Limoux climate — normals and trends
Limoux (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 827 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 (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Limoux averages 29 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Limoux has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 41 to 17 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 23 August 2023) and the coldest -16.0 °C (on 24 January 1963).
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
LimouxOccitanie
- coords
- 43.05°, 2.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.0°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
8.3°C
Annual rainfall
827mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
15.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
29 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.5 °C
Average feels-like low
6.0 °C
Average peak gust
44.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
38.4 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest day
-16.0 °C
24 January 1963
Wettest day
98 mm
13 September 1963
Windiest day
50.7 km/h
24 January 2009
Strongest gust
136.4 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-20.6 °C
6 February 1963
Snowiest day
26.0 cm
31 January 1986
Sunniest day
14.5 h
5 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 43 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 12.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 24 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 102 mm | +35 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 73 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 97 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +5.9 °C | 27 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 41 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 78 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 21.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 42 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 19.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 15 mm | -55 mm |
| Nov | 13.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 69 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 11.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 131 mm | +60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Limoux?
Limoux has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 827 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Limoux?
The hottest day measured in Limoux between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Limoux?
The coldest day measured in Limoux between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1963, at -16.0 °C.
Does it snow in Limoux?
Yes. Limoux gets on average 31.2 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.
Has the climate of Limoux warmed?
Yes: Limoux warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Limoux?
The wettest day measured in Limoux between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1963, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Limoux?
The windiest day measured in Limoux between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2009, with winds reaching 50.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Limoux?
The warmest month in Limoux is July (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Limoux?
Limoux receives on average 827 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Limoux?
Limoux gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Limoux?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Limoux between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1986, with 26.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Limoux?
Yes: Limoux has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Limoux?
In Limoux, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -20.6 °C on 6 February 1963.
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