Ice rarely forms: Hounoux sees fewer frosts than 94% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 27.6°C. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 77% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. Plan time outside for May, June, September and October, when highs sit at 19–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Alaigne station, 7.8 km east.
A year in Hounoux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Alaigne station.
What a year in Hounoux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Alaigne.
About 674 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and July the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carcassonne
17 frosts and 81 days of 25°C a year
On about 17 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Alaigne: 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 Alaigne
Alaigne is 7.8 km east of Hounoux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Hounoux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Alaigne (11004001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.8 km east |
| Station altitude | 293 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 341 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 25 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 Hounoux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hounoux | Alaigne | 27.6°C | 3.4°C | 674 mm |
| Mirepoix 12 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 674 mm |
| Bram 15 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 1.2°C warmer | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Limoux 19 km | Limoux | 28.6°C 1°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.8°C colder | 666 mm |
| Castelnaudary 21 km | Castelnaudary | 28.4°C 0.8°C warmer | 3.3°C about the same | 707 mm |
| Lavelanet 26 km | Les Cascades | 25.8°C 1.8°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.8°C colder | 1,102 mm |
| Pennautier 29 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 1.2°C warmer | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
Hounoux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Alaigne station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.6°C | 3.4°C | 6.5°C | 68 mm | 95 |
| February | 10.6°C | 3.5°C | 7.1°C | 48 mm | 122 |
| March | 14.2°C | 6.0°C | 10.1°C | 57 mm | 174 |
| April | 16.9°C | 8.0°C | 12.4°C | 73 mm | 192 |
| May | 20.5°C | 11.3°C | 15.9°C | 72 mm | 220 |
| June | 24.8°C | 14.9°C | 19.8°C | 50 mm | 248 |
| July | 27.6°C | 17.1°C | 22.3°C | 35 mm | 283 |
| August | 27.9°C | 17.2°C | 22.5°C | 39 mm | 268 |
| September | 24.0°C | 14.1°C | 19.0°C | 49 mm | 216 |
| October | 19.0°C | 11.1°C | 15.0°C | 59 mm | 152 |
| November | 13.3°C | 6.7°C | 10.0°C | 68 mm | 105 |
| December | 10.3°C | 4.1°C | 7.2°C | 57 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.2°C | 9.8°C | 14.0°C | 674 mm | 2,170 |
Where Hounoux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Alaigne, 7.8 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, Carcassonne, 25 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 Hounoux’s climate
How warm does Hounoux get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.9°C. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Hounoux get in winter?
January nights average 3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 17 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Hounoux get?
About 674 mm a year, less than 77% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (73 mm) and July the driest (35 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (25 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Hounoux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Hounoux, Alaigne, 7.8 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 ALAIGNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Hounoux →
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.