Frosty mornings in Prat-Bonrepaux outnumber those of 91% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 26.4°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 87% of mainland French towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 27°C apart. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Cérizols station, 11 km north.
A year in Prat-Bonrepaux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cérizols station.
What a year in Prat-Bonrepaux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cérizols.
About 976 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and August the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th 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: 70 frosts and 75 days of 25°C a year
On about 70 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, and 23 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cérizols: 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 Cérizols
Cérizols is 11 km north of Prat-Bonrepaux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Prat-Bonrepaux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cérizols (09094001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north |
| Station altitude | 374 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 333 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Girons, 7.3 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 Prat-Bonrepaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prat-Bonrepaux | Cérizols | 26.4°C | −0.3°C | 976 mm |
| Saint-Girons 11 km | Saint-Girons | 25.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 0.5°C 0.8°C milder | 973 mm |
| Cazères 21 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −0.3°C about the same | 976 mm |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre 25 km | Saint-Ybars | 27.1°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.7°C 3°C milder | 797 mm |
| Saint-Gaudens 26 km | Clarac | 26.0°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Rieux-Volvestre 29 km | Muret-Lherm | 28.0°C 1.6°C warmer | 2.0°C 2.3°C milder | 620 mm |
Prat-Bonrepaux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cérizols station; sunshine at Saint-Girons.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.2°C | −0.3°C | 5.0°C | 83 mm | 116 |
| February | 11.3°C | 0.1°C | 5.7°C | 70 mm | 129 |
| March | 14.6°C | 2.3°C | 8.5°C | 73 mm | 169 |
| April | 16.9°C | 4.8°C | 10.9°C | 108 mm | 171 |
| May | 20.3°C | 8.6°C | 14.5°C | 106 mm | 183 |
| June | 24.0°C | 12.1°C | 18.1°C | 84 mm | 193 |
| July | 26.4°C | 14.1°C | 20.3°C | 68 mm | 211 |
| August | 26.9°C | 14.0°C | 20.4°C | 65 mm | 209 |
| September | 23.6°C | 10.5°C | 17.1°C | 66 mm | 193 |
| October | 19.4°C | 7.4°C | 13.4°C | 76 mm | 157 |
| November | 13.6°C | 3.0°C | 8.3°C | 101 mm | 119 |
| December | 11.0°C | 0.3°C | 5.7°C | 79 mm | 113 |
| Year | 18.2°C | 6.4°C | 12.3°C | 976 mm | 1,964 |
Where Prat-Bonrepaux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cérizols, 11 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, 7.3 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 Prat-Bonrepaux’s climate
How warm does Prat-Bonrepaux get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 23 reach 30°C.
How cold does Prat-Bonrepaux get in winter?
January nights average −0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 70 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Prat-Bonrepaux get?
About 976 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (108 mm) and August the driest (65 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Girons (7.3 km away), averages 1,964 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Prat-Bonrepaux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Prat-Bonrepaux, Cérizols, 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 CERIZOLS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Prat-Bonrepaux →
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.