Narbonne sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for frosts
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 29.3°C. Of all months, October brings the most rain and July the least. None of its 6 nearest neighbors 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 Narbonne station, 5.2 km south-west.
A year in Narbonne at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Narbonne station.
What a year in Narbonne feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Narbonne.
About 635 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 16 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Perpignan
9 frosts and 100 days of 25°C a year
On about 9 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 100 days a year reach 25°C, and 34 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Narbonne: 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 Narbonne
Narbonne is 5.2 km south-west of Narbonne. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Narbonne itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Narbonne (11262005) |
| Distance from the town | 5.2 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 110 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 8 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Perpignan, 51 km away |
Narbonne sits 102 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Narbonne to run about 0.7°C warmer than these figures.
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 Narbonne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narbonne | Narbonne | 29.3°C | 4.7°C | 635 mm |
| Vinassan 6.3 km | Lespignan | 30.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.7°C colder | 604 mm |
| Coursan 7.2 km | Lespignan | 30.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.7°C colder | 604 mm |
| Cuxac-d'Aude 7.6 km | Argeliers | 31.7°C 2.4°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.9°C colder | 625 mm |
| Sallèles-d'Aude 10 km | Argeliers | 31.7°C 2.4°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.9°C colder | 625 mm |
| Gruissan 11 km | Lespignan | 30.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.7°C colder | 604 mm |
| Salles-d'Aude 11 km | Lespignan | 30.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.7°C colder | 604 mm |
Narbonne weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Narbonne station; sunshine at Perpignan.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.9°C | 4.7°C | 7.8°C | 61 mm | 141 |
| February | 12.1°C | 4.7°C | 8.4°C | 47 mm | 164 |
| March | 15.5°C | 7.1°C | 11.3°C | 48 mm | 207 |
| April | 18.1°C | 9.1°C | 13.6°C | 64 mm | 220 |
| May | 21.8°C | 12.6°C | 17.2°C | 51 mm | 241 |
| June | 26.4°C | 16.2°C | 21.3°C | 33 mm | 268 |
| July | 29.3°C | 18.6°C | 24.0°C | 17 mm | 300 |
| August | 29.1°C | 18.6°C | 23.9°C | 31 mm | 273 |
| September | 24.9°C | 15.5°C | 20.2°C | 61 mm | 224 |
| October | 19.9°C | 12.5°C | 16.2°C | 93 mm | 175 |
| November | 14.6°C | 8.2°C | 11.4°C | 78 mm | 147 |
| December | 11.5°C | 5.5°C | 8.5°C | 52 mm | 131 |
| Year | 19.5°C | 11.1°C | 15.3°C | 635 mm | 2,489 |
Where Narbonne’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Narbonne, 5.2 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, Perpignan, 51 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 Narbonne’s climate
How warm does Narbonne get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.3°C. About 100 days a year reach 25°C, more than 88% of mainland French towns, and about 34 reach 30°C.
How cold does Narbonne get in winter?
January nights average 4.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 9 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Narbonne get?
About 635 mm a year, less than 88% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (93 mm) and July the driest (17 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Perpignan (51 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Narbonne itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Narbonne, Narbonne, 5.2 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 NARBONNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Narbonne →
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.