Villesèque-des-Corbières has warmer summer afternoons than 91% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 3.5°C. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 88% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is November; the driest is July. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 66 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Durban-Corbières station, 3.7 km south-west.
A year in Villesèque-des-Corbières at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Durban-Corbières station.
What a year in Villesèque-des-Corbières feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Durban-Corbières.
About 701 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Aude.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Perpignan
22 frosts and 104 days of 25°C a year
On about 22 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 104 days a year reach 25°C, and 41 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Durban-Corbières: 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 Durban-Corbières
Durban-Corbières is 3.7 km south-west of Villesèque-des-Corbières. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Villesèque-des-Corbières itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Durban-Corbières (11124003) |
| Distance from the town | 3.7 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 120 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 124 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Perpignan, 31 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 Villesèque-des-Corbières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villesèque-des-Corbières | Durban-Corbières | 29.7°C | 3.5°C | 701 mm |
| Sigean 10 km | Narbonne | 29.3°C about the same | 4.7°C 1.2°C milder | 635 mm |
| Port-la-Nouvelle 16 km | Narbonne | 29.3°C about the same | 4.7°C 1.2°C milder | 635 mm |
| Salses-le-Château 21 km | Torreilles | 28.6°C 1.1°C cooler | 4.3°C 0.8°C milder | 555 mm |
| Lézignan-Corbières 22 km | Lézignan-Corbières | 29.9°C about the same | 3.9°C about the same | 679 mm |
| Leucate 22 km | Torreilles | 28.6°C 1.1°C cooler | 4.3°C 0.8°C milder | 555 mm |
| Narbonne 22 km | Narbonne | 29.3°C about the same | 4.7°C 1.2°C milder | 635 mm |
Villesèque-des-Corbières weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Durban-Corbières station; sunshine at Perpignan.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.6°C | 3.5°C | 7.5°C | 79 mm | 141 |
| February | 12.6°C | 3.7°C | 8.1°C | 57 mm | 164 |
| March | 15.9°C | 6.0°C | 10.9°C | 57 mm | 207 |
| April | 18.5°C | 8.2°C | 13.4°C | 68 mm | 220 |
| May | 22.2°C | 11.7°C | 17.0°C | 54 mm | 241 |
| June | 26.8°C | 15.4°C | 21.1°C | 26 mm | 268 |
| July | 29.7°C | 17.7°C | 23.7°C | 17 mm | 300 |
| August | 29.6°C | 17.7°C | 23.6°C | 24 mm | 273 |
| September | 25.3°C | 14.3°C | 19.8°C | 50 mm | 224 |
| October | 20.6°C | 11.4°C | 16.0°C | 101 mm | 175 |
| November | 15.2°C | 7.1°C | 11.2°C | 101 mm | 147 |
| December | 12.2°C | 4.1°C | 8.2°C | 67 mm | 131 |
| Year | 20.0°C | 10.1°C | 15.0°C | 701 mm | 2,489 |
Where Villesèque-des-Corbières’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Durban-Corbières, 3.7 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, 31 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 Villesèque-des-Corbières’s climate
How warm does Villesèque-des-Corbières get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.7°C. About 104 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 41 reach 30°C.
How cold does Villesèque-des-Corbières get in winter?
January nights average 3.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 22 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Villesèque-des-Corbières get?
About 701 mm a year, less than 67% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (101 mm) and July the driest (17 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Perpignan (31 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Villesèque-des-Corbières itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Villesèque-des-Corbières, Durban-Corbières, 3.7 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 DURBAN-CORBIERES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Villesèque-des-Corbières →
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.