Ice rarely forms: Saint-Benoît sees fewer frosts than 84% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.1°C. Of the 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude, it is the wettest. Only 23°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Benoît station, 2.2 km west.
A year in Saint-Benoît at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Benoît station.
What a year in Saint-Benoît feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Benoît.
About 901 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and July the driest. About 28 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
25 frosts and 55 days of 25°C a year
On about 25 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Benoît: 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 Saint-Benoît
Saint-Benoît is 2.2 km west of Saint-Benoît. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Benoît itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Benoît (11333001) |
| Distance from the town | 2.2 km west |
| Station altitude | 601 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 547 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 30 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 Saint-Benoît 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Benoît | Saint-Benoît | 25.1°C | 2.5°C | 901 mm |
| Limoux 13 km | Limoux | 28.6°C 3.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.9°C colder | 666 mm |
| Quillan 17 km | Granès | 27.7°C 2.6°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.5°C colder | 725 mm |
| Mirepoix 19 km | Alaigne | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 3.4°C 0.9°C milder | 674 mm |
| Lavelanet 20 km | Les Cascades | 25.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.9°C colder | 1,102 mm |
| Bram 27 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 3.7°C warmer | 3.5°C 1°C milder | 665 mm |
Saint-Benoît weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Benoît station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5°C | 2.5°C | 5.5°C | 90 mm | 95 |
| February | 9.4°C | 2.7°C | 6.0°C | 71 mm | 122 |
| March | 12.6°C | 4.7°C | 8.6°C | 67 mm | 174 |
| April | 15.1°C | 6.7°C | 10.9°C | 98 mm | 192 |
| May | 18.5°C | 9.9°C | 14.2°C | 93 mm | 220 |
| June | 22.4°C | 13.4°C | 17.9°C | 62 mm | 248 |
| July | 25.1°C | 15.5°C | 20.3°C | 52 mm | 283 |
| August | 25.4°C | 15.7°C | 20.5°C | 58 mm | 268 |
| September | 21.8°C | 12.9°C | 17.3°C | 67 mm | 216 |
| October | 17.6°C | 10.2°C | 13.9°C | 77 mm | 152 |
| November | 11.7°C | 5.5°C | 8.6°C | 91 mm | 105 |
| December | 9.4°C | 3.4°C | 6.4°C | 75 mm | 95 |
| Year | 16.5°C | 8.6°C | 12.5°C | 901 mm | 2,170 |
Where Saint-Benoît’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Benoît, 2.2 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, 30 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 Saint-Benoît’s climate
How warm does Saint-Benoît get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.4°C. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 63% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Benoît get in winter?
January nights average 2.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 25 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Benoît get?
About 901 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (98 mm) and July the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (30 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Benoît itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Benoît, Saint-Benoît, 2.2 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 ST BENOIT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Benoît →
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.