Ice rarely forms: Caunette-sur-Lauquet sees fewer frosts than 80% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.4°C. Of the 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude, it is the wettest. November is the wettest month, July the driest. From May to October, highs of 18–27°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Mouthoumet station, 11 km south-east.
A year in Caunette-sur-Lauquet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mouthoumet station.
What a year in Caunette-sur-Lauquet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mouthoumet.
About 838 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carcassonne
28 frosts and 62 days of 25°C a year
On about 28 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mouthoumet: 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 Mouthoumet
Mouthoumet is 11 km south-east of Caunette-sur-Lauquet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Caunette-sur-Lauquet itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mouthoumet (11260002) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 538 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 545 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 24 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 Caunette-sur-Lauquet 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caunette-sur-Lauquet | Mouthoumet | 26.4°C | 2.0°C | 838 mm |
| Palaja 17 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 2.4°C warmer | 3.5°C 1.5°C milder | 665 mm |
| Limoux 18 km | Limoux | 28.6°C 2.2°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 666 mm |
| Trèbes 20 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 2.4°C warmer | 3.5°C 1.5°C milder | 665 mm |
| Carcassonne 22 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 2.4°C warmer | 3.5°C 1.5°C milder | 665 mm |
| Villemoustaussou 26 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 2.4°C warmer | 3.5°C 1.5°C milder | 665 mm |
| Pennautier 26 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 2.4°C warmer | 3.5°C 1.5°C milder | 665 mm |
Caunette-sur-Lauquet weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mouthoumet station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5°C | 2.0°C | 5.3°C | 94 mm | 95 |
| February | 9.3°C | 2.0°C | 5.7°C | 71 mm | 122 |
| March | 12.5°C | 4.4°C | 8.4°C | 77 mm | 174 |
| April | 15.0°C | 6.1°C | 10.6°C | 83 mm | 192 |
| May | 18.7°C | 9.5°C | 14.1°C | 66 mm | 220 |
| June | 23.3°C | 13.0°C | 18.2°C | 40 mm | 248 |
| July | 26.4°C | 15.2°C | 20.8°C | 29 mm | 283 |
| August | 26.6°C | 15.4°C | 21.0°C | 36 mm | 268 |
| September | 22.3°C | 12.5°C | 17.4°C | 60 mm | 216 |
| October | 17.5°C | 9.7°C | 13.6°C | 84 mm | 152 |
| November | 12.1°C | 5.4°C | 8.8°C | 100 mm | 105 |
| December | 9.3°C | 2.8°C | 6.1°C | 95 mm | 95 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 8.2°C | 12.5°C | 838 mm | 2,170 |
Where Caunette-sur-Lauquet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mouthoumet, 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, Carcassonne, 24 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 Caunette-sur-Lauquet’s climate
How warm does Caunette-sur-Lauquet get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, more than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Caunette-sur-Lauquet get in winter?
January nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 28 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Caunette-sur-Lauquet get?
About 838 mm a year, more than 69% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (100 mm) and July the driest (29 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (24 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Caunette-sur-Lauquet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Caunette-sur-Lauquet, Mouthoumet, 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 MOUTHOUMET, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Caunette-sur-Lauquet →
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