Rainfall in Coustouges tops that of 89% of mainland French towns: 1,040 mm a year
Sunny July days climb to about 26.4°C. Only about 29 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 78% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in May and least in February. Expect about 29 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Serralongue station, 7.7 km north-west.
A year in Coustouges at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Serralongue station.
What a year in Coustouges feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Serralongue.
About 1,040 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 32 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
29 frosts and 65 days of 25°C a year
On about 29 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Serralongue: 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 Serralongue
Serralongue is 7.7 km north-west of Coustouges. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Coustouges itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Serralongue (66194002) |
| Distance from the town | 7.7 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 700 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 796 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Perpignan, 46 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 Coustouges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coustouges | Serralongue | 26.4°C | 1.9°C | 1,040 mm |
| Arles-sur-Tech 11 km | Amélie-les-Bains | 30.4°C 4°C warmer | 3.4°C 1.5°C milder | 894 mm |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda 13 km | Amélie-les-Bains | 30.4°C 4°C warmer | 3.4°C 1.5°C milder | 894 mm |
| Céret 17 km | Amélie-les-Bains | 30.4°C 4°C warmer | 3.4°C 1.5°C milder | 894 mm |
| Maureillas-las-Illas 20 km | Le Perthus | 29.4°C 3°C warmer | 4.5°C 2.6°C milder | 850 mm |
| Le Boulou 24 km | Perpignan | 29.5°C 3.1°C warmer | 4.8°C 2.9°C milder | 578 mm |
Coustouges weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Serralongue station; sunshine at Perpignan.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.2°C | 1.9°C | 6.0°C | 77 mm | 141 |
| February | 11.0°C | 2.0°C | 6.5°C | 54 mm | 164 |
| March | 13.8°C | 4.1°C | 8.9°C | 79 mm | 207 |
| April | 15.9°C | 6.1°C | 11.0°C | 103 mm | 220 |
| May | 19.4°C | 9.2°C | 14.3°C | 110 mm | 241 |
| June | 23.4°C | 12.8°C | 18.1°C | 95 mm | 268 |
| July | 26.4°C | 14.9°C | 20.6°C | 70 mm | 300 |
| August | 26.4°C | 15.1°C | 20.8°C | 84 mm | 273 |
| September | 22.2°C | 11.8°C | 17.0°C | 89 mm | 224 |
| October | 18.2°C | 9.1°C | 13.6°C | 107 mm | 175 |
| November | 13.3°C | 5.0°C | 9.1°C | 100 mm | 147 |
| December | 10.7°C | 2.8°C | 6.7°C | 74 mm | 131 |
| Year | 17.6°C | 7.9°C | 12.7°C | 1,040 mm | 2,489 |
Where Coustouges’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Serralongue, 7.7 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, 46 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 Coustouges’s climate
How warm does Coustouges get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°C. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Coustouges get in winter?
January nights average 1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 29 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Coustouges get?
About 1,040 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (110 mm) and February the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Perpignan (46 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Coustouges itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Coustouges, Serralongue, 7.7 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 SERRALONGUE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Coustouges →
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