Labastide-en-Val gets fewer frosts than 93% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 28.2°C. November is the wettest month here, with about 3.2 times the rain of July. None of the 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude has cooler July afternoons. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from December to February, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Arquettes-en-Val station, 3.5 km north-east.
A year in Labastide-en-Val at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Arquettes-en-Val station.
What a year in Labastide-en-Val feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Arquettes-en-Val.
About 820 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
18 frosts and 87 days of 25°C a year
On about 18 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 87 days a year reach 25°C, and 30 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Arquettes-en-Val: 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 Arquettes-en-Val
Arquettes-en-Val is 3.5 km north-east of Labastide-en-Val. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Labastide-en-Val itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Arquettes-en-Val (11016003) |
| Distance from the town | 3.5 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 240 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 240 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 21 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 Labastide-en-Val 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labastide-en-Val | Arquettes-en-Val | 28.2°C | 3.6°C | 820 mm |
| Palaja 13 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Trèbes 15 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Carcassonne 18 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Limoux 21 km | Limoux | 28.6°C about the same | 1.6°C 2°C colder | 666 mm |
| Villemoustaussou 21 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel 22 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
Labastide-en-Val weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Arquettes-en-Val station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.0°C | 3.6°C | 6.8°C | 89 mm | 95 |
| February | 11.2°C | 3.7°C | 7.4°C | 69 mm | 122 |
| March | 14.5°C | 5.9°C | 10.2°C | 72 mm | 174 |
| April | 17.2°C | 8.0°C | 12.6°C | 88 mm | 192 |
| May | 20.8°C | 11.4°C | 16.1°C | 75 mm | 220 |
| June | 25.2°C | 15.0°C | 20.1°C | 46 mm | 248 |
| July | 28.2°C | 17.3°C | 22.8°C | 30 mm | 283 |
| August | 28.5°C | 17.3°C | 22.9°C | 36 mm | 268 |
| September | 24.3°C | 14.2°C | 19.2°C | 55 mm | 216 |
| October | 19.3°C | 11.3°C | 15.3°C | 84 mm | 152 |
| November | 13.8°C | 7.0°C | 10.4°C | 95 mm | 105 |
| December | 10.8°C | 4.3°C | 7.6°C | 82 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.6°C | 9.9°C | 14.3°C | 820 mm | 2,170 |
Where Labastide-en-Val’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Arquettes-en-Val, 3.5 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, 21 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 Labastide-en-Val’s climate
How warm does Labastide-en-Val get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.5°C. About 87 days a year reach 25°C, more than 78% of mainland French towns, and about 30 reach 30°C.
How cold does Labastide-en-Val get in winter?
January nights average 3.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 18 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Labastide-en-Val get?
About 820 mm a year, more than 64% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (95 mm) and July the driest (30 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (21 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Labastide-en-Val itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Labastide-en-Val, Arquettes-en-Val, 3.5 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 ARQUETTES-EN-VAL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Labastide-en-Val →
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