Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Massat
Expect July afternoons of about 25.3°C. Of the 11 towns of 2,500+ in Ariège, it is the wettest. Winter and summer sit 27°C apart. Plan for rain on about 125 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Vicdessos station, 17 km south-east.
A year in Massat at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vicdessos station.
What a year in Massat feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vicdessos.
About 1,176 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 40 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 Saint-Girons
A frosty town: 87 frosts and 67 days of 25°C a year
On about 87 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vicdessos: 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 Vicdessos
Vicdessos is 17 km south-east of Massat. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Massat itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vicdessos (09334004) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 750 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 664 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 16 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Girons, 24 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 Massat 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massat | Vicdessos | 25.3°C | −1.3°C | 1,176 mm |
| Saint-Girons 20 km | Saint-Girons | 25.5°C about the same | 0.5°C 1.8°C milder | 973 mm |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 21 km | Les Cascades | 25.8°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 2.9°C milder | 1,102 mm |
| Foix 23 km | La Bastide de S | 26.4°C 1.1°C warmer | −1.1°C about the same | 1,091 mm |
Massat weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vicdessos station; sunshine at Saint-Girons.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5°C | −1.3°C | 3.6°C | 123 mm | 116 |
| February | 10.3°C | −0.9°C | 4.7°C | 98 mm | 129 |
| March | 14.3°C | 1.4°C | 7.9°C | 95 mm | 169 |
| April | 16.3°C | 3.7°C | 10.0°C | 108 mm | 171 |
| May | 19.7°C | 7.2°C | 13.4°C | 115 mm | 183 |
| June | 23.1°C | 10.7°C | 16.9°C | 88 mm | 193 |
| July | 25.3°C | 12.7°C | 19.0°C | 72 mm | 211 |
| August | 25.8°C | 12.6°C | 19.2°C | 74 mm | 209 |
| September | 22.1°C | 9.2°C | 15.7°C | 78 mm | 193 |
| October | 18.3°C | 5.9°C | 12.1°C | 85 mm | 157 |
| November | 11.9°C | 1.7°C | 6.8°C | 133 mm | 119 |
| December | 8.6°C | −0.4°C | 4.1°C | 108 mm | 113 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 5.2°C | 11.1°C | 1,176 mm | 1,964 |
Where Massat’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vicdessos, 17 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, Saint-Girons, 24 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 Massat’s climate
How warm does Massat get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Massat get in winter?
January nights average −1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 87 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Massat get?
About 1,176 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (133 mm) and July the driest (72 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Girons (24 km away), averages 1,964 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Massat itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Massat, Vicdessos, 17 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 VICDESSOS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Massat →
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.