Frost comes to Lescousse less often than to 84% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 27.1°C. Warm afternoons come more often than in 73% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month, August the driest. Waterproofs come out on about 109 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Ybars station, 13 km north-west.
A year in Lescousse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Ybars station.
What a year in Lescousse feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Ybars.
About 797 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and August the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Ariège.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montaut
25 frosts and 82 days of 25°C a year
On about 25 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 82 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Ybars: 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 Saint-Ybars
Saint-Ybars is 13 km north-west of Lescousse. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lescousse itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Ybars (09277001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 330 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 371 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montaut, 12 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 Lescousse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lescousse | Saint-Ybars | 27.1°C | 2.7°C | 797 mm |
| Pamiers 9.3 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 797 mm |
| Saverdun 10 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 797 mm |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga 12 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 797 mm |
| La Tour-du-Crieu 13 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 797 mm |
| Varilhes 15 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 797 mm |
| Mazères 17 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 797 mm |
Lescousse weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Ybars station; sunshine at Montaut.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2°C | 2.7°C | 6.0°C | 68 mm | 100 |
| February | 10.5°C | 3.0°C | 6.8°C | 53 mm | 129 |
| March | 14.2°C | 5.3°C | 9.7°C | 58 mm | 170 |
| April | 16.7°C | 7.4°C | 12.0°C | 85 mm | 195 |
| May | 20.4°C | 10.8°C | 15.6°C | 91 mm | 210 |
| June | 24.4°C | 14.3°C | 19.4°C | 72 mm | 238 |
| July | 27.1°C | 16.3°C | 21.7°C | 56 mm | 260 |
| August | 27.6°C | 16.5°C | 22.0°C | 50 mm | 242 |
| September | 23.9°C | 13.5°C | 18.7°C | 59 mm | 212 |
| October | 19.0°C | 10.4°C | 14.7°C | 65 mm | 171 |
| November | 13.0°C | 6.0°C | 9.5°C | 75 mm | 119 |
| December | 10.0°C | 3.6°C | 6.8°C | 66 mm | 113 |
| Year | 18.0°C | 9.2°C | 13.6°C | 797 mm | 2,158 |
Where Lescousse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Ybars, 13 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, Montaut, 12 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 Lescousse’s climate
How warm does Lescousse get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.6°C. About 82 days a year reach 25°C, more than 73% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lescousse get in winter?
January nights average 2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 25 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lescousse get?
About 797 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (91 mm) and August the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montaut (12 km away), averages 2,158 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lescousse itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lescousse, Saint-Ybars, 13 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 ST-YBARS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lescousse →
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.