1,018 mm	26	9
2019	37.6 °C27 June 2019	-4.6 °C5 January 2019	13.0 °C	1,141 mm	23	16
2018	34.6 °C3 August 2018	-7.4 °C27 February 2018	13.4 °C	1,171 mm	23	22
2017	34.1 °C7 July 2017	-8.0 °C19 January 2017	12.5 °C	985 mm	17	42
2016	33.0 °C19 July 2016	-3.3 °C17 February 2016	12.6 °C	1,067 mm	18	14
2015	35.1 °C3 August 2015	-5.4 °C1 January 2015	13.0 °C	911 mm	22	32
2014	32.2 °C17 July 2014	-3.9 °C31 December 2014	13.1 °C	1,044 mm	5	11
2013	33.5 °C25 July 2013	-8.9 °C17 January 2013	11.8 °C	1,132 mm	16	43
2012	34.3 °C17 August 2012	-12.4 °C9 February 2012	12.3 °C	915 mm	16	47
2011	35.6 °C20 August 2011	-6.5 °C24 January 2011	13.3 °C	720 mm	8	22
2010	35.8 °C26 August 2010	-11.3 °C11 January 2010	11.4 °C	979 mm	8	64
2009	35.2 °C19 August 2009	-6.9 °C19 December 2009	12.7 °C	955 mm	22	39
2008	33.0 °C6 August 2008	-3.2 °C28 November 2008	11.9 °C	1,216 mm	10	22
2007	33.1 °C27 August 2007	-7.5 °C27 January 2007	12.0 °C	1,000 mm	5	38
2006	35.4 °C21 July 2006	-6.4 °C26 December 2006	13.0 °C	925 mm	21	45
2005	33.6 °C3 September 2005	-9.4 °C1 March 2005	11.9 °C	812 mm	19	64
2004	35.3 °C1 August 2004	-5.3 °C11 March 2004	12.1 °C	1,009 mm	13	35
2003	38.1 °C12 August 2003	-9.6 °C13 January 2003	13.3 °C	914 mm	39	33
2002	32.1 °C22 June 2002	-2.6 °C7 January 2002	12.6 °C	1,040 mm	9	9
2001	34.6 °C1 August 2001	-10.3 °C16 December 2001	12.1 °C	1,039 mm	13	35
2000	33.2 °C25 August 2000	-6.1 °C25 January 2000	12.5 °C	1,064 mm	11	25
1999	33.4 °C2 July 1999	-5.9 °C13 February 1999	12.3 °C	1,229 mm	5	32
1998	35.1 °C11 August 1998	-6.8 °C24 November 1998	12.0 °C	964 mm	10	31
1997	32.6 °C10 August 1997	-3.9 °C6 December 1997	13.1 °C	949 mm	8	23
1996	30.9 °C16 July 1996	-8.6 °C30 December 1996	11.8 °C	1,231 mm	4	34
1995	33.2 °C20 July 1995	-7.0 °C5 January 1995	12.4 °C	1,052 mm	9	33
1994	33.1 °C27 July 1994	-6.2 °C20 January 1994	12.8 °C	1,281 mm	18	17
1993	32.5 °C29 July 1993	-9.2 °C4 January 1993	11.7 °C	993 mm	8	32
1992	33.0 °C25 August 1992	-4.0 °C21 February 1992	11.8 °C	1,209 mm	14	32
1991	33.3 °C26 August 1991	-5.6 °C8 February 1991	11.6 °C	914 mm	12	39
1990	34.0 °C21 July 1990	-4.5 °C21 December 1990	12.5 °C	1,045 mm	18	30
1989	36.2 °C21 July 1989	-4.4 °C2 January 1989	13.1 °C	712 mm	10	15
1988	31.1 °C14 August 1988	-5.8 °C23 November 1988	12.1 °C	1,134 mm	8	31
1987	36.8 °C16 August 1987	-15.1 °C16 January 1987	11.7 °C	985 mm	16	38
1986	34.4 °C30 July 1986	-11.0 °C10 February 1986	11.6 °C	1,136 mm	11	38
1985	34.1 °C25 July 1985	-19.5 °C16 January 1985	11.0 °C	892 mm	5	61
1984	34.3 °C23 July 1984	-5.2 °C16 February 1984	11.0 °C	1,257 mm	3	42
1983	37.9 °C30 July 1983	-7.3 °C14 February 1983	12.1 °C	1,073 mm	21	40
1982	37.2 °C8 July 1982	-3.1 °C24 December 1982	12.3 °C	1,169 mm	10	16
1981	33.2 °C4 August 1981	-4.3 °C14 January 1981	11.5 °C	1,380 mm	6	49
1980	30.1 °C24 July 1980	-7.8 °C30 December 1980	10.7 °C	1,215 mm	1	46
1979	30.4 °C26 July 1979	-6.4 °C2 January 1979	11.2 °C	1,325 mm	2	37
1978	31.9 °C16 July 1978	-6.4 °C12 February 1978	11.2 °C	1,132 mm	5	27
1977	28.2 °C11 July 1977	-4.6 °C28 November 1977	11.6 °C	1,202 mm	0	22
1976	32.6 °C24 June 1976	-3.8 °C27 December 1976	11.7 °C	1,115 mm	8	38
1975	32.8 °C2 August 1975	-4.7 °C24 December 1975	11.4 °C	982 mm	9	37
1974	32.3 °C16 August 1974	-3.6 °C5 March 1974	11.4 °C	1,438 mm	5	17
1973	32.6 °C4 July 1973	-10.3 °C3 December 1973	11.3 °C	1,098 mm	10	56
1972	31.1 °C6 August 1972	-3.1 °C24 January 1972	11.4 °C	1,117 mm	2	12
1971	32.6 °C11 July 1971	-15.9 °C2 January 1971	11.5 °C	1,448 mm	9	40
1970	31.5 °C28 July 1970	-7.7 °C31 December 1970	11.5 °C	1,174 mm	3	39
1969	32.0 °C23 July 1969	-13.0 °C17 February 1969	11.3 °C	1,373 mm	6	45
1968	34.2 °C30 June 1968	-6.0 °C30 December 1968	11.7 °C	1,200 mm	6	34
1967	34.1 °C19 July 1967	-15.2 °C10 January 1967	11.6 °C	924 mm	6	44
1966	31.6 °C12 August 1966	-6.8 °C17 January 1966	11.7 °C	1,321 mm	5	22
1965	31.1 °C25 June 1965	-7.4 °C5 January 1965	11.0 °C	1,489 mm	2	49
1964	33.1 °C16 July 1964	-14.4 °C30 December 1964	11.4 °C	1,053 mm	7	43
1963	30.9 °C21 June 1963	-10.9 °C4 February 1963	10.7 °C	1,135 mm	3	48
1962	34.7 °C14 August 1962	-7.4 °C27 December 1962	11.2 °C	1,023 mm	12	44
1961	30.7 °C31 August 1961	-4.1 °C20 December 1961	12.6 °C	1,042 mm	4	16
1960	31.0 °C22 June 1960	-11.5 °C15 January 1960	11.6 °C	1,308 mm	4	27
1959	30.7 °C4 July 1959	-4.0 °C13 January 1959	12.5 °C	1,152 mm	2	14
1958	31.5 °C31 July 1958	-8.9 °C12 March 1958	11.8 °C	1,061 mm	3	29
1957	31.3 °C7 August 1957	-5.9 °C20 January 1957	11.5 °C	874 mm	5	24
1956	30.9 °C9 August 1956	-12.3 °C10 February 1956	10.5 °C	931 mm	1	54
1955	32.9 °C17 July 1955	-3.0 °C19 March 1955	12.3 °C	940 mm	7	33
1954	28.8 °C2 August 1954	-9.7 °C2 February 1954	10.7 °C	1,081 mm	0	33
1953	30.2 °C11 August 1953	-12.1 °C15 January 1953	11.3 °C	624 mm	3	62
1952	34.9 °C30 June 1952	-9.7 °C26 January 1952	11.7 °C	1,069 mm	12	51
1951	30.4 °C14 June 1951	-5.3 °C4 January 1951	11.2 °C	1,108 mm	2	23
1950	34.0 °C9 July 1950	-7.6 °C31 December 1950	11.7 °C	961 mm	11	43
1949	34.2 °C11 July 1949	-4.7 °C11 January 1949	12.0 °C	781 mm	13	53
1948	29.9 °C28 July 1948	-8.6 °C24 February 1948	11.6 °C	834 mm	0	17
1947	36.2 °C26 June 1947	-9.9 °C28 January 1947	12.4 °C	845 mm	24	41
1946	32.9 °C4 August 1946	-10.9 °C21 December 1946	11.2 °C	836 mm	9	49
1945	33.5 °C25 July 1945	-12.9 °C12 January 1945	11.9 °C	860 mm	14	54
1944	32.3 °C15 August 1944	-8.6 °C23 February 1944	10.9 °C	1,036 mm	7	65
1943	32.9 °C31 July 1943	-3.8 °C27 December 1943	12.1 °C	916 mm	12	33
1942	32.9 °C25 July 1942	-16.5 °C13 January 1942	11.4 °C	708 mm	14	77
1941	36.4 °C25 July 1941	-17.4 °C10 January 1941	10.5 °C	908 mm	13	56
1940	30.8 °C9 August 1940	-14.9 °C21 January 1940	10.6 °C	1,018 mm	1	61

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

18.3 °C

+2.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

39 d/yr

+28

Frost days (< 0 °C)

31 d/yr

-5

Annual rainfall

1094 mm

+37 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	9.2 °C	+1.9 °C	101 mm	+15 mm
Feb	12.1 °C	+3.1 °C	44 mm	-37 mm
Mar	12.9 °C	+0.6 °C	86 mm	+2 mm
Apr	17.6 °C	+2.6 °C	118 mm	+21 mm
May	20.8 °C	+2.1 °C	120 mm	+10 mm
Jun	28.4 °C	+5.7 °C	78 mm	-8 mm
Jul	26.5 °C	+1.2 °C	49 mm	-20 mm
Aug	29.6 °C	+4.6 °C	128 mm	+39 mm
Sep	21.0 °C	-0.8 °C	92 mm	+4 mm
Oct	18.4 °C	+1.3 °C	91 mm	+6 mm
Nov	11.8 °C	+0.6 °C	111 mm	+25 mm
Dec	10.7 °C	+2.6 °C	77 mm	-19 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.5 °C

11 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-6.4 °C

14 Jan 2025

Wettest day

39.8 mm

19 Apr 2025

Windiest day

40.0 km/h

8 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

88.9 km/h

23 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

12 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-9.9 °C

13 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

6.5 cm

22 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

14.8 h

9 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

Villefranche-de-Rouergue has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 1,057 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

The hottest day measured in Villefranche-de-Rouergue between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 39.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

The coldest day measured in Villefranche-de-Rouergue between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -19.5 °C.

Does it snow in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

Yes. Villefranche-de-Rouergue gets on average 16.9 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.

Has the climate of Villefranche-de-Rouergue warmed?

Yes: Villefranche-de-Rouergue warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

The wettest day measured in Villefranche-de-Rouergue between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1960, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

The windiest day measured in Villefranche-de-Rouergue between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with winds reaching 54.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

The warmest month in Villefranche-de-Rouergue is July (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

Villefranche-de-Rouergue receives on average 1,057 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

Villefranche-de-Rouergue gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Villefranche-de-Rouergue between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2006, with 23.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

Yes: Villefranche-de-Rouergue has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Villefranche-de-Rouergue?

In Villefranche-de-Rouergue, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -24.2 °C on 16 January 1985.

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