January in Toulouse: expect compromises
Hardest · 4.8/10Expect 5°C (41°F) in January. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 65 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.1 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 4.8/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Toulouse — 4 points higher on the same scale.
February in Toulouse: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.1/10Expect 8°C (46°F) in February. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
With around 43 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 3 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.2 hours of daylight fill the rest.
That is 6.1/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Toulouse — 2.7 points higher on the same scale.
March in Toulouse — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.8/10March averages 10°C (51°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 63 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 10 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.6 hours of daylight.
It scores 6.8/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 8.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? May scores 2 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April in Toulouse — reliably good (6th best month)
Good · 8.1/10Temperatures hover around 12°C (54°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 58 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 18 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.2 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8.1/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
May in Toulouse tops the year's climate scores
Best window · 8.8/10May averages 17°C (62°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 64 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.5 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Toulouse at 8.8/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Figure on peak pricing, with crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
June is one of the strongest months in Toulouse (2nd)
Best window · 8.8/10At 22°C (71°F) this is comfortable city weather in June, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
Budget for roughly 76 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.2 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Toulouse at 8.8/10 (2nd of 12), just behind May at 8.8/10.
Budget for peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
July is one of the strongest months in Toulouse (3rd)
Best window · 8.7/10At 25°C (77°F) this is comfortable city weather in July, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
With around 34 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.9 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Toulouse at 8.7/10 (3rd of 12), just behind May at 8.8/10.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection.
August holds up well in Toulouse — 5th best month
Good · 8.3/10August averages 25°C (78°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Expect 40 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.8 daylight hours.
It scores 8.3/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 8.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection.
September in Toulouse: strong conditions, 4th of 12
Good · 8.4/10September averages 20°C (69°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Rainfall runs 74 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 15 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.3 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.4/10 here, 4th of 12 months, against 8.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
October in Toulouse — reliably good (7th best month)
Good · 7.6/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (65°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 63 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 5 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.8 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.6/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
November in Toulouse: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.3/10Expect 12°C (53°F) in November. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
104 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 5.3/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Toulouse — 3.5 points higher on the same scale.
December in Toulouse — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.2/10December averages 8°C (46°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 59 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.8 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.2/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 8.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? May scores 3.6 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
