Frost comes to Rouffiac-d'Aude less often than to 90% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 28.8°C. Rain peaks in April and eases off in July. Its July heat outdoes that of 87% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs December to February: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Carcassonne station, 9.7 km north.
A year in Rouffiac-d'Aude at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Carcassonne station.
What a year in Rouffiac-d'Aude 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 9.7 km north of Rouffiac-d'Aude. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rouffiac-d'Aude itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Carcassonne (11069001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.7 km north |
| Station altitude | 128 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 156 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| 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 Rouffiac-d'Aude 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouffiac-d'Aude | Carcassonne | 28.8°C | 3.5°C | 665 mm |
| Palaja 9 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Limoux 10 km | Limoux | 28.6°C about the same | 1.6°C 1.9°C colder | 666 mm |
| Carcassonne 11 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Pennautier 13 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Villemoustaussou 15 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
| Trèbes 15 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 665 mm |
Rouffiac-d'Aude 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 Rouffiac-d'Aude’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Carcassonne, 9.7 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, 9.7 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 Rouffiac-d'Aude’s climate
How warm does Rouffiac-d'Aude 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 Rouffiac-d'Aude 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 Rouffiac-d'Aude 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 (9.7 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rouffiac-d'Aude itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rouffiac-d'Aude, Carcassonne, 9.7 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 Rouffiac-d'Aude →
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