Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Rigaud than in 93% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 0.5°C. Rain follows the seasons: November brings about 3.8 times as much as August. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 82% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 78 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Ascros station, 6.8 km south.
A year in Rigaud at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ascros station.
What a year in Rigaud 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. 5th wettest of 51 towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-Maritimes.
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 6.8 km south of Rigaud. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rigaud itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ascros (06005001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.8 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,173 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,031 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Péone, 14 km away |
Rigaud sits 142 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Rigaud to run about 0.9°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 Rigaud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigaud | Ascros | 23.6°C | 0.5°C | 930 mm |
| Levens 24 km | Tende | 27.2°C 3.6°C warmer | −0.6°C 1.1°C colder | 1,048 mm |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var 25 km | Valbonne-Sophia | 28.4°C 4.8°C warmer | 5.9°C 5.4°C milder | 920 mm |
| Carros 28 km | Nice | 27.5°C 3.9°C warmer | 5.8°C 5.3°C milder | 791 mm |
| Gattières 29 km | Valbonne-Sophia | 28.4°C 4.8°C warmer | 5.9°C 5.4°C milder | 920 mm |
Rigaud 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 Rigaud’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ascros, 6.8 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, 14 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 Rigaud’s climate
How warm does Rigaud 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 Rigaud 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 Rigaud 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 (14 km away), averages 2,514 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rigaud itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rigaud, Ascros, 6.8 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 Rigaud →
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.