Wet weather: 1,102 mm a year falls on Tarascon-sur-Ariège, more than on 92% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 1.6°C. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. Only about 36 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 63% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 126 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Les Cascades station, 18 km north-east.
A year in Tarascon-sur-Ariège at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Les Cascades station.
What a year in Tarascon-sur-Ariège 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 18 km north-east of Tarascon-sur-Ariège. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Tarascon-sur-Ariège itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Les Cascades (09250001) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 530 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 476 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montaut, 39 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 Tarascon-sur-Ariège 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | Les Cascades | 25.8°C | 1.6°C | 1,102 mm |
| Foix 13 km | La Bastide de S | 26.4°C 0.6°C warmer | −1.1°C 2.7°C colder | 1,091 mm |
| Lavelanet 22 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,102 mm |
| Varilhes 23 km | Saint-Ybars | 27.1°C 1.3°C warmer | 2.7°C 1.1°C milder | 797 mm |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga 27 km | Saint-Ybars | 27.1°C 1.3°C warmer | 2.7°C 1.1°C milder | 797 mm |
Tarascon-sur-Ariège 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 Tarascon-sur-Ariège’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Les Cascades, 18 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, 39 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 Tarascon-sur-Ariège’s climate
How warm does Tarascon-sur-Ariège 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 Tarascon-sur-Ariège 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 Tarascon-sur-Ariège 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 (39 km away), averages 2,158 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Tarascon-sur-Ariège itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Les Cascades, 18 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 Tarascon-sur-Ariège →
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