Saint-Amans-Soult is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,653 mm of rain a year
Expect July afternoons of about 27.8°C. Warm days come often: about 87 a year reach 25°C, more than in 78% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Rouairoux station, 7.9 km east.
A year in Saint-Amans-Soult at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Rouairoux station.
What a year in Saint-Amans-Soult feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rouairoux.
About 1,653 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 51 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 27 towns of 2,500+ in Tarn.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carcassonne
43 frosts and 87 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 87 days a year reach 25°C, and 34 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rouairoux: 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 Rouairoux
Rouairoux is 7.9 km east of Saint-Amans-Soult. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Amans-Soult itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Rouairoux (81231001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.9 km east |
| Station altitude | 347 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 278 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 33 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-Amans-Soult 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Amans-Soult | Rouairoux | 27.8°C | 2.2°C | 1,653 mm |
| Mazamet 8.7 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 896 mm |
| Pont-de-Larn 8.8 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 1,653 mm |
| Aussillon 10 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 896 mm |
| Aiguefonde 13 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 896 mm |
| Labruguière 19 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 896 mm |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel 24 km | Carcassonne | 28.8°C 1°C warmer | 3.5°C 1.3°C milder | 665 mm |
Saint-Amans-Soult weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Rouairoux station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0°C | 2.2°C | 5.6°C | 192 mm | 95 |
| February | 10.3°C | 2.0°C | 6.1°C | 155 mm | 122 |
| March | 14.0°C | 3.7°C | 8.9°C | 150 mm | 174 |
| April | 17.1°C | 6.1°C | 11.6°C | 152 mm | 192 |
| May | 21.1°C | 9.5°C | 15.3°C | 130 mm | 220 |
| June | 25.2°C | 12.7°C | 19.0°C | 79 mm | 248 |
| July | 27.8°C | 14.3°C | 21.0°C | 64 mm | 283 |
| August | 28.2°C | 14.4°C | 21.3°C | 68 mm | 268 |
| September | 23.8°C | 11.4°C | 17.6°C | 102 mm | 216 |
| October | 18.7°C | 9.5°C | 14.1°C | 170 mm | 152 |
| November | 12.6°C | 5.4°C | 9.0°C | 198 mm | 105 |
| December | 9.8°C | 2.9°C | 6.3°C | 194 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.1°C | 7.8°C | 13.0°C | 1,653 mm | 2,170 |
Where Saint-Amans-Soult’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Rouairoux, 7.9 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 33 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 Saint-Amans-Soult’s climate
How warm does Saint-Amans-Soult get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.2°C. About 87 days a year reach 25°C, more than 78% of mainland French towns, and about 34 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Amans-Soult get in winter?
February nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Amans-Soult get?
About 1,653 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (198 mm) and July the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (33 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Amans-Soult itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Amans-Soult, Rouairoux, 7.9 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 ROUAIROUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Amans-Soult →
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