July in Manosque runs hotter than in 93% of mainland French towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 0.8°C on average. A year here swings 30°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 77% of mainland French towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s La Bastide-des-Jourdans station, 14 km west.
A year in Manosque at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Bastide-des-Jourdans station.
What a year in Manosque feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Bastide-des-Jourdans.
About 698 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 15 towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Auban
49 frosts and 105 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 105 days a year reach 25°C, and 47 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Bastide-des-Jourdans: 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 La Bastide-des-Jourdans
La Bastide-des-Jourdans is 14 km west of Manosque. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Manosque itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Bastide-des-Jourdans (84009002) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km west |
| Station altitude | 381 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 369 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Auban, 31 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 Manosque 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manosque | La Bastide-des-Jourdans | 30.3°C | 0.8°C | 698 mm |
| Pierrevert 3.7 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 698 mm |
| Sainte-Tulle 4.7 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 698 mm |
| Volx 6.7 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 698 mm |
| Villeneuve 9.6 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 698 mm |
| Gréoux-les-Bains 11 km | Varages | 32.0°C 1.7°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 787 mm |
| Vinon-sur-Verdon 11 km | Varages | 32.0°C 1.7°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 787 mm |
Manosque weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Bastide-des-Jourdans station; sunshine at Saint-Auban.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.1°C | 0.8°C | 5.5°C | 56 mm | 168 |
| February | 11.5°C | 0.7°C | 6.1°C | 39 mm | 183 |
| March | 15.3°C | 3.2°C | 9.3°C | 40 mm | 230 |
| April | 18.1°C | 5.9°C | 12.0°C | 68 mm | 228 |
| May | 22.5°C | 9.7°C | 16.1°C | 60 mm | 263 |
| June | 27.2°C | 13.0°C | 20.1°C | 44 mm | 303 |
| July | 30.3°C | 15.3°C | 22.8°C | 26 mm | 342 |
| August | 29.9°C | 15.3°C | 22.6°C | 40 mm | 312 |
| September | 24.7°C | 12.0°C | 18.3°C | 89 mm | 249 |
| October | 19.6°C | 9.0°C | 14.3°C | 82 mm | 196 |
| November | 13.7°C | 4.5°C | 9.1°C | 95 mm | 157 |
| December | 10.4°C | 1.5°C | 5.9°C | 59 mm | 149 |
| Year | 19.4°C | 7.6°C | 13.5°C | 698 mm | 2,779 |
Where Manosque’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Bastide-des-Jourdans, 14 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, Saint-Auban, 31 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 Manosque’s climate
How warm does Manosque get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.3°C. About 105 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 47 reach 30°C.
How cold does Manosque get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Manosque get?
About 698 mm a year, less than 68% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (95 mm) and July the driest (26 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Auban (31 km away), averages 2,779 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Manosque itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Manosque, La Bastide-des-Jourdans, 14 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 LA BASTIDE DES JOURDANS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Manosque →
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.