Salles-d'Aude sits near the top of mainland French towns for warm days
Deep winter brings January lows near 4.0°C. Seasons differ by 26°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. It is a dry place: less rain falls here than on 95% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 57 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Lespignan station, 5.6 km north-east.
A year in Salles-d'Aude at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lespignan station.
What a year in Salles-d'Aude feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lespignan.
About 604 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 16 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 18th wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Perpignan
20 frosts and 119 days of 25°C a year
On about 20 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 119 days a year reach 25°C, and 48 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lespignan: 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 Lespignan
Lespignan is 5.6 km north-east of Salles-d'Aude. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Salles-d'Aude itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lespignan (34135001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.6 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 23 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 14 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Perpignan, 59 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 Salles-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salles-d'Aude | Lespignan | 30.4°C | 4.0°C | 604 mm |
| Fleury 4.4 km | same station | 30.4°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 604 mm |
| Coursan 4.8 km | same station | 30.4°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 604 mm |
| Vinassan 5.1 km | same station | 30.4°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 604 mm |
| Nissan-lez-Enserune 5.6 km | same station | 30.4°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 604 mm |
| Lespignan 6 km | same station | 30.4°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 604 mm |
| Colombiers 8.6 km | Béziers-Courtade | 30.9°C 0.5°C warmer | 3.8°C about the same | 585 mm |
Salles-d'Aude weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lespignan station; sunshine at Perpignan.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.3°C | 4.0°C | 8.1°C | 53 mm | 141 |
| February | 13.4°C | 4.0°C | 8.7°C | 51 mm | 164 |
| March | 16.7°C | 6.4°C | 11.6°C | 49 mm | 207 |
| April | 19.1°C | 8.7°C | 13.9°C | 56 mm | 220 |
| May | 22.9°C | 12.1°C | 17.5°C | 46 mm | 241 |
| June | 27.4°C | 15.6°C | 21.5°C | 31 mm | 268 |
| July | 30.4°C | 17.9°C | 24.1°C | 15 mm | 300 |
| August | 30.3°C | 17.8°C | 24.0°C | 27 mm | 273 |
| September | 26.2°C | 14.5°C | 20.3°C | 67 mm | 224 |
| October | 21.3°C | 11.8°C | 16.6°C | 96 mm | 175 |
| November | 16.2°C | 7.5°C | 11.8°C | 66 mm | 147 |
| December | 12.9°C | 4.7°C | 8.8°C | 48 mm | 131 |
| Year | 20.8°C | 10.4°C | 15.6°C | 604 mm | 2,489 |
Where Salles-d'Aude’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lespignan, 5.6 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, Perpignan, 59 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 Salles-d'Aude’s climate
How warm does Salles-d'Aude get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.4°C. About 119 days a year reach 25°C, more than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 48 reach 30°C.
How cold does Salles-d'Aude get in winter?
January nights average 4.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 20 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Salles-d'Aude get?
About 604 mm a year, less than 95% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (96 mm) and July the driest (15 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Perpignan (59 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Salles-d'Aude itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Salles-d'Aude, Lespignan, 5.6 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 LESPIGNAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Salles-d'Aude →
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