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Perpignan, Occitanie climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Perpignan has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 5°C at night. Precipitation totals about 580 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 82 mm while July barely receives 15 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsPerpignan climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 41 | 52 | 66 | 46 | 24 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 82 | 73 | 55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 41 | 52 | 66 | 46 | 24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 15 | 23 | 43 | 82 | 73 | 55 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 7 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 66 | 58 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 59 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 76 | 78 | 79 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 66 | 58 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 68 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 50 | 52 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 59 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 64 | 64 | 69 | 76 | 78 | 79 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Perpignan, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.