WEATHER IN GASCONY

The mild weather in the south west of France has been attracting visitors for generations. The appeal is the generous amount of sunshine through the winter, rainfall in the spring which nourishes the verdant countryside, a warm summer with long evenings and sublime weather stretching through the Autumn well into November.

The area avoids excessive heat in summer benefiting from average temperatures in the low 20’s with highs in the low 30’s. The winters are relatively short and mild. See chart for average daily temperatures in celcius.

The wind chart highlights Gascony as being one of the few areas in France benefiting from a mild climate yet not affected by high prevailing winds, ie: The Suroit in the Charente, The Tramontana, the Autan and the Marin in the Languedoc, the Mistral, Levant and Grec which affect Provence and the Rhone valley.

The precipitation in the area is moderate in comparison with many areas in France, though there is ample rain to keep the country side verdant and free from the water rations which are regularly imposed in the East of France.