Ice rarely forms: Sainte-Foi sees fewer frosts than 94% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 27.6°C. Wet weather is most frequent in April and least in July. Of the 11 towns of 2,500+ in Ariège, it is the driest. Plan for rain on about 96 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Alaigne station, 15 km east.
A year in Sainte-Foi at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Alaigne station.
What a year in Sainte-Foi feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Alaigne.
About 674 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and July the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 11th wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Ariège.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montaut
17 frosts and 81 days of 25°C a year
On about 17 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Alaigne: 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 Alaigne
Alaigne is 15 km east of Sainte-Foi. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Foi itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Alaigne (11004001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km east |
| Station altitude | 293 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 371 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montaut, 23 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 Sainte-Foi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Foi | Alaigne | 27.6°C | 3.4°C | 674 mm |
| Mirepoix 5.5 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 674 mm |
| Bram 21 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 1.2°C warmer | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Castelnaudary 21 km | Castelnaudary | 28.4°C 0.8°C warmer | 3.3°C about the same | 707 mm |
| La Tour-du-Crieu 21 km | Saint-Ybars | 27.1°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.7°C 0.7°C colder | 797 mm |
| Lavelanet 23 km | Les Cascades | 25.8°C 1.8°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.8°C colder | 1,102 mm |
| Mazères 23 km | Saint-Ybars | 27.1°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.7°C 0.7°C colder | 797 mm |
Sainte-Foi weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Alaigne station; sunshine at Montaut.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.6°C | 3.4°C | 6.5°C | 68 mm | 100 |
| February | 10.6°C | 3.5°C | 7.1°C | 48 mm | 129 |
| March | 14.2°C | 6.0°C | 10.1°C | 57 mm | 170 |
| April | 16.9°C | 8.0°C | 12.4°C | 73 mm | 195 |
| May | 20.5°C | 11.3°C | 15.9°C | 72 mm | 210 |
| June | 24.8°C | 14.9°C | 19.8°C | 50 mm | 238 |
| July | 27.6°C | 17.1°C | 22.3°C | 35 mm | 260 |
| August | 27.9°C | 17.2°C | 22.5°C | 39 mm | 242 |
| September | 24.0°C | 14.1°C | 19.0°C | 49 mm | 212 |
| October | 19.0°C | 11.1°C | 15.0°C | 59 mm | 171 |
| November | 13.3°C | 6.7°C | 10.0°C | 68 mm | 119 |
| December | 10.3°C | 4.1°C | 7.2°C | 57 mm | 113 |
| Year | 18.2°C | 9.8°C | 14.0°C | 674 mm | 2,158 |
Where Sainte-Foi’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Alaigne, 15 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, 23 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 Sainte-Foi’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Foi get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.9°C. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sainte-Foi get in winter?
January nights average 3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 17 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sainte-Foi get?
About 674 mm a year, less than 77% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (73 mm) and July the driest (35 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montaut (23 km away), averages 2,158 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Foi itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Foi, Alaigne, 15 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 ALAIGNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sainte-Foi →
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.