Frosty mornings in Pennautier are scarcer than in 90% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 28.8°C. A year here swings 25°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 87% of mainland French towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from December to February, when means dip under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Carcassonne station, 4 km south-west.
A year in Pennautier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Carcassonne station.
What a year in Pennautier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Carcassonne.
About 665 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and July the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carcassonne
21 frosts and 94 days of 25°C a year
On about 21 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 94 days a year reach 25°C, and 35 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Carcassonne: 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 Carcassonne
Carcassonne is 4 km south-west of Pennautier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pennautier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Carcassonne (11069001) |
| Distance from the town | 4 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 128 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 118 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Pennautier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennautier | Carcassonne | 28.8°C | 3.5°C | 665 mm |
| Villemoustaussou 3.4 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Carcassonne 4.4 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel 6.9 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Palaja 9.8 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Trèbes 11 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Bram 17 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
Pennautier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Carcassonne station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.0°C | 3.5°C | 6.7°C | 66 mm | 95 |
| February | 11.4°C | 3.5°C | 7.5°C | 47 mm | 122 |
| March | 14.9°C | 5.9°C | 10.4°C | 58 mm | 174 |
| April | 17.7°C | 8.1°C | 12.9°C | 71 mm | 192 |
| May | 21.4°C | 11.6°C | 16.5°C | 63 mm | 220 |
| June | 25.9°C | 15.1°C | 20.5°C | 47 mm | 248 |
| July | 28.8°C | 17.3°C | 23.1°C | 30 mm | 283 |
| August | 28.9°C | 17.3°C | 23.1°C | 40 mm | 268 |
| September | 24.8°C | 14.1°C | 19.4°C | 48 mm | 216 |
| October | 19.7°C | 11.3°C | 15.5°C | 63 mm | 152 |
| November | 13.9°C | 6.9°C | 10.4°C | 70 mm | 105 |
| December | 10.7°C | 4.2°C | 7.4°C | 61 mm | 95 |
| Year | 19.0°C | 9.9°C | 14.4°C | 665 mm | 2,170 |
Where Pennautier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Carcassonne, 4 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, 4 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 Pennautier’s climate
How warm does Pennautier get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.9°C. About 94 days a year reach 25°C, more than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 35 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pennautier get in winter?
January nights average 3.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 21 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pennautier get?
About 665 mm a year, less than 80% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (71 mm) and July the driest (30 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (4 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pennautier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pennautier, Carcassonne, 4 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 CARCASSONNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pennautier →
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.