Saint-Benoît is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 28.8°C. Of the 15 towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, it has the coolest July afternoons. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 34°C apart. 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 Castellane station, 22 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Benoît at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Castellane station.
What a year in Saint-Benoît feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Castellane.
About 1,000 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The 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: 139 frosts and 90 days of 25°C a year
On about 139 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, and 29 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Castellane: 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 Castellane
Castellane is 22 km south-west of Saint-Benoît. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Benoît itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Castellane (04039001) |
| Distance from the town | 22 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 729 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 717 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 10 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Péone, 22 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 Saint-Benoît 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.
Saint-Benoît weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Castellane station; sunshine at Péone.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3°C | −5.2°C | 2.0°C | 72 mm | 177 |
| February | 11.3°C | −4.9°C | 3.2°C | 53 mm | 177 |
| March | 14.6°C | −1.9°C | 6.4°C | 61 mm | 219 |
| April | 16.8°C | 1.1°C | 8.9°C | 84 mm | 202 |
| May | 21.0°C | 5.1°C | 13.1°C | 89 mm | 212 |
| June | 25.6°C | 8.8°C | 17.2°C | 79 mm | 246 |
| July | 28.8°C | 10.9°C | 19.9°C | 44 mm | 291 |
| August | 28.6°C | 10.4°C | 19.5°C | 64 mm | 266 |
| September | 23.6°C | 6.9°C | 15.2°C | 95 mm | 210 |
| October | 18.9°C | 3.7°C | 11.3°C | 125 mm | 194 |
| November | 13.1°C | −0.4°C | 6.4°C | 145 mm | 156 |
| December | 8.9°C | −4.1°C | 2.4°C | 90 mm | 167 |
| Year | 18.4°C | 2.5°C | 10.5°C | 1,000 mm | 2,514 |
Where Saint-Benoît’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Castellane, 22 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, 22 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 Saint-Benoît’s climate
How warm does Saint-Benoît get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.8°C. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, more than 82% of mainland French towns, and about 29 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Benoît get in winter?
January nights average −5.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 139 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Benoît get?
About 1,000 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (145 mm) and July the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Péone (22 km away), averages 2,514 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Benoît itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Benoît, Castellane, 22 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 CASTELLANE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Benoît →
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