Saint-Aventin sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for winter warmth
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.0°C. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 82% of mainland French towns. Expect about 82 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Luchon station, 4 km east.
A year in Saint-Aventin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Luchon station.
What a year in Saint-Aventin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Luchon.
About 941 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Garonne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Campistrous
A frosty town: 82 frosts and 61 days of 25°C a year
On about 82 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Luchon: 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 Luchon
Luchon is 4 km east of Saint-Aventin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Aventin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Luchon (31042012) |
| Distance from the town | 4 km east |
| Station altitude | 618 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 898 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Campistrous, 39 km away |
Saint-Aventin sits 280 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Saint-Aventin to run about 1.8°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 Saint-Aventin 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 Haute-Garonne.
Saint-Aventin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Luchon station; sunshine at Campistrous.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.1°C | −1.6°C | 4.2°C | 100 mm | 108 |
| February | 11.4°C | −1.1°C | 5.1°C | 77 mm | 134 |
| March | 14.5°C | 1.7°C | 8.1°C | 76 mm | 164 |
| April | 16.6°C | 4.5°C | 10.5°C | 91 mm | 168 |
| May | 19.6°C | 8.1°C | 13.9°C | 101 mm | 184 |
| June | 23.0°C | 11.5°C | 17.3°C | 72 mm | 202 |
| July | 25.0°C | 13.4°C | 19.2°C | 64 mm | 210 |
| August | 25.4°C | 13.0°C | 19.2°C | 55 mm | 204 |
| September | 22.2°C | 9.6°C | 15.9°C | 58 mm | 192 |
| October | 19.3°C | 6.5°C | 12.9°C | 65 mm | 160 |
| November | 13.5°C | 1.6°C | 7.5°C | 106 mm | 118 |
| December | 10.6°C | −1.2°C | 4.7°C | 77 mm | 117 |
| Year | 17.6°C | 5.5°C | 11.5°C | 941 mm | 1,960 |
Where Saint-Aventin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Luchon, 4 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Campistrous, 39 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 Haute-Garonne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Saint-Aventin’s climate
How warm does Saint-Aventin get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.4°C. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, more than 50% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Aventin get in winter?
January nights average −1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 82 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Aventin get?
About 941 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (106 mm) and August the driest (55 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Campistrous (39 km away), averages 1,960 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Aventin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Aventin, Luchon, 4 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 LUCHON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Aventin →
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