Montmaur gets more days of 25 degrees or more than 83% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 1.8°C. Seasons differ by 27°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. For walks and days out, May, June, September and October bring highs of 20–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Ségreville station, 13 km north-west.
A year in Montmaur at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ségreville station.
What a year in Montmaur feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ségreville.
About 748 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 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
40 frosts and 92 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 92 days a year reach 25°C, and 35 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ségreville: 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 Ségreville
Ségreville is 13 km north-west of Montmaur. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Montmaur itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ségreville (31540001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 212 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 227 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montaut, 28 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 Montmaur 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmaur | Ségreville | 28.2°C | 1.8°C | 748 mm |
| Villefranche-de-Lauragais 10 km | same station | 28.2°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Castelnaudary 12 km | Castelnaudary | 28.4°C about the same | 3.3°C 1.5°C milder | 707 mm |
| Revel 15 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.7°C milder | 896 mm |
| Caraman 17 km | same station | 28.2°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Sorèze 18 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.7°C milder | 896 mm |
| Nailloux 18 km | same station | 28.2°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 748 mm |
Montmaur weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ségreville station; sunshine at Montaut.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | 1.8°C | 5.6°C | 69 mm | 100 |
| February | 11.2°C | 1.9°C | 6.5°C | 48 mm | 129 |
| March | 15.0°C | 4.2°C | 9.6°C | 57 mm | 170 |
| April | 17.7°C | 6.3°C | 12.0°C | 76 mm | 195 |
| May | 21.5°C | 9.9°C | 15.7°C | 82 mm | 210 |
| June | 25.5°C | 13.3°C | 19.4°C | 67 mm | 238 |
| July | 28.2°C | 15.1°C | 21.6°C | 47 mm | 260 |
| August | 28.6°C | 15.2°C | 21.9°C | 48 mm | 242 |
| September | 24.6°C | 12.2°C | 18.4°C | 59 mm | 212 |
| October | 19.6°C | 9.6°C | 14.6°C | 61 mm | 171 |
| November | 13.3°C | 5.2°C | 9.3°C | 72 mm | 119 |
| December | 10.2°C | 2.7°C | 6.4°C | 62 mm | 113 |
| Year | 18.7°C | 8.1°C | 13.4°C | 748 mm | 2,158 |
Where Montmaur’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ségreville, 13 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, 28 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 Montmaur’s climate
How warm does Montmaur get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.6°C. About 92 days a year reach 25°C, more than 83% of mainland French towns, and about 35 reach 30°C.
How cold does Montmaur get in winter?
January nights average 1.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Montmaur get?
About 748 mm a year, less than 52% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (82 mm) and July the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montaut (28 km away), averages 2,158 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Montmaur itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Montmaur, Ségreville, 13 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 SEGREVILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Montmaur →
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.