Hardly any mainland French towns wake to less frost than Assignan
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 29.8°C. Temperatures cover 25°C across the year, low to high. None of its 6 nearest neighbors has cooler July afternoons. For walks and days out, the stretch from April to June and September to October brings highs of 18–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Berlou station, 12 km north-east.
A year in Assignan at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Berlou station.
What a year in Assignan feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Berlou.
About 892 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Hérault.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carcassonne
12 frosts and 105 days of 25°C a year
On about 12 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 105 days a year reach 25°C, and 43 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Berlou: 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 Berlou
Berlou is 12 km north-east of Assignan. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Assignan itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Berlou (34030002) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 191 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 274 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 52 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 Assignan 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 Hérault.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignan | Berlou | 29.8°C | 4.6°C | 892 mm |
| Puisserguier 13 km | Béziers-Courtade | 30.9°C 1.1°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.8°C colder | 585 mm |
| Ouveillan 14 km | Argeliers | 31.7°C 1.9°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.8°C colder | 625 mm |
| Capestang 15 km | Béziers-Courtade | 30.9°C 1.1°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.8°C colder | 585 mm |
| Sallèles-d'Aude 16 km | Argeliers | 31.7°C 1.9°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.8°C colder | 625 mm |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers 17 km | Béziers-Courtade | 30.9°C 1.1°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.8°C colder | 585 mm |
| Cuxac-d'Aude 19 km | Argeliers | 31.7°C 1.9°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.8°C colder | 625 mm |
Assignan weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Berlou station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.6°C | 4.6°C | 8.1°C | 78 mm | 95 |
| February | 12.3°C | 4.4°C | 8.4°C | 70 mm | 122 |
| March | 15.7°C | 6.8°C | 11.3°C | 71 mm | 174 |
| April | 18.3°C | 8.9°C | 13.6°C | 79 mm | 192 |
| May | 22.2°C | 12.3°C | 17.2°C | 72 mm | 220 |
| June | 26.9°C | 15.9°C | 21.4°C | 39 mm | 248 |
| July | 29.8°C | 18.5°C | 24.1°C | 22 mm | 283 |
| August | 29.7°C | 18.2°C | 24.0°C | 51 mm | 268 |
| September | 25.2°C | 14.8°C | 20.0°C | 82 mm | 216 |
| October | 20.1°C | 12.0°C | 16.1°C | 138 mm | 152 |
| November | 15.0°C | 7.9°C | 11.5°C | 104 mm | 105 |
| December | 12.2°C | 5.3°C | 8.7°C | 87 mm | 95 |
| Year | 19.9°C | 10.8°C | 15.4°C | 892 mm | 2,170 |
Where Assignan’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Berlou, 12 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, Carcassonne, 52 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 Hérault.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Assignan’s climate
How warm does Assignan get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.8°C. About 105 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 43 reach 30°C.
How cold does Assignan get in winter?
February nights average 4.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 12 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Assignan get?
About 892 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (138 mm) and July the driest (22 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (52 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Assignan itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Assignan, Berlou, 12 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 BERLOU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Assignan →
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.