October
Wk 40–42
Best balance of weather comfort and space: crowd level around 17 out of 100, weather comfort near 72.
- Crowd level
- 16–18
- Comfort
- 68–75
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France
Best time to visit Midi-Pyrénées
When is it busiest here, and when is it quietest? The answer runs week by week through the region's own year, from official EU overnight-stay statistics.
Busiest week
AugustCrowd level 100
Wk 32 · 860,204 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
JanuaryCrowd level 0
Wk 2–4 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
OctoberCrowd level 16–18
Wk 40–42 · a good balance of weather comfort and crowd level
Warmest month
25 °CComfort 79
August · around 63 mm of rain in the month
Crowding Index 1.1 · As of 06/08/2026 · Crowding score 0–100, season-relative
Midi-Pyrénées (France) is quietest in January: across Wk 2–4 the crowd level runs from 0 out of 100. The busiest single week falls in August (Wk 32), at 100 out of 100 with roughly 860,204 overnight stays. Calculated from open official data; the values are modelled, not counted.
When is Midi-Pyrénées busy, when is it quiet?
Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.
Weather profile
Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.
JanuaryØ 1
FebruaryØ 8
MarchØ 6
AprilØ 16
MayØ 26
JuneØ 34
JulyØ 73
AugustØ 94
SeptemberØ 32
OctoberØ 17
NovemberØ 2
DecemberØ 2
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
October · Wk 40
Crowd level18/100 · fairly quiet
quietbusy
Weather comfort42/100 · Sun & warmth
-17 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- September (14 %) · October (86 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 276,025
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 1 % of source markets on school holidays · -3 % crowding from holidays
- Main source markets
- France (76 %) · Germany (5 %) · Netherlands (5 %) · 94% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 150,380–860,204 (avg 334,472)
- Base years
- 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (excluding 2020, 2021)
v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte, region-spezifisch gewichtet mit dem Quellland-Mix. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.
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The travel year in Midi-Pyrénées, month by month
The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.
| Month | Crowd level0–100, season-relative | Weather comfort0–100, profile “mild” | Avg temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 28 | 6 °C |
| February | 8 | 36 | 9 °C |
| March | 6 | 46 | 11 °C |
| April | 16 | 59 | 14 °C |
| May | 26 | 68 | 17 °C |
| June | 34 | 75 | 22 °C |
| July | 73 | 80 | 24 °C |
| August | 94 | 79 | 25 °C |
| September | 32 | 81 | 21 °C |
| October | 17 | 70 | 17 °C |
| November | 2 | 46 | 11 °C |
| December | 2 | 33 | 8 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Midi-Pyrénées itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.
Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.
Index 1.1 · As of 06/08/2026
The windows worth catching
Three windows from the model, weighing crowd level against weather comfort.
May
Wk 20–22
A quieter choice in the other half of the year: crowd level around 26, weather comfort near 71.
- Crowd level
- 25–29
- Comfort
- 68–73
August
Wk 32–34
The region's peak: crowd level around 99 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 98–100
- Comfort
- 77–79
Midi-Pyrénées compared with Europe
How dense it gets here measured against Europe — on the one figure that lets two destinations be compared.
- Crowd density in Midi-Pyrénées
- 7.33
- European median
- 11.80
overnight stays per km² and week
overnight stays per km² and week
Furthest from the median: November, at 0.5× the value. Closest to the median: August, at 0.8× the value.
Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This density compares destinations with each other. The crowd level in the table above compares Midi-Pyrénées with itself. The two figures are never combined.
Index 1.1 · As of 06/08/2026
Climate through the year
Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.
- Avg temperature
- Day/night range
- Precipitation
| Month | Avg temperature (°C) | Day avg (°C) | Night avg (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | 6 | 5 | 68 |
| Feb | 7 | 9 | 6 | 44 |
| Mar | 10 | 11 | 8 | 82 |
| Apr | 12 | 14 | 11 | 80 |
| May | 16 | 17 | 14 | 111 |
| Jun | 20 | 22 | 19 | 96 |
| Jul | 23 | 24 | 22 | 44 |
| Aug | 23 | 25 | 22 | 63 |
| Sep | 19 | 21 | 18 | 59 |
| Oct | 15 | 17 | 14 | 87 |
| Nov | 10 | 11 | 9 | 90 |
| Dec | 7 | 8 | 7 | 58 |
The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
How sunny?
Average daily solar energy across the twelve months. The higher the value, the sunnier.
3.9 kWh/m²/Tag
Annual average
Jul
Sunniest month
| Month | Solar irradiance (kWh/m²/day) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1.5 |
| Feb | 2.4 |
| Mar | 3.7 |
| Apr | 5.0 |
| May | 5.6 |
| Jun | 6.2 |
| Jul | 6.3 |
| Aug | 5.7 |
| Sep | 4.3 |
| Oct | 2.8 |
| Nov | 1.7 |
| Dec | 1.3 |
Mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day (≈ peak-sun-hours equivalent). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
Directly reachable from
Destination airports of Midi-Pyrénées and every European departure airport with a direct connection to them.
Destination airports
Select a destination airport to see the direct departure airports.
“Directly reachable” means a direct connection exists according to our sources. We do not show a live timetable. Availability and flight days can vary by season and airline.
Data sources: direct connections from Wikipedia (“Airlines and destinations”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, aggregated and modified by us), cross-checked with Eurostat, Destatis and the UK Civil Aviation Authority; airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain). The derived connection data is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Data as of: August 2026
Ski areas in Midi-Pyrénées
Mapped ski areas in this region with slope kilometres, lifts and elevation, plus the long-term snow average from our climate data.
- Ski areas
- 29
- Slopes in total
- 483 km
- Lifts
- 255
- Highest point
- 2,527 m
| Ski area | Slopes | Lifts | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lary | 68.34 km | 27 | 1,595–2,462 m867 m vertical drop |
| Grand Tourmalet | 53.74 km | 30 | 1,459–2,464 m1,005 m vertical drop |
| Ax 3 Domaines | 50.02 km | 24 | 1,376–2,345 m968 m vertical drop |
| Peyragudes | 43.66 km | 23 | 1,389–2,360 m971 m vertical drop |
| Piau-Engaly | 32.14 km | 9 | 1,498–2,527 m1,029 m vertical drop |
| Superbagnères | 30.04 km | 14 | 1,463–2,122 m659 m vertical drop |
| Guzet-Neige | 27.76 km | 15 | 1,103–2,049 m946 m vertical drop |
| Luz-Ardiden | 26.96 km3.1 km cross-country | 8 | 1,690–2,485 m795 m vertical drop |
| Cauterets Cirque du Lys | 25.08 km | 9 | 1,725–2,420 m695 m vertical drop |
| Gavarnie-Gèdre | 18.42 km | 8 | 1,829–2,283 m454 m vertical drop |
| Les Monts d'Olmes | 15.91 km | 12 | 1,405–1,947 m541 m vertical drop |
| Val-Louron | 15.86 km | 10 | 1,442–2,071 m629 m vertical drop |
| Le Mourtis | 13.16 km | 10 | 1,386–1,795 m409 m vertical drop |
| Ascou | 12.07 km | 7 | 1,496–2,064 m568 m vertical drop |
| Mijanès-Donezan | 9.97 km | 5 | 1,535–2,015 m480 m vertical drop |
| Hautacam | 9.61 km | 8 | 1,488–1,726 m238 m vertical drop |
| Laguiole | 8.48 km17.56 km cross-country | 10 | 1,198–1,398 m200 m vertical drop |
| Station de Ski de Brameloup | 6.22 km | 5 | 1,207–1,382 m175 m vertical drop |
| Camurac | 5.87 km | 7 | 1,513–1,776 m263 m vertical drop |
| Goulier-Neige | 4.81 km | 5 | 1,483–1,825 m341 m vertical drop |
| Cauterets Pont d'Espagne | 2.84 km10.71 km cross-country | 4 | 1,507–1,746 m239 m vertical drop |
| Bourg d'Oueil | 2 km | 3 | 1,321–1,424 m103 m vertical drop |
| Plateau de BeilleCross-country only | 35.52 km cross-country | not available | 1,703–1,997 m294 m vertical drop |
| Espace Nordique du Val d'Azun | 27.66 km cross-country | 2 | 1,366–1,389 m22 m vertical drop |
| Le ChioulaCross-country only | 18.31 km cross-country | not available | 1,451–1,649 m199 m vertical drop |
and 4 more areas in this region
Slope, lift and elevation figures come from open mapping and are complete to varying degrees. “Not available” means not mapped, not “does not exist”. Opening hours and season are not included. Snow figures are long-term averages for the whole region, not snow depth on the mountain and not a forecast.
Data sources: ski areas from OpenSkiMap, based on OpenStreetMap, licensed under ODbL 1.0; snow depths from ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service).
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Midi-Pyrénées
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Midi-Pyrénées?
- The best time to visit Midi-Pyrénées is October (Wk 40–42): in this window the crowd level is low at around 17 out of 100 and weather comfort is good at about 72 out of 100.
When is Midi-Pyrénées quietest?
- January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Midi-Pyrénées. Crowd levels there sit at 0 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Midi-Pyrénées busiest?
- Midi-Pyrénées is busiest in August (Wk 32) with around 860,204 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Midi-Pyrénées and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Midi-Pyrénées in August with an average of 25 °C and around 63 mm of rain in the month.
How do you get to Midi-Pyrénées?
- Midi-Pyrénées is reachable via 4 destination airports with direct flights, including Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS), Tarbes Ossun Lourdes Airport (LDE) and Marcillac Airport (RDZ).
All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.
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v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.