Sigean sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for frosts
Midsummer highs settle at about 29.3°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 89% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in October and the lightest in July. An umbrella earns its place on about 61 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Narbonne station, 14 km north.
A year in Sigean at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Narbonne station.
What a year in Sigean feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Narbonne.
About 635 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 16 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Perpignan
9 frosts and 100 days of 25°C a year
On about 9 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 100 days a year reach 25°C, and 34 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Narbonne: 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 Narbonne
Narbonne is 14 km north of Sigean. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sigean itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Narbonne (11262005) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north |
| Station altitude | 110 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 14 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Perpignan, 33 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 Sigean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigean | Narbonne | 29.3°C | 4.7°C | 635 mm |
| Port-la-Nouvelle 5.8 km | same station | 29.3°C about the same | 4.7°C about the same | 635 mm |
| Gruissan 14 km | Lespignan | 30.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.7°C colder | 604 mm |
| Narbonne 17 km | same station | 29.3°C about the same | 4.7°C about the same | 635 mm |
| Leucate 17 km | Torreilles | 28.6°C 0.7°C cooler | 4.3°C about the same | 555 mm |
| Vinassan 21 km | Lespignan | 30.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.7°C colder | 604 mm |
| Salses-le-Château 22 km | Torreilles | 28.6°C 0.7°C cooler | 4.3°C about the same | 555 mm |
Sigean weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Narbonne station; sunshine at Perpignan.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.9°C | 4.7°C | 7.8°C | 61 mm | 141 |
| February | 12.1°C | 4.7°C | 8.4°C | 47 mm | 164 |
| March | 15.5°C | 7.1°C | 11.3°C | 48 mm | 207 |
| April | 18.1°C | 9.1°C | 13.6°C | 64 mm | 220 |
| May | 21.8°C | 12.6°C | 17.2°C | 51 mm | 241 |
| June | 26.4°C | 16.2°C | 21.3°C | 33 mm | 268 |
| July | 29.3°C | 18.6°C | 24.0°C | 17 mm | 300 |
| August | 29.1°C | 18.6°C | 23.9°C | 31 mm | 273 |
| September | 24.9°C | 15.5°C | 20.2°C | 61 mm | 224 |
| October | 19.9°C | 12.5°C | 16.2°C | 93 mm | 175 |
| November | 14.6°C | 8.2°C | 11.4°C | 78 mm | 147 |
| December | 11.5°C | 5.5°C | 8.5°C | 52 mm | 131 |
| Year | 19.5°C | 11.1°C | 15.3°C | 635 mm | 2,489 |
Where Sigean’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Narbonne, 14 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, 33 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 Sigean’s climate
How warm does Sigean get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.3°C. About 100 days a year reach 25°C, more than 88% of mainland French towns, and about 34 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sigean get in winter?
January nights average 4.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 9 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sigean get?
About 635 mm a year, less than 88% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (93 mm) and July the driest (17 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Perpignan (33 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sigean itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sigean, Narbonne, 14 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 NARBONNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sigean →
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.