Rainfall in Bénaix tops that of 92% of mainland French towns: 1,102 mm a year
January nights here settle around 1.6°C. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. Frost is rarer than in 63% of mainland French towns: about 36 nights a year drop below freezing. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Les Cascades station, 11 km north-west.
A year in Bénaix at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Les Cascades station.
What a year in Bénaix feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Cascades.
About 1,102 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 38 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Ariège.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montaut
36 frosts and 70 days of 25°C a year
On about 36 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Cascades: 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 Les Cascades
Les Cascades is 11 km north-west of Bénaix. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bénaix itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Les Cascades (09250001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 530 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 606 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montaut, 36 km away |
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 Bénaix 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 Ariège.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bénaix | Les Cascades | 25.8°C | 1.6°C | 1,102 mm |
| Lavelanet 2.8 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,102 mm |
| Mirepoix 20 km | Alaigne | 27.6°C 1.8°C warmer | 3.4°C 1.8°C milder | 674 mm |
| Foix 21 km | La Bastide de S | 26.4°C 0.6°C warmer | −1.1°C 2.7°C colder | 1,091 mm |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 22 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,102 mm |
| Varilhes 24 km | Saint-Ybars | 27.1°C 1.3°C warmer | 2.7°C 1.1°C milder | 797 mm |
| Quillan 27 km | Granès | 27.7°C 1.9°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 725 mm |
Bénaix weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Les Cascades station; sunshine at Montaut.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9°C | 1.6°C | 5.8°C | 108 mm | 100 |
| February | 10.8°C | 1.8°C | 6.3°C | 90 mm | 129 |
| March | 14.2°C | 4.0°C | 9.1°C | 89 mm | 170 |
| April | 16.6°C | 6.0°C | 11.3°C | 107 mm | 195 |
| May | 19.6°C | 9.3°C | 14.4°C | 110 mm | 210 |
| June | 23.6°C | 13.0°C | 18.3°C | 78 mm | 238 |
| July | 25.8°C | 14.8°C | 20.3°C | 68 mm | 260 |
| August | 26.2°C | 14.9°C | 20.5°C | 70 mm | 242 |
| September | 23.2°C | 11.9°C | 17.6°C | 75 mm | 212 |
| October | 19.1°C | 8.8°C | 13.9°C | 87 mm | 171 |
| November | 13.2°C | 4.4°C | 8.8°C | 122 mm | 119 |
| December | 10.6°C | 2.3°C | 6.4°C | 98 mm | 113 |
| Year | 17.7°C | 7.7°C | 12.7°C | 1,102 mm | 2,158 |
Where Bénaix’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Les Cascades, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1996–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Montaut, 36 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 Ariège.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bénaix’s climate
How warm does Bénaix get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, more than 63% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bénaix get in winter?
January nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 36 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bénaix get?
About 1,102 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (122 mm) and July the driest (68 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montaut (36 km away), averages 2,158 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bénaix itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bénaix, Les Cascades, 11 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 LES CASCADES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bénaix →
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