Ice rarely forms: Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers sees fewer frosts than 77% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 27.7°C. None of the 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude has cooler July afternoons. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 26°C. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 95 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Granès station, 24 km east.
A year in Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Granès station.
What a year in Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Granès.
About 725 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 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 Montaut
29 frosts and 81 days of 25°C a year
On about 29 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, and 30 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Granès: 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 Granès
Granès is 24 km east of Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Granès (11168001) |
| Distance from the town | 24 km east |
| Station altitude | 420 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 413 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montaut, 37 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 Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers | Granès | 27.7°C | 2.0°C | 725 mm |
| Lavelanet 9.8 km | Les Cascades | 25.8°C 1.9°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 1,102 mm |
| Mirepoix 17 km | Alaigne | 27.6°C about the same | 3.4°C 1.4°C milder | 674 mm |
| Quillan 19 km | same station | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 725 mm |
| Limoux 24 km | Limoux | 28.6°C 0.9°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 666 mm |
Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Granès station; sunshine at Montaut.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.2°C | 2.0°C | 6.1°C | 70 mm | 100 |
| February | 11.3°C | 2.2°C | 6.7°C | 51 mm | 129 |
| March | 14.6°C | 4.6°C | 9.6°C | 56 mm | 170 |
| April | 17.1°C | 6.8°C | 11.9°C | 75 mm | 195 |
| May | 20.7°C | 10.1°C | 15.4°C | 69 mm | 210 |
| June | 24.7°C | 13.6°C | 19.2°C | 51 mm | 238 |
| July | 27.7°C | 15.8°C | 21.7°C | 35 mm | 260 |
| August | 27.8°C | 15.8°C | 21.8°C | 44 mm | 242 |
| September | 23.9°C | 12.7°C | 18.3°C | 61 mm | 212 |
| October | 19.4°C | 9.8°C | 14.6°C | 70 mm | 171 |
| November | 13.7°C | 5.4°C | 9.5°C | 76 mm | 119 |
| December | 10.9°C | 2.7°C | 6.8°C | 66 mm | 113 |
| Year | 18.5°C | 8.5°C | 13.5°C | 725 mm | 2,158 |
Where Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Granès, 24 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, Montaut, 37 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 Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.8°C. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, more than 72% of mainland French towns, and about 30 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers get in winter?
January nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 29 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers get?
About 725 mm a year, less than 61% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (76 mm) and July the driest (35 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montaut (37 km away), averages 2,158 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers, Granès, 24 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 GRANES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers →
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