Frosty mornings in Armous-et-Cau are scarcer than in 88% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.8°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 68% of mainland French towns. Only 24°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from May to July and September to October, with highs of 19–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Peyrusse-Grande station, 5.5 km north-east.
A year in Armous-et-Cau at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Peyrusse-Grande station.
What a year in Armous-et-Cau feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Peyrusse-Grande.
About 835 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Gers.
Rain by month
Millimeters
22 frosts and 76 days of 25°C a year
On about 22 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Peyrusse-Grande: 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 Peyrusse-Grande
Peyrusse-Grande is 5.5 km north-east of Armous-et-Cau. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Armous-et-Cau itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Peyrusse-Grande (32315001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.5 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 254 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 238 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
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 Armous-et-Cau 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 Gers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armous-et-Cau | Peyrusse-Grande | 26.8°C | 3.0°C | 835 mm |
| Mirande 18 km | Mirande | 27.8°C 1°C warmer | 1.9°C 1.1°C colder | 819 mm |
| Vic-Fezensac 23 km | Beaucaire | 28.2°C 1.4°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.7°C colder | 776 mm |
| Vic-en-Bigorre 24 km | Vic-en-Bigorre | 26.6°C about the same | 0.8°C 2.2°C colder | 937 mm |
Armous-et-Cau weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Peyrusse-Grande station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.5°C | 3.0°C | 6.2°C | 77 mm |
| February | 10.9°C | 3.3°C | 7.1°C | 60 mm |
| March | 14.5°C | 5.6°C | 10.0°C | 67 mm |
| April | 16.9°C | 7.6°C | 12.3°C | 83 mm |
| May | 20.8°C | 10.9°C | 15.8°C | 86 mm |
| June | 24.5°C | 14.1°C | 19.3°C | 64 mm |
| July | 26.8°C | 16.1°C | 21.4°C | 55 mm |
| August | 27.3°C | 16.2°C | 21.7°C | 56 mm |
| September | 23.9°C | 13.4°C | 18.6°C | 60 mm |
| October | 19.0°C | 10.5°C | 14.8°C | 64 mm |
| November | 13.2°C | 6.4°C | 9.8°C | 89 mm |
| December | 10.4°C | 4.0°C | 7.2°C | 74 mm |
| Year | 18.1°C | 9.3°C | 13.7°C | 835 mm |
Where Armous-et-Cau’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Peyrusse-Grande, 5.5 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.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Gers.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Armous-et-Cau’s climate
How warm does Armous-et-Cau get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.3°C. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, more than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Armous-et-Cau get in winter?
January nights average 3.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 22 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Armous-et-Cau get?
About 835 mm a year, more than 68% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (89 mm) and July the driest (55 mm).
Are these figures for Armous-et-Cau itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Armous-et-Cau, Peyrusse-Grande, 5.5 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 PEYRUSSE-GRANDE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Armous-et-Cau →
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