More rain falls on Saint-Marsal than on 89% of mainland French towns: 1,040 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.4°C. A year here swings 25°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 78% of mainland French towns. Expect about 29 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Serralongue station, 16 km south.
A year in Saint-Marsal at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Serralongue station.
What a year in Saint-Marsal 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 16 km south of Saint-Marsal. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Marsal itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Serralongue (66194002) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km south |
| Station altitude | 700 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 720 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Perpignan, 30 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 Saint-Marsal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marsal | Serralongue | 26.4°C | 1.9°C | 1,040 mm |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda 7.9 km | Amélie-les-Bains | 30.4°C 4°C warmer | 3.4°C 1.5°C milder | 894 mm |
| Arles-sur-Tech 8.8 km | Amélie-les-Bains | 30.4°C 4°C warmer | 3.4°C 1.5°C milder | 894 mm |
| Céret 12 km | Amélie-les-Bains | 30.4°C 4°C warmer | 3.4°C 1.5°C milder | 894 mm |
| Ille-sur-Têt 15 km | Amélie-les-Bains | 30.4°C 4°C warmer | 3.4°C 1.5°C milder | 894 mm |
| Thuir 15 km | Perpignan | 29.5°C 3.1°C warmer | 4.8°C 2.9°C milder | 578 mm |
| Maureillas-las-Illas 16 km | Le Perthus | 29.4°C 3°C warmer | 4.5°C 2.6°C milder | 850 mm |
Saint-Marsal 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 Saint-Marsal’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Serralongue, 16 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, 30 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 Saint-Marsal’s climate
How warm does Saint-Marsal 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 Saint-Marsal 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 Saint-Marsal 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 (30 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Marsal itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Marsal, Serralongue, 16 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 Saint-Marsal →
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.