Climate of the Batch
Because of its geographical position, the Quercy is subject to two opposite climatic influences, which play a part in the degree of conservation of the vestiges. If the north of the department knows a more mountain climate related to the proximity of the Massif Central, the south undergoes a more moderate climate. White Quercy, supports the direct influences of the Aquitanian Bassin and the valley of the Garonne, in turn oceanic, continental and Mediterranean, according to the seasons.
precipitations
The south of the Lot undergoes precipitations fewer than the septentrional part. Indeed, the oceanic depressions are stopped by the reliefs Massif Central and pour their rains on the Ségala. On the other hand, Quercy Blanc has a Pluviométrie twice less important. On average, it rains on the department of Batch 140 to 150 days per annum. May, June and October are generally the wettest months of the year
the temperatures
Because of the Aquitanian influences and weak precipitations which it undergoes, the south of the department knows a softer climate. The temperatures of this last are on average higher of two degrees Celsius compared to the remainder of the district. At the point of observation located at Gourdon, the Ensoleillement reaches a 2058 hours annual average.
the winds
The department of the Batch is not particularly been windy. Generally, the speed of the wind does not exceed 10 km/h. The wind of Southerly wind, the wind of North and the winds continental blow however on the area and exert influences which are clean for them on Quercy Blanc. The white Southerly wind, heat and dryness coming from the Mediterranean, the black Southerly wind of rainy Spain, the wind of the north which brings one dry good weather, and finally the dry and cold winds of west, support a climatic diversity.
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