Castelnau-Magnoac

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Castelnau-Magnoac

(2020–2026) Bernard Verdier^[1]Area

12.56 km² (4.85 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

779 • Density62/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

65129 /65230

Elevation249–385 m (817–1,263 ft)
(avg. 367 m or 1,204 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castelnau-Magnoac (French pronunciation: [kastɛlno maɲɔak]; Occitan: Castèthnau de Manhoac) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.

Geography

Climate

Castelnau-Magnoac has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Castelnau-Magnoac is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 876.6 mm (34.51 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 20.6 °C (69.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.4 °C (41.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Castelnau-Magnoac was 39.7 °C (103.5 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.8 °C (10.8 °F) on 25 December 2001.

Climate data for Castelnau-Magnoac (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1986−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	22.3 (72.1)	25.1 (77.2)	28.0 (82.4)	28.8 (83.8)	31.9 (89.4)	37.9 (100.2)	38.7 (101.7)	39.7 (103.5)	36.2 (97.2)	31.7 (89.1)	25.2 (77.4)	23.0 (73.4)	39.7 (103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.3 (50.5)	11.5 (52.7)	14.8 (58.6)	16.9 (62.4)	20.4 (68.7)	24.1 (75.4)	26.4 (79.5)	26.8 (80.2)	23.8 (74.8)	19.5 (67.1)	13.8 (56.8)	11.2 (52.2)	18.3 (64.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.4 (41.7)	6.2 (43.2)	9.0 (48.2)	11.3 (52.3)	14.9 (58.8)	18.5 (65.3)	20.5 (68.9)	20.6 (69.1)	17.4 (63.3)	13.7 (56.7)	8.7 (47.7)	6.3 (43.3)	12.7 (54.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	0.8 (33.4)	3.2 (37.8)	5.7 (42.3)	9.4 (48.9)	12.8 (55.0)	14.6 (58.3)	14.4 (57.9)	11.1 (52.0)	7.9 (46.2)	3.7 (38.7)	1.3 (34.3)	7.1 (44.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−9.3 (15.3)	−10.3 (13.5)	−9.7 (14.5)	−3.8 (25.2)	0.1 (32.2)	2.1 (35.8)	7.3 (45.1)	4.2 (39.6)	1.6 (34.9)	−4.4 (24.1)	−9.8 (14.4)	−11.8 (10.8)	−11.8 (10.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	77.1 (3.04)	62.8 (2.47)	71.5 (2.81)	88.7 (3.49)	101.0 (3.98)	69.4 (2.73)	63.7 (2.51)	54.3 (2.14)	56.9 (2.24)	65.1 (2.56)	91.9 (3.62)	74.2 (2.92)	876.6 (34.51)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.7	9.2	9.7	11.4	11.2	8.5	6.8	6.9	7.8	9.4	11.2	9.8	112.7
Source: Météo-France^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 11, 2022.