Frost comes to Thouars-sur-Arize less often than to 84% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 27.1°C. Temperatures cover 25°C across the year, low to high. By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 73% of mainland French towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Ybars station, 17 km north-east.
A year in Thouars-sur-Arize at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Ybars station.
What a year in Thouars-sur-Arize 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 Saint-Girons
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 17 km north-east of Thouars-sur-Arize. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Thouars-sur-Arize itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Ybars (09277001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 330 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 254 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Girons, 22 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 Thouars-sur-Arize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thouars-sur-Arize | Saint-Ybars | 27.1°C | 2.7°C | 797 mm |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre 2.8 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 797 mm |
| Rieux-Volvestre 9 km | Muret-Lherm | 28.0°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.7°C colder | 620 mm |
| Cazères 13 km | Cérizols | 26.4°C 0.7°C cooler | −0.3°C 3°C colder | 976 mm |
| Carbonne 13 km | Muret-Lherm | 28.0°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.7°C colder | 620 mm |
| Longages 19 km | Muret-Lherm | 28.0°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.7°C colder | 620 mm |
| Noé 19 km | Muret-Lherm | 28.0°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.7°C colder | 620 mm |
Thouars-sur-Arize weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Ybars station; sunshine at Saint-Girons.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2°C | 2.7°C | 6.0°C | 68 mm | 116 |
| 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 | 169 |
| April | 16.7°C | 7.4°C | 12.0°C | 85 mm | 171 |
| May | 20.4°C | 10.8°C | 15.6°C | 91 mm | 183 |
| June | 24.4°C | 14.3°C | 19.4°C | 72 mm | 193 |
| July | 27.1°C | 16.3°C | 21.7°C | 56 mm | 211 |
| August | 27.6°C | 16.5°C | 22.0°C | 50 mm | 209 |
| September | 23.9°C | 13.5°C | 18.7°C | 59 mm | 193 |
| October | 19.0°C | 10.4°C | 14.7°C | 65 mm | 157 |
| 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 | 1,964 |
Where Thouars-sur-Arize’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Ybars, 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, 22 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 Thouars-sur-Arize’s climate
How warm does Thouars-sur-Arize 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 Thouars-sur-Arize 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 Thouars-sur-Arize 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, Saint-Girons (22 km away), averages 1,964 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Thouars-sur-Arize itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Thouars-sur-Arize, Saint-Ybars, 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 ST-YBARS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Thouars-sur-Arize →
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