Ice rarely forms: Mas-Cabardès sees fewer frosts than 93% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 27.6°C. The rainiest month is November; the driest is July. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 74% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 89 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Caunes-Minervois station, 10 km east.
A year in Mas-Cabardès at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Caunes-Minervois station.
What a year in Mas-Cabardès feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Caunes-Minervois.
About 768 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 76 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 76 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Caunes-Minervois: 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 Caunes-Minervois
Caunes-Minervois is 10 km east of Mas-Cabardès. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Mas-Cabardès itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Caunes-Minervois (11081003) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km east |
| Station altitude | 371 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 360 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 18 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 Mas-Cabardès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mas-Cabardès | Caunes-Minervois | 27.6°C | 3.5°C | 768 mm |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel 11 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 1.2°C warmer | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Villemoustaussou 13 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 1.2°C warmer | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Mazamet 14 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 1°C colder | 896 mm |
| Pennautier 14 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 1.2°C warmer | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Aussillon 15 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 1°C colder | 896 mm |
| Aiguefonde 15 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 1°C colder | 896 mm |
Mas-Cabardès weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Caunes-Minervois station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | 3.5°C | 6.4°C | 78 mm | 95 |
| February | 10.3°C | 3.6°C | 6.9°C | 61 mm | 122 |
| March | 13.6°C | 5.9°C | 9.8°C | 66 mm | 174 |
| April | 16.3°C | 7.9°C | 12.1°C | 85 mm | 192 |
| May | 20.1°C | 11.3°C | 15.7°C | 68 mm | 220 |
| June | 24.6°C | 14.8°C | 19.7°C | 43 mm | 248 |
| July | 27.6°C | 17.1°C | 22.4°C | 25 mm | 283 |
| August | 27.8°C | 17.3°C | 22.6°C | 42 mm | 268 |
| September | 23.4°C | 14.4°C | 18.9°C | 57 mm | 216 |
| October | 18.3°C | 11.4°C | 14.9°C | 84 mm | 152 |
| November | 12.9°C | 7.0°C | 10.0°C | 87 mm | 105 |
| December | 10.2°C | 4.4°C | 7.3°C | 72 mm | 95 |
| Year | 17.9°C | 9.9°C | 13.9°C | 768 mm | 2,170 |
Where Mas-Cabardès’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Caunes-Minervois, 10 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, 18 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 Mas-Cabardès’s climate
How warm does Mas-Cabardès get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.8°C. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, more than 69% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Mas-Cabardès get in winter?
January nights average 3.5°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 Mas-Cabardès get?
About 768 mm a year, more than 53% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (87 mm) and July the driest (25 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (18 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Mas-Cabardès itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Mas-Cabardès, Caunes-Minervois, 10 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 CAUNES-MINERVOIS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Mas-Cabardès →
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.