Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Soleilhas than in 93% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 0.5°C. Temperatures cover 24°C across the year, low to high. None of the 15 towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence gets more rain. From June to September, highs of 20–24°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Ascros station, 30 km east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Soleilhas at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ascros station.
What a year in Soleilhas feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ascros.
About 930 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 28 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: 51 frosts and 27 days of 25°C a year
On about 51 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 27 days a year reach 25°C, and 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ascros: 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 Ascros
Ascros is 30 km east of Soleilhas. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Soleilhas itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ascros (06005001) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km east |
| Station altitude | 1,173 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,134 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Péone, 35 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 Soleilhas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soleilhas | Ascros | 23.6°C | 0.5°C | 930 mm |
| Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey 24 km | Castellane | 28.8°C 5.2°C warmer | −5.2°C 5.7°C colder | 1,000 mm |
| Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne 25 km | Seillans | 31.2°C 7.6°C warmer | 1.9°C 1.4°C milder | 914 mm |
| Seillans 26 km | Seillans | 31.2°C 7.6°C warmer | 1.9°C 1.4°C milder | 914 mm |
| Fayence 27 km | Seillans | 31.2°C 7.6°C warmer | 1.9°C 1.4°C milder | 914 mm |
| Tourrettes 27 km | Seillans | 31.2°C 7.6°C warmer | 1.9°C 1.4°C milder | 914 mm |
| Callian 28 km | Seillans | 31.2°C 7.6°C warmer | 1.9°C 1.4°C milder | 914 mm |
Soleilhas weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ascros station; sunshine at Péone.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | 0.5°C | 3.8°C | 72 mm | 177 |
| February | 7.6°C | 0.4°C | 4.0°C | 53 mm | 177 |
| March | 10.4°C | 2.6°C | 6.5°C | 60 mm | 219 |
| April | 12.5°C | 4.9°C | 8.7°C | 91 mm | 202 |
| May | 16.4°C | 8.8°C | 12.6°C | 77 mm | 212 |
| June | 20.6°C | 12.6°C | 16.6°C | 62 mm | 246 |
| July | 23.6°C | 15.2°C | 19.4°C | 41 mm | 291 |
| August | 23.9°C | 15.3°C | 19.6°C | 38 mm | 266 |
| September | 19.5°C | 11.3°C | 15.4°C | 90 mm | 210 |
| October | 15.2°C | 8.2°C | 11.7°C | 117 mm | 194 |
| November | 10.3°C | 3.9°C | 7.1°C | 144 mm | 156 |
| December | 7.7°C | 1.4°C | 4.6°C | 87 mm | 167 |
| Year | 14.6°C | 7.1°C | 10.8°C | 930 mm | 2,514 |
Where Soleilhas’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ascros, 30 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, 35 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 Soleilhas’s climate
How warm does Soleilhas get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.9°C. About 27 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Soleilhas get in winter?
February nights average 0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 51 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Soleilhas get?
About 930 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (144 mm) and August the driest (38 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Péone (35 km away), averages 2,514 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Soleilhas itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Soleilhas, Ascros, 30 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 ASCROS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Soleilhas →
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.