Pradelles-Cabardès is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,366 mm of rain a year
Midwinter brings lows of about 0.1°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 24°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 89% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 126 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Les Martys station, 12 km west.
A year in Pradelles-Cabardès at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Les Martys station.
What a year in Pradelles-Cabardès feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Martys.
About 1,366 mm of rain a year
January is the wettest month and July the driest. About 45 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 Carcassonne
A frosty town: 61 frosts and 36 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 36 days a year reach 25°C, and 5 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Martys: 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 Les Martys
Les Martys is 12 km west of Pradelles-Cabardès. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pradelles-Cabardès itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Les Martys (11221004) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km west |
| Station altitude | 760 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 863 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 24 km away |
Pradelles-Cabardès sits 103 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Pradelles-Cabardès to run about 0.7°C cooler 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 Pradelles-Cabardès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pradelles-Cabardès | Les Martys | 23.6°C | 0.1°C | 1,366 mm |
| Mazamet 10 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 4.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 2.4°C milder | 896 mm |
| Aussillon 12 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 4.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 2.4°C milder | 896 mm |
| Pont-de-Larn 13 km | Rouairoux | 27.8°C 4.2°C warmer | 2.2°C 2.1°C milder | 1,653 mm |
| Aiguefonde 13 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 4.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 2.4°C milder | 896 mm |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel 15 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 5.2°C warmer | 3.5°C 3.4°C milder | 665 mm |
| Villemoustaussou 18 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 5.2°C warmer | 3.5°C 3.4°C milder | 665 mm |
Pradelles-Cabardès weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Les Martys station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2°C | 0.1°C | 3.1°C | 164 mm | 95 |
| February | 6.7°C | −0.1°C | 3.3°C | 126 mm | 122 |
| March | 10.0°C | 1.9°C | 6.0°C | 125 mm | 174 |
| April | 12.7°C | 4.2°C | 8.4°C | 127 mm | 192 |
| May | 16.5°C | 7.6°C | 12.0°C | 129 mm | 220 |
| June | 20.9°C | 11.0°C | 16.0°C | 76 mm | 248 |
| July | 23.6°C | 12.9°C | 18.2°C | 62 mm | 283 |
| August | 23.8°C | 12.8°C | 18.3°C | 63 mm | 268 |
| September | 19.5°C | 9.8°C | 14.7°C | 90 mm | 216 |
| October | 15.3°C | 7.6°C | 11.5°C | 104 mm | 152 |
| November | 9.6°C | 3.3°C | 6.5°C | 148 mm | 105 |
| December | 7.2°C | 0.8°C | 4.0°C | 152 mm | 95 |
| Year | 14.3°C | 6.0°C | 10.2°C | 1,366 mm | 2,170 |
Where Pradelles-Cabardès’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Les Martys, 12 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 24 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 Pradelles-Cabardès’s climate
How warm does Pradelles-Cabardès get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.8°C. About 36 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 5 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pradelles-Cabardès get in winter?
February nights average −0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pradelles-Cabardès get?
About 1,366 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. January is the wettest month (164 mm) and July the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (24 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pradelles-Cabardès itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pradelles-Cabardès, Les Martys, 12 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 LES MARTYS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pradelles-Cabardès →
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