More days reach 25 degrees in Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux than in 87% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 1.8°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 28°C. Rain is light here, less than falls on 67% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lavaur station, 11 km north-west.
A year in Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lavaur station.
What a year in Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lavaur.
About 702 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and July the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 22nd wettest of 27 towns of 2,500+ in Tarn.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Albi
44 frosts and 98 days of 25°C a year
On about 44 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 98 days a year reach 25°C, and 41 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lavaur: 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 Lavaur
Lavaur is 11 km north-west of Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lavaur (81140002) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 131 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 164 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Albi, 32 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-Paul-Cap-de-Joux 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-Paul-Cap-de-Joux | Lavaur | 28.8°C | 1.8°C | 702 mm |
| Puylaurens 8.3 km | Puylaurens | 29.2°C about the same | 3.2°C 1.4°C milder | 782 mm |
| Graulhet 13 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 702 mm |
| Lavaur 15 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 702 mm |
| Soual 15 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.5°C 0.7°C milder | 896 mm |
| Saïx 17 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.5°C 0.7°C milder | 896 mm |
| Revel 20 km | Dourgne | 28.3°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.5°C 0.7°C milder | 896 mm |
Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lavaur station; sunshine at Albi.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | 1.8°C | 5.7°C | 54 mm | 91 |
| February | 11.5°C | 1.6°C | 6.6°C | 45 mm | 120 |
| March | 15.4°C | 3.8°C | 9.6°C | 52 mm | 175 |
| April | 18.3°C | 6.2°C | 12.3°C | 72 mm | 188 |
| May | 22.3°C | 10.1°C | 16.2°C | 75 mm | 219 |
| June | 26.3°C | 13.6°C | 19.9°C | 68 mm | 247 |
| July | 28.8°C | 15.2°C | 22.0°C | 43 mm | 276 |
| August | 29.1°C | 15.1°C | 22.1°C | 48 mm | 263 |
| September | 25.2°C | 11.7°C | 18.4°C | 60 mm | 216 |
| October | 20.2°C | 9.2°C | 14.7°C | 64 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.7°C | 5.1°C | 9.4°C | 65 mm | 96 |
| December | 10.3°C | 2.4°C | 6.3°C | 58 mm | 88 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 8.0°C | 13.6°C | 702 mm | 2,134 |
Where Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lavaur, 11 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, Albi, 32 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-Paul-Cap-de-Joux’s climate
How warm does Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.1°C. About 98 days a year reach 25°C, more than 87% of mainland French towns, and about 41 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 44 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux get?
About 702 mm a year, less than 67% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (75 mm) and July the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Albi (32 km away), averages 2,134 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux, Lavaur, 11 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 LAVAUR, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux →
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.