Malaussène sits near the top of mainland French towns for mild winters
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 28.4°C. By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 85% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 23°C across the year, low to high. Frost greets about 3 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Valbonne-Sophia station, 35 km south; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Malaussène at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Valbonne-Sophia station.
What a year in Malaussène feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Valbonne-Sophia.
About 920 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th wettest of 51 towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-Maritimes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Péone
3 frosts and 95 days of 25°C a year
On about 3 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 95 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Valbonne-Sophia: 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 Valbonne-Sophia
Valbonne-Sophia is 35 km south of Malaussène. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Malaussène itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Valbonne-Sophia (06152002) |
| Distance from the town | 35 km south |
| Station altitude | 238 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 326 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Péone, 24 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 Malaussène 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaussène | Valbonne-Sophia | 28.4°C | 5.9°C | 920 mm |
| Levens 13 km | Tende | 27.2°C 1.2°C cooler | −0.6°C 6.5°C colder | 1,048 mm |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var 14 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | 5.9°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Carros 18 km | Nice | 27.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 5.8°C about the same | 791 mm |
| Gattières 19 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | 5.9°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Tourrette-Levens 20 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | 5.9°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Saint-Jeannet 21 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | 5.9°C about the same | 920 mm |
Malaussène weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Valbonne-Sophia station; sunshine at Péone.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.4°C | 5.9°C | 9.1°C | 84 mm | 177 |
| February | 12.8°C | 5.7°C | 9.3°C | 60 mm | 177 |
| March | 15.2°C | 7.7°C | 11.4°C | 62 mm | 219 |
| April | 17.6°C | 9.8°C | 13.7°C | 85 mm | 202 |
| May | 21.4°C | 13.5°C | 17.5°C | 59 mm | 212 |
| June | 25.5°C | 17.1°C | 21.3°C | 41 mm | 246 |
| July | 28.4°C | 19.6°C | 24.0°C | 18 mm | 291 |
| August | 28.8°C | 20.0°C | 24.4°C | 28 mm | 266 |
| September | 24.8°C | 16.7°C | 20.7°C | 91 mm | 210 |
| October | 20.4°C | 13.4°C | 16.9°C | 140 mm | 194 |
| November | 15.9°C | 9.4°C | 12.6°C | 149 mm | 156 |
| December | 13.1°C | 6.8°C | 10.0°C | 104 mm | 167 |
| Year | 19.7°C | 12.1°C | 15.9°C | 920 mm | 2,514 |
Where Malaussène’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Valbonne-Sophia, 35 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, 24 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 Malaussène’s climate
How warm does Malaussène get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.8°C. About 95 days a year reach 25°C, more than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Malaussène get in winter?
February nights average 5.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 3 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Malaussène get?
About 920 mm a year, more than 80% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (149 mm) and July the driest (18 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Péone (24 km away), averages 2,514 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Malaussène itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Malaussène, Valbonne-Sophia, 35 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 VALBONNE-SOPHIA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Malaussène →
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.