Frost comes to Cenne-Monestiés less often than to 85% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 28.4°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 85% of mainland French towns. Of all months, May brings the most rain and July the least. The heating season runs December to February: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Castelnaudary station, 14 km west.
A year in Cenne-Monestiés at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Castelnaudary station.
What a year in Cenne-Monestiés feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Castelnaudary.
About 707 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carcassonne
23 frosts and 90 days of 25°C a year
On about 23 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, and 33 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Castelnaudary: 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 Castelnaudary
Castelnaudary is 14 km west of Cenne-Monestiés. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cenne-Monestiés itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Castelnaudary (11076001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km west |
| Station altitude | 160 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 187 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 10 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 19 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 Cenne-Monestiés 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cenne-Monestiés | Castelnaudary | 28.4°C | 3.3°C | 707 mm |
| Bram 9.7 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Castelnaudary 14 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 707 mm |
| Sorèze 14 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.8°C colder | 896 mm |
| Revel 17 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.8°C colder | 896 mm |
| Pennautier 19 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Villemoustaussou 21 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
Cenne-Monestiés weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Castelnaudary station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.6°C | 3.3°C | 6.4°C | 67 mm | 95 |
| February | 11.0°C | 3.3°C | 7.1°C | 47 mm | 122 |
| March | 14.7°C | 5.4°C | 10.1°C | 55 mm | 174 |
| April | 17.5°C | 7.6°C | 12.5°C | 78 mm | 192 |
| May | 21.1°C | 11.2°C | 16.2°C | 78 mm | 220 |
| June | 25.7°C | 14.8°C | 20.2°C | 61 mm | 248 |
| July | 28.4°C | 16.7°C | 22.5°C | 38 mm | 283 |
| August | 28.6°C | 16.8°C | 22.7°C | 48 mm | 268 |
| September | 24.6°C | 13.8°C | 19.2°C | 51 mm | 216 |
| October | 19.6°C | 11.1°C | 15.4°C | 60 mm | 152 |
| November | 13.4°C | 6.6°C | 10.0°C | 67 mm | 105 |
| December | 10.3°C | 4.0°C | 7.2°C | 58 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.7°C | 9.6°C | 14.1°C | 707 mm | 2,170 |
Where Cenne-Monestiés’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Castelnaudary, 14 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, 19 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 Cenne-Monestiés’s climate
How warm does Cenne-Monestiés get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.6°C. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, more than 82% of mainland French towns, and about 33 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cenne-Monestiés get in winter?
January nights average 3.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 23 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cenne-Monestiés get?
About 707 mm a year, less than 66% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (78 mm) and July the driest (38 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (19 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cenne-Monestiés itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cenne-Monestiés, Castelnaudary, 14 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 CASTELNAUDARY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cenne-Monestiés →
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.