When to go Aude ?
Aude has many towns and villages that each hold warm festivities based on local traditions, parties, the well being, nature, culture... But there are also unmissable events such as the burning of the Cité de Carcassonne followed by its festival, Barques en scène in Narbonne at the end of August and at the same time the cassoulet festival in Castelnaudary. When we talk about tradition, we can't help but think of Limoux and its carnival. And when the abbey of Fontfroide is dressed in a thousand lights during its night-time celebrations, it is the apotheosis!
The climate of the Aude is a predominantly Mediterranean climate very marked in the east, with short and violent storms in autumn, generally hot and dry summers. However, the variety of biotopes is found in contrasting climates. To the north, the Montagne Noire, and to the south, the Sault region, have a predominantly mountain climate with sometimes very cold winters. In the west, the climate is predominantly Aquitaine with higher rainfall. In the centre the climate is intermediate with significant exposure to winds. The Aude is one of the windiest French departments with 300 to 350 days of wind per year.
