Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Les Cammazes: 1,179 mm a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 24.8°C on average. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 75% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 24°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 18–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Mazamet station, 22 km east.
A year in Les Cammazes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mazamet station.
What a year in Les Cammazes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mazamet.
About 1,179 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 40 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 27 towns of 2,500+ in Tarn.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carcassonne
46 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mazamet: 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 Mazamet
Mazamet is 22 km east of Les Cammazes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Les Cammazes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mazamet (81163001) |
| Distance from the town | 22 km east |
| Station altitude | 682 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 612 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 28 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 Les Cammazes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Cammazes | Mazamet | 24.8°C | 1.1°C | 1,179 mm |
| Sorèze 4.9 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 3.5°C warmer | 2.5°C 1.4°C milder | 896 mm |
| Revel 8.3 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 3.5°C warmer | 2.5°C 1.4°C milder | 896 mm |
| Castelnaudary 15 km | Castelnaudary | 28.4°C 3.6°C warmer | 3.3°C 2.2°C milder | 707 mm |
| Soual 16 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 3.5°C warmer | 2.5°C 1.4°C milder | 896 mm |
| Bram 19 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 4°C warmer | 3.5°C 2.4°C milder | 665 mm |
| Puylaurens 19 km | Puylaurens | 29.2°C 4.4°C warmer | 3.2°C 2.1°C milder | 782 mm |
Les Cammazes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mazamet station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8°C | 1.1°C | 4.0°C | 123 mm | 95 |
| February | 7.8°C | 1.0°C | 4.4°C | 95 mm | 122 |
| March | 11.0°C | 3.1°C | 7.1°C | 101 mm | 174 |
| April | 13.9°C | 5.4°C | 9.6°C | 110 mm | 192 |
| May | 17.8°C | 9.0°C | 13.4°C | 114 mm | 220 |
| June | 22.1°C | 12.3°C | 17.2°C | 82 mm | 248 |
| July | 24.8°C | 14.2°C | 19.5°C | 62 mm | 283 |
| August | 25.3°C | 14.4°C | 19.8°C | 59 mm | 268 |
| September | 20.9°C | 11.4°C | 16.1°C | 82 mm | 216 |
| October | 16.0°C | 8.7°C | 12.3°C | 105 mm | 152 |
| November | 10.6°C | 4.7°C | 7.7°C | 127 mm | 105 |
| December | 8.1°C | 2.3°C | 5.2°C | 120 mm | 95 |
| Year | 15.4°C | 7.3°C | 11.4°C | 1,179 mm | 2,170 |
Where Les Cammazes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mazamet, 22 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, 28 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 Les Cammazes’s climate
How warm does Les Cammazes get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Les Cammazes get in winter?
February nights average 1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 46 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Les Cammazes get?
About 1,179 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (127 mm) and August the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (28 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Les Cammazes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Les Cammazes, Mazamet, 22 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 MAZAMET, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Les Cammazes →
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.