Frosty mornings in Peyrefitte-du-Razès are scarcer than in 94% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 27.6°C. The rainiest month is April; the driest is July. It is a dry place: less rain falls here than on 77% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from December to February, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Alaigne station, 8.3 km north-east.
A year in Peyrefitte-du-Razès at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Alaigne station.
What a year in Peyrefitte-du-Razès feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Alaigne.
About 674 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and July the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carcassonne
17 frosts and 81 days of 25°C a year
On about 17 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Alaigne: 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 Alaigne
Alaigne is 8.3 km north-east of Peyrefitte-du-Razès. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Peyrefitte-du-Razès itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Alaigne (11004001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.3 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 293 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 378 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 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 Peyrefitte-du-Razès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyrefitte-du-Razès | Alaigne | 27.6°C | 3.4°C | 674 mm |
| Mirepoix 13 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 674 mm |
| Limoux 16 km | Limoux | 28.6°C 1°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.8°C colder | 666 mm |
| Lavelanet 20 km | Les Cascades | 25.8°C 1.8°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.8°C colder | 1,102 mm |
| Bram 21 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 1.2°C warmer | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Quillan 24 km | Granès | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C 1.4°C colder | 725 mm |
Peyrefitte-du-Razès weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Alaigne station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.6°C | 3.4°C | 6.5°C | 68 mm | 95 |
| February | 10.6°C | 3.5°C | 7.1°C | 48 mm | 122 |
| March | 14.2°C | 6.0°C | 10.1°C | 57 mm | 174 |
| April | 16.9°C | 8.0°C | 12.4°C | 73 mm | 192 |
| May | 20.5°C | 11.3°C | 15.9°C | 72 mm | 220 |
| June | 24.8°C | 14.9°C | 19.8°C | 50 mm | 248 |
| July | 27.6°C | 17.1°C | 22.3°C | 35 mm | 283 |
| August | 27.9°C | 17.2°C | 22.5°C | 39 mm | 268 |
| September | 24.0°C | 14.1°C | 19.0°C | 49 mm | 216 |
| October | 19.0°C | 11.1°C | 15.0°C | 59 mm | 152 |
| November | 13.3°C | 6.7°C | 10.0°C | 68 mm | 105 |
| December | 10.3°C | 4.1°C | 7.2°C | 57 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.2°C | 9.8°C | 14.0°C | 674 mm | 2,170 |
Where Peyrefitte-du-Razès’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Alaigne, 8.3 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, 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 Peyrefitte-du-Razès’s climate
How warm does Peyrefitte-du-Razès get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.9°C. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Peyrefitte-du-Razès get in winter?
January nights average 3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 17 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Peyrefitte-du-Razès get?
About 674 mm a year, less than 77% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (73 mm) and July the driest (35 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (28 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Peyrefitte-du-Razès itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Peyrefitte-du-Razès, Alaigne, 8.3 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 ALAIGNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Peyrefitte-du-Razès →
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.