Breil-sur-Roya has colder winter nights than 91% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 27.2°C. Of the 51 towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-Maritimes, it is the wettest. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 28°C. The outdoor season, with highs of 20–25°C, runs through May, June and September.
Figures from Météo-France’s Tende station, 13 km north-east.
A year in Breil-sur-Roya at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Tende station.
What a year in Breil-sur-Roya feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tende.
About 1,048 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 51 towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-Maritimes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nice
A frosty town: 63 frosts and 76 days of 25°C a year
On about 63 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tende: 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 Tende
Tende is 13 km north-east of Breil-sur-Roya. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Breil-sur-Roya itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Tende (06163007) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 636 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 302 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Nice, 40 km away |
Breil-sur-Roya sits 334 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Breil-sur-Roya to run about 2.2°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 Breil-sur-Roya 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breil-sur-Roya | Tende | 27.2°C | −0.6°C | 1,048 mm |
| Sospel 8.5 km | same station | 27.2°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 1,048 mm |
| L'Escarène 17 km | Valbonne-Sophia | 28.4°C 1.2°C warmer | 5.9°C 6.5°C milder | 920 mm |
| Menton 18 km | Nice | 27.5°C about the same | 5.8°C 6.4°C milder | 791 mm |
| Roquebrune-Cap-Martin 20 km | Nice | 27.5°C about the same | 5.8°C 6.4°C milder | 791 mm |
| Contes 21 km | Valbonne-Sophia | 28.4°C 1.2°C warmer | 5.9°C 6.5°C milder | 920 mm |
| Beausoleil 23 km | Nice | 27.5°C about the same | 5.8°C 6.4°C milder | 791 mm |
Breil-sur-Roya weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Tende station; sunshine at Nice.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.1°C | −0.6°C | 4.3°C | 82 mm | 157 |
| February | 10.5°C | −0.1°C | 5.2°C | 53 mm | 166 |
| March | 13.6°C | 2.3°C | 8.0°C | 60 mm | 218 |
| April | 16.1°C | 5.1°C | 10.6°C | 94 mm | 229 |
| May | 20.3°C | 8.5°C | 14.4°C | 78 mm | 271 |
| June | 24.5°C | 11.8°C | 18.2°C | 64 mm | 310 |
| July | 27.2°C | 13.9°C | 20.6°C | 49 mm | 349 |
| August | 27.4°C | 13.8°C | 20.6°C | 57 mm | 323 |
| September | 22.8°C | 10.5°C | 16.7°C | 91 mm | 250 |
| October | 18.2°C | 7.4°C | 12.8°C | 153 mm | 191 |
| November | 12.9°C | 3.5°C | 8.2°C | 165 mm | 152 |
| December | 9.4°C | 0.4°C | 4.9°C | 103 mm | 145 |
| Year | 17.7°C | 6.4°C | 12.0°C | 1,048 mm | 2,761 |
Where Breil-sur-Roya’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Tende, 13 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, Nice, 40 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 Breil-sur-Roya’s climate
How warm does Breil-sur-Roya get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.4°C. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, more than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Breil-sur-Roya get in winter?
January nights average −0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 63 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Breil-sur-Roya get?
About 1,048 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (165 mm) and July the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nice (40 km away), averages 2,761 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Breil-sur-Roya itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Breil-sur-Roya, Tende, 13 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 TENDE_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Breil-sur-Roya →
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