Weather in Pyrénées-Orientales

Calculated from weather data of Aéroport de Perpignan-Rivesaltes (LFMP) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	12.8	14.4	11.9	13.4	11.6	13.9
February	15.0	17.0	14.0	15.5	15.4	17.5
March	16.7	18.5	17.3	15.0	15.8	15.5
April	19.0		20.6	18.6	17.8	18.6
May	23.0		23.1	24.8	22.1	24.1
June	28.1		29.1	29.8	29.1	26.1
July	30.3		30.5	32.5	29.5	30.3
August	30.3		30.6	32.3	29.3	30.3
September	26.4		27.6	26.8	26.1	26.1
October	22.4		24.3	24.3	21.8	20.1
November	16.5		18.1	18.1	14.5	16.8
December	14.1		15.9	13.0	14.0	12.5
Average	20.6	16.6	21.9	22.3	20.6	21.0

9th highest temperature of France

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	5.0	5	5	4	4	5
February	6.3	9	5	7	8	7
March	7.9	10	8	8	8	8
April	9.9		11	11	8	10
May	13.6		15	16	12	13
June	18.1		20	19	20	17
July	20.4		22	22	20	21
August	20.2		21	22	20	20
September	17.1		18	17	18	17
October	13.5		15	16	12	11
November	8.5		9	10	9	9
December	6.1		7	5	6	6
Average	11.7	7.8	12.7	13.2	12.0	11.9

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	39	69	29	37
25 °C or warmer	2	130	135	108	106
20 °C or warmer	13	205	197	174	175
0 °C or colder	1	1	6	5	1

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	8.2	6	5	5	10	8
February	7.3	7	10	1	13	1
March	9.3	7	3	25	5	17
April	10.3		9	7	16	15
May	6.8		8	2	10	8
June	3.4		3	1	3	6
July	1.6		0	2	2	3
August	2.6		3	2	2	3
September	4.8		2	3	7	5
October	5.6		2	3	3	7
November	7.8		3	7	13	7
December	8.2		1	5	7	8
Average	6.1	6.4	3.8	4.9	7.1	7.2

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	19.9	14	25	20	21	14
February	17.6	19	18	21	15	15
March	19.1	20	21	16	20	18
April	17.7		21	20	17	13
May	18.9		22	19	17	17
June	16.3		17	17	18	16
July	17.6		19	17	19	18
August	16.5		18	16	16	16
September	15.5		14	16	14	18
October	15.4		12	11	16	18
November	17.7		19	15	22	14
December	16.4		17	10	16	17
Average	17.5	17.8	18.7	16.6	17.4	16.3

18th highest wind speed of France

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
February	NW	NW	NW	NE	NW
March	NW	NW	E	NW	NW
April		NW	NW	N	E
May		NW	NW	NW	NW
June		N	N	N	NW
July		NW	NW	NW	NW
August		NW	NW	NW	NW
September		E	N	N	NW
October		NE	E	NW	NW
November		NW	NW	NW	NE
December		NW	N	NW	NW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Pyrénées-Orientales weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Pyrénées-Orientales?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 30 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Pyrénées-Orientales?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 13 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Pyrénées-Orientales?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in April with a probability of around 10.4 %.

Which month is the driest in Pyrénées-Orientales?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 1.7 %.