Canal du Midi
Toulouse, France UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Canal du Midi is a summit level canal and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a historic civil engineering landmark that forms part of the Canal des Deux-Mers.
Planning a visit
The warmest months are July and August, with daily highs reaching 27 °C. July and August also have the fewest rainy days, with about 8 days of rain each month. The coolest period is between December and January, when daily highs are around 10 °C and lows are between 2 °C and 3 °C.
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport is the nearest airport, located 5 km from the site. The canal is about 588 km from Paris. Visitors to the area can also see the Basilica of Saint-Sernin in Toulouse, which is 1.9 km away, the Cité de l'espace at 6.6 km, or Aeroscopia at 7.1 km. This site is one of the 125 sights of France listed on this website and is the 52nd most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 27 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 10 |
| Average low, °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Rainfall, mm | 54 | 43 | 49 | 68 | 74 | 59 | 40 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 51 | 58 |
| Rainy days | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 12 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
