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Climate of Midi-Pyrénées

With an average of 2000 hours of sunshine per year, Midi-Pyrénées is one of the sunniest regions of France. Temperatures rise over 25°C on between 60 and 80 days each year throughout most of the region. This makes Midi-Pyrénées a hot competitor for the Mediterranean seafront and the Rhone corridor!

Spring comes early, and has a feel of summer to it. This is the favourite season of long-distance walkers and ramblers. There is still snow on the peaks of the Pyrénées when the shoots of corn start to show through the foothills of Gascony and the fruit trees in the orchards of the Tarn et Garonne "département" are resplendent with bright blossom. Between early April and late June, the maximum average temperatures are between 16 and 24 °C.

July and August enjoy the warmth of intense sunshine. Minimum average temperatures are quite high, varying between13 and 15°C in the morning. During the day, maximum temperatures are on average between 26 and 28°C. What's more, the night air is pleasantly cool.

Autumn often enjoys the warmth of an Indian summer, with wonderful days spent under a beautiful ultramarine sky. In this gorgeous September light, maximum temperatures range between 21 and 25°C. They are still very pleasant in October, with maximum averages varying between 16 and 19°C-perfect for a few days' peace and quiet while everyone else is at work!

Tourism Office of Midi-Pyrénées

Comité Régional du Tourisme Midi-Pyrénées
54, bd de l'Embouchure
BP 52 166 - 31022 Toulouse cedex 2
Phone : + (33) 5 61 13 55 48 - Fax : +(33) 5 61 47 17 16

GET IN MIDI-PYRéNéES

By plane
There are three airports in Midi-Pyrénées with direct lines from Great-Britain and Ireland:

Airlines landing at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
■From Belfast : Jet2.com
■From Birmingham : FlyBe
■From Bristol : Easy Jet
■From Dublin : Aer Lingus
■From Edinburgh : Jet2.com 
■From Leeds Bradford: Jet2.com
■From London Gatwick : British Airways; Easy Jet

By train
EUROSTAR
Travel by Eurostar from London St. Pancras, Ashford or Ebbsfleet to Paris, Lille, Avignon or Calais and change to the French SNCF network (including the high speed TGV) to Toulouse and other towns in the Midi-Pyrénées.
Website : click here

Other trains
Many trains go to the Midi-Pyrénées, two of which are high-speed TGV trains:

Paris-Toulouse: 5h (five TGV trains daily)
Paris-Tarbes: 5h (four TGV trains daily)

By car

■EUROTUNNEL has four departures every hour between Folkestone and Calais during the high season. The trip lasts approximately 35 minutes.
Website: click here
To draw up a road list and visualize your route in detail: see the Mappy website or the Michelin website.

■Motorway access:
A20: towards Cahors, Brive, Limoges and Paris
A61: towards Montpellier, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Geneva and Barcelona
A62: towards Bordeaux, Nantes, Paris and Rennes
A64: towards Tarbes, Lourdes, Pau, Bayonne, St-Sébastien, Bilbao and Madrid
A66: towards Pamiers and Foix
A68: towards Albi and Rodez
A75: towards Béziers, Clermont-Ferrand and Millau