Belvédère gets fewer days of 25 degrees or more than 95% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 0.9°C. The rainiest month is November; the driest is July. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 82% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 70 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Peille station, 28 km south: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Belvédère at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Peille station.
What a year in Belvédère feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Peille.
About 935 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 51 towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-Maritimes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Péone
40 frosts and 22 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 22 days a year reach 25°C, and under 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Peille: 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 Peille
Peille is 28 km south of Belvédère. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Belvédère itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Peille (06091003) |
| Distance from the town | 28 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,106 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 941 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Péone, 33 km away |
Belvédère sits 165 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Belvédère to run about 1.1°C warmer 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 Belvédère 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-Maritimes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvédère | Peille | 23.2°C | 0.9°C | 935 mm |
| Sospel 18 km | Tende | 27.2°C 4°C warmer | −0.6°C 1.5°C colder | 1,048 mm |
| Levens 20 km | Tende | 27.2°C 4°C warmer | −0.6°C 1.5°C colder | 1,048 mm |
| L'Escarène 21 km | Valbonne-Sophia | 28.4°C 5.2°C warmer | 5.9°C 5°C milder | 920 mm |
| Contes 23 km | Valbonne-Sophia | 28.4°C 5.2°C warmer | 5.9°C 5°C milder | 920 mm |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var 25 km | Valbonne-Sophia | 28.4°C 5.2°C warmer | 5.9°C 5°C milder | 920 mm |
| Tourrette-Levens 26 km | Valbonne-Sophia | 28.4°C 5.2°C warmer | 5.9°C 5°C milder | 920 mm |
Belvédère weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Peille station; sunshine at Péone.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.6°C | 0.9°C | 3.8°C | 88 mm | 177 |
| February | 6.8°C | 0.7°C | 3.7°C | 62 mm | 177 |
| March | 9.6°C | 3.1°C | 6.3°C | 63 mm | 219 |
| April | 12.1°C | 5.3°C | 8.7°C | 86 mm | 202 |
| May | 16.3°C | 9.2°C | 12.8°C | 58 mm | 212 |
| June | 20.5°C | 13.1°C | 16.8°C | 37 mm | 246 |
| July | 23.2°C | 15.7°C | 19.5°C | 19 mm | 291 |
| August | 23.3°C | 15.9°C | 19.6°C | 26 mm | 266 |
| September | 18.7°C | 11.9°C | 15.3°C | 91 mm | 210 |
| October | 14.5°C | 8.4°C | 11.5°C | 137 mm | 194 |
| November | 10.0°C | 4.5°C | 7.2°C | 159 mm | 156 |
| December | 7.3°C | 1.9°C | 4.6°C | 111 mm | 167 |
| Year | 14.1°C | 7.6°C | 10.8°C | 935 mm | 2,514 |
Where Belvédère’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Peille, 28 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, 33 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-Maritimes.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Belvédère’s climate
How warm does Belvédère get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.3°C. About 22 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 95% of mainland French towns, and about under 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Belvédère get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Belvédère get?
About 935 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (159 mm) and July the driest (19 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Péone (33 km away), averages 2,514 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Belvédère itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Belvédère, Peille, 28 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 PEILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Belvédère →
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.