Colmars has some of the coldest winter nights among mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 26.1°C. Rain is light here, less than falls on 77% of mainland French towns. Of all months, November brings the most rain and February the least. An umbrella earns its place on about 84 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Jausiers-Saint-Anne station, 27 km north; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Colmars at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Jausiers-Saint-Anne station.
What a year in Colmars feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Jausiers-Saint-Anne.
About 677 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th wettest of 15 towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Péone
A frosty town: 160 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 160 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 16 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Jausiers-Saint-Anne: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Jausiers-Saint-Anne
Jausiers-Saint-Anne is 27 km north of Colmars. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Colmars itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Jausiers-Saint-Anne (04096002) |
| Distance from the town | 27 km north |
| Station altitude | 1,240 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,251 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Péone, 26 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Colmars compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colmars | Jausiers-Saint-Anne | 26.1°C | −6.2°C | 677 mm |
| Barcelonnette 23 km | Barcelonnette | 26.3°C about the same | −7.9°C 1.7°C colder | 694 mm |
Colmars weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Jausiers-Saint-Anne station; sunshine at Péone.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.4°C | −6.2°C | −0.9°C | 44 mm | 177 |
| February | 6.4°C | −6.1°C | 0.2°C | 35 mm | 177 |
| March | 11.0°C | −2.7°C | 4.1°C | 41 mm | 219 |
| April | 13.9°C | 0.4°C | 7.2°C | 56 mm | 202 |
| May | 18.6°C | 4.3°C | 11.4°C | 62 mm | 212 |
| June | 23.3°C | 7.6°C | 15.4°C | 58 mm | 246 |
| July | 26.1°C | 9.3°C | 17.7°C | 46 mm | 291 |
| August | 25.7°C | 9.2°C | 17.4°C | 48 mm | 266 |
| September | 20.4°C | 6.0°C | 13.2°C | 63 mm | 210 |
| October | 15.3°C | 2.8°C | 9.0°C | 79 mm | 194 |
| November | 8.7°C | −1.7°C | 3.5°C | 85 mm | 156 |
| December | 4.5°C | −4.9°C | −0.2°C | 59 mm | 167 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 1.5°C | 8.2°C | 677 mm | 2,514 |
Where Colmars’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Jausiers-Saint-Anne, 27 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Péone, 26 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Colmars’s climate
How warm does Colmars get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Colmars get in winter?
January nights average −6.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 160 nights a year, and about 16 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Colmars get?
About 677 mm a year, less than 77% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (85 mm) and February the driest (35 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Péone (26 km away), averages 2,514 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Colmars itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Colmars, Jausiers-Saint-Anne, 27 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station JAUSIERS-ST ANNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Colmars →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.