Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Salies-du-Salat France

In Salies-du-Salat, the summers are warm, the winters are very cold, and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 34°F to 79°F and is rarely below 26°F or above 89°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Salies-du-Salat for warm-weather activities is from mid June to mid September.

The warm season lasts for 3.1 months, from June 15 to September 17, with an average daily high temperature above 73°F. The hottest month of the year in Salies-du-Salat is July, with an average high of 78°F and low of 59°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 17 to March 7, with an average daily high temperature below 55°F. The coldest month of the year in Salies-du-Salat is January, with an average low of 35°F and high of 50°F.

In Salies-du-Salat, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Salies-du-Salat begins around June 15 and lasts for 3.1 months, ending around September 18.

The clearest month of the year in Salies-du-Salat is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 75% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 18 and lasts for 8.9 months, ending around June 15.

The cloudiest month of the year in Salies-du-Salat is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 58% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Salies-du-Salat varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.5 months, from September 24 to June 9, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Salies-du-Salat is April, with an average of 10.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.5 months, from June 9 to September 24. The month with the fewest wet days in Salies-du-Salat is July, with an average of 5.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Salies-du-Salat is April, with an average of 10.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 36% on April 29.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Salies-du-Salat experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Salies-du-Salat. The month with the most rain in Salies-du-Salat is May, with an average rainfall of 2.5 inches.

The month with the least rain in Salies-du-Salat is July, with an average rainfall of 1.4 inches.

The length of the day in Salies-du-Salat varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 0 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 23 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:16 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 12 minutes later at 8:27 AM on January 4. The earliest sunset is at 5:21 PM on December 9, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 19 minutes later at 9:39 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Salies-du-Salat during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Salies-du-Salat experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from June 11 to September 8, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 3% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Salies-du-Salat is July, with 3.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is March 1, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Salies-du-Salat experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from November 11 to April 28, with average wind speeds of more than 5.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Salies-du-Salat is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.5 months, from April 28 to November 11. The calmest month of the year in Salies-du-Salat is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.9 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Salies-du-Salat varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 2.3 months, from June 20 to August 28, with a peak percentage of 41% on July 20. The wind is most often from the west for 1.2 months, from August 28 to October 3 and for 7.6 months, from November 1 to June 20, with a peak percentage of 37% on September 25. The wind is most often from the south for 4.1 weeks, from October 3 to November 1, with a peak percentage of 41% on October 26.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Salies-du-Salat throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Salies-du-Salat for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to mid September, with a peak score in the second week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Salies-du-Salat for hot-weather activities is from mid July to mid August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Salies-du-Salat typically lasts for 7.7 months (234 days), from around March 25 to around November 14, rarely starting before February 28 or after April 18, and rarely ending before October 23 or after December 15.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Salies-du-Salat should appear around March 18, only rarely appearing before February 29 or after April 3.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 16 to August 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Salies-du-Salat is July, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 29 to February 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Salies-du-Salat is December, with an average of 1.6 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Salies-du-Salat are 43.101 deg latitude, 0.959 deg longitude, and 968 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Salies-du-Salat contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 512 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,119 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,825 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (10,830 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Salies-du-Salat is covered by cropland (37%), trees (31%), grassland (19%), and artificial surfaces (12%), within 10 miles by trees (42%) and cropland (35%), and within 50 miles by cropland (39%) and trees (30%).