Castelvieilh

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Castelvieilh

(2020–2026) Jean-Marc Castor^[1]Area

5.31 km² (2.05 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

242 • Density46/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

65131 /65350

Elevation223–360 m (732–1,181 ft)
(avg. 366 m or 1,201 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castelvieilh (French pronunciation: [kastɛlvjɛj]; Occitan: Castèthvièlh) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.

Geography

Climate

Castelvieilh has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Castelvieilh is 13.5 °C (56.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 956.0 mm (37.64 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.2 °C (70.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.6 °C (43.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Castelvieilh was 39.6 °C (103.3 °F) on 4 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.0 °C (12.2 °F) on 8 February 2012.

Climate data for Castelvieilh (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1988−2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	22.3 (72.1)	25.7 (78.3)	28.0 (82.4)	30.0 (86.0)	32.3 (90.1)	37.8 (100.0)	38.5 (101.3)	39.6 (103.3)	35.0 (95.0)	32.0 (89.6)	26.0 (78.8)	23.5 (74.3)	39.6 (103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.0 (50.0)	11.3 (52.3)	14.4 (57.9)	16.8 (62.2)	20.3 (68.5)	23.7 (74.7)	25.8 (78.4)	26.1 (79.0)	23.0 (73.4)	18.9 (66.0)	13.2 (55.8)	10.8 (51.4)	17.9 (64.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.6 (43.9)	7.4 (45.3)	9.9 (49.8)	12.1 (53.8)	15.5 (59.9)	18.8 (65.8)	20.9 (69.6)	21.2 (70.2)	18.3 (64.9)	14.7 (58.5)	9.7 (49.5)	7.4 (45.3)	13.5 (56.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.3 (37.9)	3.5 (38.3)	5.3 (41.5)	7.4 (45.3)	10.8 (51.4)	13.9 (57.0)	15.9 (60.6)	16.3 (61.3)	13.5 (56.3)	10.5 (50.9)	6.2 (43.2)	4.1 (39.4)	9.2 (48.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−7.1 (19.2)	−11.0 (12.2)	−8.3 (17.1)	0.0 (32.0)	0.3 (32.5)	5.5 (41.9)	9.0 (48.2)	7.5 (45.5)	4.5 (40.1)	−1.5 (29.3)	−6.0 (21.2)	−9.0 (15.8)	−11.0 (12.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	85.6 (3.37)	65.4 (2.57)	70.6 (2.78)	102.1 (4.02)	104.8 (4.13)	80.4 (3.17)	67.6 (2.66)	59.6 (2.35)	63.8 (2.51)	73.2 (2.88)	102.4 (4.03)	80.5 (3.17)	956.0 (37.64)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	11.6	10.1	9.9	12.0	12.3	9.3	7.8	8.1	8.5	10.0	12.0	10.4	122.0
Source: Météo-France^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "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.