Summer warmth: Saissac logs more 25-degree days than 81% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.5°C. The rainiest month is April; the driest is August. Of the 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude, it is the wettest. Frost greets about 33 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Revel station, 15 km north-west.
A year in Saissac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Revel station.
What a year in Saissac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Revel.
About 893 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and August the driest. About 26 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
33 frosts and 89 days of 25°C a year
On about 33 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 89 days a year reach 25°C, and 34 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Revel: 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 Revel
Revel is 15 km north-west of Saissac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saissac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Revel (31451001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 338 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 481 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 19 km away |
Saissac sits 143 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Saissac to run about 0.9°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 Saissac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saissac | Revel | 28.1°C | 2.5°C | 893 mm |
| Bram 14 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 3.5°C 1°C milder | 665 mm |
| Sorèze 14 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 896 mm |
| Revel 17 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 896 mm |
| Castelnaudary 18 km | Castelnaudary | 28.4°C about the same | 3.3°C 0.8°C milder | 707 mm |
| Pennautier 18 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 3.5°C 1°C milder | 665 mm |
| Villemoustaussou 20 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 3.5°C 1°C milder | 665 mm |
Saissac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Revel station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2°C | 2.5°C | 5.8°C | 78 mm | 95 |
| February | 10.6°C | 2.4°C | 6.5°C | 56 mm | 122 |
| March | 14.3°C | 4.7°C | 9.5°C | 67 mm | 174 |
| April | 16.9°C | 6.8°C | 11.9°C | 95 mm | 192 |
| May | 20.8°C | 10.4°C | 15.6°C | 94 mm | 220 |
| June | 24.9°C | 13.5°C | 19.2°C | 80 mm | 248 |
| July | 28.1°C | 15.6°C | 21.8°C | 59 mm | 283 |
| August | 28.2°C | 15.9°C | 22.0°C | 54 mm | 268 |
| September | 24.0°C | 12.8°C | 18.3°C | 75 mm | 216 |
| October | 19.1°C | 10.3°C | 14.7°C | 79 mm | 152 |
| November | 13.1°C | 5.7°C | 9.4°C | 87 mm | 105 |
| December | 10.2°C | 3.4°C | 6.8°C | 70 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.3°C | 8.7°C | 13.5°C | 893 mm | 2,170 |
Where Saissac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Revel, 15 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 Saissac’s climate
How warm does Saissac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.2°C. About 89 days a year reach 25°C, more than 81% of mainland French towns, and about 34 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saissac get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 33 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saissac get?
About 893 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (95 mm) and August the driest (54 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 Saissac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saissac, Revel, 15 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 REVEL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saissac →
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.