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Toulouse, the largest city of southwestern France, sits on the Garonne River on a plain between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, with the Pyrenees rising to the south, at approximately 43.60°N, 1.44°E. Its position between two seas gives it a temperate climate with clear Mediterranean and Atlantic influences (Köppen Cfa/Cfb) — hot summers, mild winters and modest rainfall.
Summer, from June to August, is hot and quite dry, with July and August the warmest months — average highs around 28–30°C — and heatwaves that can exceed 38–40°C, as hot air pushes up from Spain. Rain comes mainly as occasional, sometimes violent thunderstorms, and long sunny spells make it the brightest, driest season, with a distinctly southern feel.
Winter, from December to February, is mild, with January the coolest month — average highs around 10–11°C and lows near 2–3°C. Frost occurs on clear nights, snow is rare and rarely lies, and the season is generally mild and changeable, with damp Atlantic spells alternating with clear, sunny, wind-scoured days when the autan blows.
Toulouse receives around 630–680 mm of rain a year, spread through the year with spring and autumn maxima and a relatively dry summer punctuated by thunderstorms; sheltered from both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, its totals are modest. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.
Toulouse's most distinctive weather is the autan, a warm, dry, gusty southeasterly wind funnelled between the Pyrenees and the Massif Central, which can blow for days, clearing the skies but fraying nerves — local lore blames it for restlessness. Sitting between two seas, the city draws Atlantic dampness and Mediterranean warmth in turn, giving it hot southern summers and mild, changeable winters.
To follow any single measurement in Toulouse more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.