Carmaux climate — normals and trends
Carmaux (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 863 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Carmaux averages 41 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Carmaux has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 51 to 31 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -20.6 °C (on 10 January 1941).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
CarmauxOccitanie
- coords
- 44.05°, 2.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.1°C
Average daily high
16.6°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
863mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.8 cm
Average feels-like high
15.0 °C
Average feels-like low
5.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.6 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest day
-20.6 °C
10 January 1941
Wettest day
68 mm
2 September 1969
Windiest day
54.2 km/h
7 November 1982
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
28 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-25.9 °C
13 January 1942
Snowiest day
27.7 cm
28 January 2006
Sunniest day
14.8 h
27 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 80 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 12.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 30 mm | -43 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 87 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 17.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 83 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 21.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 97 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +5.8 °C | 42 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 27 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +4.9 °C | 80 mm | +22 mm |
| Sep | 21.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 45 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 19.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 66 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 12.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 113 mm | +36 mm |
| Dec | 11.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 79 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Carmaux?
Carmaux has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 863 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carmaux?
The hottest day measured in Carmaux between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Carmaux?
The coldest day measured in Carmaux between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1941, at -20.6 °C.
Does it snow in Carmaux?
Yes. Carmaux gets on average 15.8 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of Carmaux warmed?
Yes: Carmaux warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Carmaux?
The wettest day measured in Carmaux between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1969, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Carmaux?
The windiest day measured in Carmaux between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Carmaux?
The warmest month in Carmaux is July (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Carmaux?
Carmaux receives on average 863 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Carmaux?
Carmaux gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Carmaux?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Carmaux between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2006, with 27.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Carmaux?
Yes: Carmaux has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carmaux?
In Carmaux, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -25.9 °C on 13 January 1942.
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