Toulouse climate
Toulouse is warmest in August, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 2.7 °C. May is the wettest month (82 mm) and July the driest (48 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Toulouse averages 776 mm of rain, 76 days above 25 °C and 25 days below freezing.
France · population 511,684 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 28 °C
- Coldest month February 2.7 °C
- Driest month July 48 mm
- Wettest month May 82 mm
- Least cloud July 46 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 40 °C
- Coldest on record February -9.4 °C
What to expectToulouse through the year
Toulouse has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 11 °C in February to 28 °C in August, a swing of 17 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 76 days a year reach 25 °C, 24 of them reach 30 °C, 25 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in August.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 48 mm in July to 82 mm in May. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.6 °C | 66 mm | 68 % |
| February | 10.9 °C | 52 mm | 60 % |
| March | 14.3 °C | 60 mm | 58 % |
| April | 17.0 °C | 79 mm | 60 % |
| May | 20.7 °C | 82 mm | 62 % |
| June | 24.6 °C | 64 mm | 55 % |
| July | 27.3 °C | 48 mm | 46 % |
| August | 27.7 °C | 64 mm | 46 % |
| September | 23.9 °C | 56 mm | 50 % |
| October | 19.3 °C | 67 mm | 60 % |
| November | 13.3 °C | 75 mm | 66 % |
| December | 10.3 °C | 63 mm | 66 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.6 °C | 2.7 °C | 5.9 °C | 18.4 °C | -6.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| February | 10.9 °C | 2.7 °C | 6.5 °C | 22.0 °C | -9.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| March | 14.3 °C | 5.1 °C | 9.5 °C | 25.1 °C | -6.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| April | 17.0 °C | 7.5 °C | 12.1 °C | 27.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 20.7 °C | 11.1 °C | 15.9 °C | 31.0 °C | 1.4 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 24.6 °C | 14.7 °C | 19.7 °C | 39.5 °C | 7.3 °C | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| July | 27.3 °C | 17.0 °C | 22.2 °C | 37.6 °C | 9.6 °C | 21 | 9 | 0 |
| August | 27.7 °C | 17.3 °C | 22.4 °C | 40.0 °C | 10.0 °C | 21 | 10 | 0 |
| September | 23.9 °C | 14.1 °C | 18.8 °C | 33.6 °C | 6.6 °C | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| October | 19.3 °C | 11.1 °C | 14.9 °C | 30.8 °C | 0.3 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 13.3 °C | 6.4 °C | 9.6 °C | 23.3 °C | -5.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| December | 10.3 °C | 3.6 °C | 6.7 °C | 19.2 °C | -6.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66 mm | 11 | 9.3 h/day | 68 % | 84 % | 19 km/h |
| February | 52 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 60 % | 79 % | 20 km/h |
| March | 60 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 58 % | 75 % | 20 km/h |
| April | 79 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 60 % | 72 % | 20 km/h |
| May | 82 mm | 12 | 15 h/day | 62 % | 71 % | 19 km/h |
| June | 64 mm | 9 | 15 h/day | 55 % | 68 % | 17 km/h |
| July | 48 mm | 7 | 15 h/day | 46 % | 65 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 64 mm | 8 | 14 h/day | 46 % | 65 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 56 mm | 8 | 13 h/day | 50 % | 68 % | 17 km/h |
| October | 67 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 60 % | 77 % | 18 km/h |
| November | 75 mm | 11 | 9.7 h/day | 66 % | 82 % | 19 km/h |
| December | 63 mm | 10 | 9.0 h/day | 66 % | 84 % | 19 km/h |
How Toulouse compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toulouse | 28 °C | 2.7 °C | 776 mm | 76 |
| Andorra la Vella · Andorra | 25 °C | -2.0 °C | 909 mm | 40 |
| Montpellier · France | 28 °C | 3.9 °C | 838 mm | 85 |
| Bordeaux · France | 27 °C | 3.1 °C | 775 mm | 72 |
| Terrassa · Spain | 28 °C | 2.3 °C | 655 mm | 83 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Toulouse.
QuestionsCommon questions about Toulouse’s climate
When is the best time to visit Toulouse?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Toulouse get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 24 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 2.7 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 25 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Toulouse?
May, averaging 82 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is July with 48 mm. The year as a whole averages 776 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Toulouse rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.