Luc-sur-Orbieu gets fewer frosts than 94% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 29.9°C on average. Expect the heaviest rain in October and the lightest in July. Its July heat outdoes that of 91% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 67 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lézignan-Corbières station, 4.7 km west.
A year in Luc-sur-Orbieu at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lézignan-Corbières station.
What a year in Luc-sur-Orbieu feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lézignan-Corbières.
About 679 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carcassonne
16 frosts and 107 days of 25°C a year
On about 16 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 107 days a year reach 25°C, and 42 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lézignan-Corbières: 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 Lézignan-Corbières
Lézignan-Corbières is 4.7 km west of Luc-sur-Orbieu. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Luc-sur-Orbieu itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lézignan-Corbières (11203004) |
| Distance from the town | 4.7 km west |
| Station altitude | 60 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 46 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 40 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 Luc-sur-Orbieu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc-sur-Orbieu | Lézignan-Corbières | 29.9°C | 3.9°C | 679 mm |
| Lézignan-Corbières 3.3 km | same station | 29.9°C about the same | 3.9°C about the same | 679 mm |
| Sallèles-d'Aude 16 km | Argeliers | 31.7°C 1.8°C warmer | 3.8°C about the same | 625 mm |
| Narbonne 18 km | Narbonne | 29.3°C 0.6°C cooler | 4.7°C 0.8°C milder | 635 mm |
| Cuxac-d'Aude 19 km | Argeliers | 31.7°C 1.8°C warmer | 3.8°C about the same | 625 mm |
| Ouveillan 19 km | Argeliers | 31.7°C 1.8°C warmer | 3.8°C about the same | 625 mm |
| Sigean 23 km | Narbonne | 29.3°C 0.6°C cooler | 4.7°C 0.8°C milder | 635 mm |
Luc-sur-Orbieu weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lézignan-Corbières station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.1°C | 3.9°C | 7.5°C | 69 mm | 95 |
| February | 12.4°C | 4.0°C | 8.2°C | 49 mm | 122 |
| March | 15.8°C | 6.5°C | 11.1°C | 56 mm | 174 |
| April | 18.6°C | 8.6°C | 13.6°C | 66 mm | 192 |
| May | 22.4°C | 12.3°C | 17.3°C | 54 mm | 220 |
| June | 27.0°C | 15.8°C | 21.4°C | 39 mm | 248 |
| July | 29.9°C | 18.2°C | 24.1°C | 20 mm | 283 |
| August | 29.7°C | 18.1°C | 23.9°C | 36 mm | 268 |
| September | 25.4°C | 14.8°C | 20.1°C | 53 mm | 216 |
| October | 20.4°C | 11.9°C | 16.1°C | 94 mm | 152 |
| November | 14.9°C | 7.5°C | 11.2°C | 87 mm | 105 |
| December | 11.7°C | 4.6°C | 8.1°C | 57 mm | 95 |
| Year | 19.9°C | 10.5°C | 15.2°C | 679 mm | 2,170 |
Where Luc-sur-Orbieu’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lézignan-Corbières, 4.7 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, 40 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 Luc-sur-Orbieu’s climate
How warm does Luc-sur-Orbieu get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.9°C. About 107 days a year reach 25°C, more than 91% of mainland French towns, and about 42 reach 30°C.
How cold does Luc-sur-Orbieu get in winter?
January nights average 3.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 16 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Luc-sur-Orbieu get?
About 679 mm a year, less than 75% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (94 mm) and July the driest (20 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (40 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Luc-sur-Orbieu itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Luc-sur-Orbieu, Lézignan-Corbières, 4.7 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 LEZIGNAN-CORBIERES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Luc-sur-Orbieu →
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