Auch in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Auch sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 179 mm of precipitation over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Auch's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Auch's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
11°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
179 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
2.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Auch in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C.

A typical winter day in Auch reaches about 11°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Auch

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 32 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
32
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Auch weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 6311.10.59.12.3
Feb12° / 529.50.510.22.9
Mar15° / 6010.90.111.64.5
Apr18° / 8312.6013.25.3
May21° / 11°8812.7014.56.0
Jun25° / 15°729.8015.26.8
Jul27° / 17°558014.96.8
Aug28° / 17°648.3013.86.7
Sep24° / 14°588.7012.37.1
Oct20° / 11°6610.7010.86.1
Nov14° / 7811.509.53.8
Dec11° / 6410.70.28.82.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Auch gets around 179 mm of rain and snow over 31 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 11 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours in early December to 10 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Auch?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Auch.

What to pack for Auch in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Auch sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Auch in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Auch peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Auch in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Auch is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodMar 1716 µg/m³Sep 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Auch?

Auch sits at 43.6°N, 0.6°E, 134 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Plaisance-du-Touch, 58 km away.

Topography around Auch

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Auch.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Auch has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 170 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,867 m.

The land around Auch is covered by grassland (33%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), grassland (26%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), trees (32%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
1,867 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Plaisance-du-Touch 58 km · Tournefeuille 59 km · Colomiers 60 km · Agen 62 km · Tarbes 62 km · Cugnaux 62 km · Muret 63 km · Blagnac 64 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Auch (43.6456°, 0.5886°, elevation 134 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.