Durfort gets more days of 25 degrees or more than 81% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 2.5°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 77% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 26°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Plan for rain on about 108 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Revel station, 3.8 km west.
A year in Durfort at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Revel station.
What a year in Durfort feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Revel.
About 893 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and August the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th wettest of 27 towns of 2,500+ in Tarn.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carcassonne
33 frosts and 89 days of 25°C a year
On about 33 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 89 days a year reach 25°C, and 34 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Revel: 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 Revel
Revel is 3.8 km west of Durfort. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Durfort itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Revel (31451001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.8 km west |
| Station altitude | 338 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 296 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 31 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 Durfort 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 Tarn.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durfort | Revel | 28.1°C | 2.5°C | 893 mm |
| Sorèze 1.6 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 896 mm |
| Revel 5.5 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 896 mm |
| Soual 13 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 896 mm |
| Puylaurens 15 km | Puylaurens | 29.2°C 1.1°C warmer | 3.2°C 0.7°C milder | 782 mm |
| Castelnaudary 16 km | Castelnaudary | 28.4°C about the same | 3.3°C 0.8°C milder | 707 mm |
| Saïx 18 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 896 mm |
Durfort weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Revel station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2°C | 2.5°C | 5.8°C | 78 mm | 95 |
| February | 10.6°C | 2.4°C | 6.5°C | 56 mm | 122 |
| March | 14.3°C | 4.7°C | 9.5°C | 67 mm | 174 |
| April | 16.9°C | 6.8°C | 11.9°C | 95 mm | 192 |
| May | 20.8°C | 10.4°C | 15.6°C | 94 mm | 220 |
| June | 24.9°C | 13.5°C | 19.2°C | 80 mm | 248 |
| July | 28.1°C | 15.6°C | 21.8°C | 59 mm | 283 |
| August | 28.2°C | 15.9°C | 22.0°C | 54 mm | 268 |
| September | 24.0°C | 12.8°C | 18.3°C | 75 mm | 216 |
| October | 19.1°C | 10.3°C | 14.7°C | 79 mm | 152 |
| November | 13.1°C | 5.7°C | 9.4°C | 87 mm | 105 |
| December | 10.2°C | 3.4°C | 6.8°C | 70 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.3°C | 8.7°C | 13.5°C | 893 mm | 2,170 |
Where Durfort’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Revel, 3.8 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, 31 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 Tarn.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Durfort’s climate
How warm does Durfort get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.2°C. About 89 days a year reach 25°C, more than 81% of mainland French towns, and about 34 reach 30°C.
How cold does Durfort get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 33 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Durfort get?
About 893 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (95 mm) and August the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (31 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Durfort itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Durfort, Revel, 3.8 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 REVEL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Durfort →
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.