Saint-Polycarpe has warmer summer afternoons than 86% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.6°C. Rain peaks in April and eases off in July. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 80% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 42 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Limoux station, 7.2 km west.
A year in Saint-Polycarpe at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Limoux station.
What a year in Saint-Polycarpe feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Limoux.
About 666 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
42 frosts and 96 days of 25°C a year
On about 42 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 96 days a year reach 25°C, and 41 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Limoux: 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 Limoux
Limoux is 7.2 km west of Saint-Polycarpe. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Polycarpe itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Limoux (11206003) |
| Distance from the town | 7.2 km west |
| Station altitude | 230 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 228 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 19 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-Polycarpe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Polycarpe | Limoux | 28.6°C | 1.6°C | 666 mm |
| Limoux 6.1 km | same station | 28.6°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 666 mm |
| Palaja 17 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C 1.9°C milder | 665 mm |
| Carcassonne 20 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C 1.9°C milder | 665 mm |
| Quillan 20 km | Granès | 27.7°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.0°C about the same | 725 mm |
| Trèbes 23 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C 1.9°C milder | 665 mm |
| Pennautier 23 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C about the same | 3.5°C 1.9°C milder | 665 mm |
Saint-Polycarpe weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Limoux station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9°C | 1.6°C | 5.7°C | 67 mm | 95 |
| February | 11.2°C | 1.9°C | 6.5°C | 48 mm | 122 |
| March | 14.9°C | 4.2°C | 9.6°C | 57 mm | 174 |
| April | 17.6°C | 6.5°C | 12.1°C | 73 mm | 192 |
| May | 21.4°C | 9.9°C | 15.7°C | 69 mm | 220 |
| June | 25.7°C | 13.6°C | 19.6°C | 48 mm | 248 |
| July | 28.6°C | 15.8°C | 22.2°C | 31 mm | 283 |
| August | 29.0°C | 15.8°C | 22.4°C | 36 mm | 268 |
| September | 24.8°C | 12.4°C | 18.6°C | 51 mm | 216 |
| October | 19.9°C | 9.4°C | 14.6°C | 58 mm | 152 |
| November | 13.9°C | 5.0°C | 9.4°C | 69 mm | 105 |
| December | 10.7°C | 2.2°C | 6.4°C | 59 mm | 95 |
| Year | 19.0°C | 8.2°C | 13.6°C | 666 mm | 2,170 |
Where Saint-Polycarpe’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Limoux, 7.2 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, 19 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-Polycarpe’s climate
How warm does Saint-Polycarpe get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.0°C. About 96 days a year reach 25°C, more than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 41 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Polycarpe get in winter?
January nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 42 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Polycarpe get?
About 666 mm a year, less than 80% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (73 mm) and July the driest (31 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (19 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Polycarpe itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Polycarpe, Limoux, 7.2 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 LIMOUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Polycarpe →
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