Canet is among the mainland French towns with the most days of 25 degrees or more
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 3.8°C. Only 28°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. It is a dry place: less rain falls here than on 91% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside for April, May and October, when highs sit at 20–24°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Argeliers station, 10 km north-east.
A year in Canet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Argeliers station.
What a year in Canet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Argeliers.
About 625 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 16 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 15th wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carcassonne
21 frosts and 131 days of 25°C a year
On about 21 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 131 days a year reach 25°C, and 65 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Argeliers: 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 Argeliers
Argeliers is 10 km north-east of Canet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Canet itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Argeliers (11012001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 31 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 25 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 45 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 Canet 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 Aude.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canet | Argeliers | 31.7°C | 3.8°C | 625 mm |
| Lézignan-Corbières 7.8 km | Lézignan-Corbières | 29.9°C 1.8°C cooler | 3.9°C about the same | 679 mm |
| Sallèles-d'Aude 9 km | same station | 31.7°C about the same | 3.8°C about the same | 625 mm |
| Ouveillan 12 km | same station | 31.7°C about the same | 3.8°C about the same | 625 mm |
| Cuxac-d'Aude 13 km | same station | 31.7°C about the same | 3.8°C about the same | 625 mm |
| Narbonne 14 km | Narbonne | 29.3°C 2.4°C cooler | 4.7°C 0.9°C milder | 635 mm |
| Coursan 17 km | Lespignan | 30.4°C 1.3°C cooler | 4.0°C about the same | 604 mm |
Canet weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Argeliers station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.3°C | 3.8°C | 8.0°C | 59 mm | 95 |
| February | 13.6°C | 3.7°C | 8.7°C | 46 mm | 122 |
| March | 17.2°C | 6.1°C | 11.6°C | 53 mm | 174 |
| April | 20.0°C | 8.4°C | 14.2°C | 61 mm | 192 |
| May | 24.0°C | 12.0°C | 18.0°C | 47 mm | 220 |
| June | 28.8°C | 15.6°C | 22.2°C | 34 mm | 248 |
| July | 31.7°C | 17.9°C | 24.8°C | 17 mm | 283 |
| August | 31.5°C | 17.6°C | 24.6°C | 33 mm | 268 |
| September | 27.2°C | 14.2°C | 20.7°C | 57 mm | 216 |
| October | 21.8°C | 11.6°C | 16.7°C | 100 mm | 152 |
| November | 16.1°C | 7.3°C | 11.7°C | 71 mm | 105 |
| December | 12.8°C | 4.5°C | 8.7°C | 48 mm | 95 |
| Year | 21.4°C | 10.2°C | 15.8°C | 625 mm | 2,170 |
Where Canet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Argeliers, 10 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, Carcassonne, 45 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 Aude.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Canet’s climate
How warm does Canet get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.7°C. About 131 days a year reach 25°C, more than almost every mainland French town, and about 65 reach 30°C.
How cold does Canet get in winter?
February nights average 3.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 21 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Canet get?
About 625 mm a year, less than 91% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (100 mm) and July the driest (17 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (45 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Canet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Canet, Argeliers, 10 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 ARGELIERS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Canet →
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.