Caudiès-de-Conflent sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
July afternoons average 24.5°C. Temperatures cover 28°C across the year, low to high. Of the 51 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Orientales, it is the wettest. Long walks are most pleasant from June to August, when afternoons reach 22–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Ascou Lavail station, 29 km north-west; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Caudiès-de-Conflent at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ascou Lavail station.
What a year in Caudiès-de-Conflent feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ascou Lavail.
About 1,259 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 44 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 51 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Orientales.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Perpignan
A frosty town: 132 frosts and 57 days of 25°C a year
On about 132 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ascou Lavail: 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 Ascou Lavail
Ascou Lavail is 29 km north-west of Caudiès-de-Conflent. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Caudiès-de-Conflent itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ascou Lavail (09023002) |
| Distance from the town | 29 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 1,090 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,635 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Perpignan, 61 km away |
Caudiès-de-Conflent sits 545 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Caudiès-de-Conflent to run about 3.5°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 Caudiès-de-Conflent 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 Pyrénées-Orientales.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caudiès-de-Conflent | Ascou Lavail | 24.5°C | −3.2°C | 1,259 mm |
| Prades 22 km | Eus | 28.9°C 4.4°C warmer | 0.7°C 3.9°C milder | 540 mm |
Caudiès-de-Conflent weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ascou Lavail station; sunshine at Perpignan.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | −3.2°C | 2.0°C | 129 mm | 141 |
| February | 8.7°C | −3.2°C | 2.7°C | 103 mm | 164 |
| March | 12.4°C | −0.9°C | 5.8°C | 97 mm | 207 |
| April | 14.4°C | 1.2°C | 7.8°C | 127 mm | 220 |
| May | 18.2°C | 4.5°C | 11.3°C | 129 mm | 241 |
| June | 21.8°C | 8.0°C | 14.9°C | 98 mm | 268 |
| July | 24.5°C | 10.0°C | 17.3°C | 73 mm | 300 |
| August | 25.0°C | 10.0°C | 17.5°C | 74 mm | 273 |
| September | 21.0°C | 6.8°C | 13.9°C | 91 mm | 224 |
| October | 17.3°C | 4.0°C | 10.7°C | 89 mm | 175 |
| November | 11.3°C | −0.1°C | 5.6°C | 132 mm | 147 |
| December | 7.7°C | −2.3°C | 2.7°C | 117 mm | 131 |
| Year | 15.8°C | 2.9°C | 9.3°C | 1,259 mm | 2,489 |
Where Caudiès-de-Conflent’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ascou Lavail, 29 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, 61 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 Pyrénées-Orientales.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Caudiès-de-Conflent’s climate
How warm does Caudiès-de-Conflent get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Caudiès-de-Conflent get in winter?
January nights average −3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 132 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Caudiès-de-Conflent get?
About 1,259 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (132 mm) and July the driest (73 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Perpignan (61 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Caudiès-de-Conflent itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Caudiès-de-Conflent, Ascou Lavail, 29 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 ASCOU LAVAIL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Caudiès-de-Conflent →
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.