Photo: maxime raynal from France · CC BY 2.0Port-la-Nouvelle sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for frosts
Midsummer highs settle at about 29.3°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 89% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in October and the lightest in July. The heating season runs December to February: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Narbonne station, 17 km north-west.
A year in Port-la-Nouvelle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Narbonne station.
What a year in Port-la-Nouvelle 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 17 km north-west of Port-la-Nouvelle. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Port-la-Nouvelle itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Narbonne (11262005) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 110 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 2 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Perpignan, 34 km away |
Port-la-Nouvelle sits 108 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Port-la-Nouvelle 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 Port-la-Nouvelle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port-la-Nouvelle | Narbonne | 29.3°C | 4.7°C | 635 mm |
| Sigean 5.8 km | same station | 29.3°C about the same | 4.7°C about the same | 635 mm |
| Gruissan 12 km | Lespignan | 30.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.7°C colder | 604 mm |
| Leucate 15 km | Torreilles | 28.6°C 0.7°C cooler | 4.3°C about the same | 555 mm |
| Narbonne 19 km | same station | 29.3°C about the same | 4.7°C about the same | 635 mm |
| Vinassan 21 km | Lespignan | 30.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.7°C colder | 604 mm |
| Fleury 23 km | Lespignan | 30.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.7°C colder | 604 mm |
Port-la-Nouvelle 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 Port-la-Nouvelle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Narbonne, 17 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, 34 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 Port-la-Nouvelle’s climate
How warm does Port-la-Nouvelle 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 Port-la-Nouvelle 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 Port-la-Nouvelle 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 (34 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Port-la-Nouvelle itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Port-la-Nouvelle, Narbonne, 17 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 Port-la-Nouvelle →
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.