Summer arrives in force in Thoard, hotter than in 93% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 0.2°C. Its January nights bite harder than in 82% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in July. Frost greets about 53 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Auban station, 15 km south-west.
A year in Thoard at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Auban station.
What a year in Thoard feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Auban.
About 714 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd 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
A frosty town: 53 frosts and 102 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 102 days a year reach 25°C, and 46 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Auban: 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 Saint-Auban
Saint-Auban is 15 km south-west of Thoard. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Thoard itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Auban (04049001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 458 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 731 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
Thoard sits 273 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Thoard to run about 1.8°C cooler than these figures.
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 Thoard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoard | Saint-Auban | 30.3°C | 0.2°C | 714 mm |
| Digne-les-Bains 9.2 km | Valensole | 29.8°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.1°C 0.9°C milder | 672 mm |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban 13 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Sisteron 17 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Les Mées 19 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Peyruis 20 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 714 mm |
Thoard weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Auban station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.5°C | 0.2°C | 4.9°C | 48 mm | 168 |
| February | 11.2°C | 0.3°C | 5.8°C | 36 mm | 183 |
| March | 15.3°C | 3.1°C | 9.2°C | 45 mm | 230 |
| April | 18.1°C | 5.8°C | 12.0°C | 65 mm | 228 |
| May | 22.3°C | 9.7°C | 16.0°C | 64 mm | 263 |
| June | 26.9°C | 13.4°C | 20.2°C | 54 mm | 303 |
| July | 30.3°C | 15.8°C | 23.1°C | 36 mm | 342 |
| August | 30.0°C | 15.7°C | 22.8°C | 51 mm | 312 |
| September | 24.7°C | 12.1°C | 18.4°C | 74 mm | 249 |
| October | 19.4°C | 8.6°C | 14.0°C | 88 mm | 196 |
| November | 13.3°C | 4.1°C | 8.7°C | 96 mm | 157 |
| December | 9.5°C | 0.9°C | 5.2°C | 59 mm | 149 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 7.5°C | 13.4°C | 714 mm | 2,779 |
Where Thoard’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Auban, 15 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, 15 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 Thoard’s climate
How warm does Thoard get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.3°C. About 102 days a year reach 25°C, more than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 46 reach 30°C.
How cold does Thoard get in winter?
January nights average 0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 53 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Thoard get?
About 714 mm a year, less than 63% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (96 mm) and July the driest (36 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Auban (15 km away), averages 2,779 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Thoard itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Thoard, Saint-Auban, 15 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 ST AUBAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Thoard →
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.