Comus is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.5°C. Of the 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude, it is the wettest. November is the wettest month, July the driest. Plan for rain on about 127 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Ascou Lavail station, 9.8 km south.
A year in Comus at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ascou Lavail station.
What a year in Comus feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ascou Lavail.
About 1,259 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 44 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 Montaut
A frosty town: 132 frosts and 57 days of 25°C a year
On about 132 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ascou Lavail: 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 Ascou Lavail
Ascou Lavail is 9.8 km south of Comus. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Comus itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ascou Lavail (09023002) |
| Distance from the town | 9.8 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,090 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,211 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montaut, 47 km away |
Comus sits 121 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Comus to run about 0.8°C cooler than these figures.
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 Comus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comus | Ascou Lavail | 24.5°C | −3.2°C | 1,259 mm |
| Lavelanet 14 km | Les Cascades | 25.8°C 1.3°C warmer | 1.6°C 4.8°C milder | 1,102 mm |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège 24 km | Les Cascades | 25.8°C 1.3°C warmer | 1.6°C 4.8°C milder | 1,102 mm |
| Quillan 25 km | Granès | 27.7°C 3.2°C warmer | 2.0°C 5.2°C milder | 725 mm |
| Foix 28 km | La Bastide de S | 26.4°C 1.9°C warmer | −1.1°C 2.1°C milder | 1,091 mm |
Comus weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ascou Lavail station; sunshine at Montaut.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | −3.2°C | 2.0°C | 129 mm | 100 |
| February | 8.7°C | −3.2°C | 2.7°C | 103 mm | 129 |
| March | 12.4°C | −0.9°C | 5.8°C | 97 mm | 170 |
| April | 14.4°C | 1.2°C | 7.8°C | 127 mm | 195 |
| May | 18.2°C | 4.5°C | 11.3°C | 129 mm | 210 |
| June | 21.8°C | 8.0°C | 14.9°C | 98 mm | 238 |
| July | 24.5°C | 10.0°C | 17.3°C | 73 mm | 260 |
| August | 25.0°C | 10.0°C | 17.5°C | 74 mm | 242 |
| September | 21.0°C | 6.8°C | 13.9°C | 91 mm | 212 |
| October | 17.3°C | 4.0°C | 10.7°C | 89 mm | 171 |
| November | 11.3°C | −0.1°C | 5.6°C | 132 mm | 119 |
| December | 7.7°C | −2.3°C | 2.7°C | 117 mm | 113 |
| Year | 15.8°C | 2.9°C | 9.3°C | 1,259 mm | 2,158 |
Where Comus’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ascou Lavail, 9.8 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, Montaut, 47 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 Comus’s climate
How warm does Comus get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Comus get in winter?
January nights average −3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 132 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Comus get?
About 1,259 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (132 mm) and July the driest (73 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montaut (47 km away), averages 2,158 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Comus itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Comus, Ascou Lavail, 9.8 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 ASCOU LAVAIL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Comus →
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.