Sainte-Agnès has some of the mildest winter nights among mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 28.4°C. By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 85% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 23°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Central heating does most of its work from January to February, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Valbonne-Sophia station, 40 km south-west; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Sainte-Agnès at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Valbonne-Sophia station.
What a year in Sainte-Agnès 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 Nice
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 40 km south-west of Sainte-Agnès. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Agnès itself. At that distance, read them as the area’s climate.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Valbonne-Sophia (06152002) |
| Distance from the town | 40 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 238 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 197 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Nice, 26 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 Sainte-Agnès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Agnès | Valbonne-Sophia | 28.4°C | 5.9°C | 920 mm |
| Menton 2.1 km | Nice | 27.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 5.8°C about the same | 791 mm |
| Roquebrune-Cap-Martin 3.2 km | Nice | 27.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 5.8°C about the same | 791 mm |
| Beausoleil 6.7 km | Nice | 27.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 5.8°C about the same | 791 mm |
| La Turbie 7.8 km | Tende | 27.2°C 1.2°C cooler | −0.6°C 6.5°C colder | 1,048 mm |
| Cap-d'Ail 9.1 km | Nice | 27.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 5.8°C about the same | 791 mm |
| Sospel 10 km | Tende | 27.2°C 1.2°C cooler | −0.6°C 6.5°C colder | 1,048 mm |
Sainte-Agnès weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Valbonne-Sophia station; sunshine at Nice.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.4°C | 5.9°C | 9.1°C | 84 mm | 157 |
| February | 12.8°C | 5.7°C | 9.3°C | 60 mm | 166 |
| March | 15.2°C | 7.7°C | 11.4°C | 62 mm | 218 |
| April | 17.6°C | 9.8°C | 13.7°C | 85 mm | 229 |
| May | 21.4°C | 13.5°C | 17.5°C | 59 mm | 271 |
| June | 25.5°C | 17.1°C | 21.3°C | 41 mm | 310 |
| July | 28.4°C | 19.6°C | 24.0°C | 18 mm | 349 |
| August | 28.8°C | 20.0°C | 24.4°C | 28 mm | 323 |
| September | 24.8°C | 16.7°C | 20.7°C | 91 mm | 250 |
| October | 20.4°C | 13.4°C | 16.9°C | 140 mm | 191 |
| November | 15.9°C | 9.4°C | 12.6°C | 149 mm | 152 |
| December | 13.1°C | 6.8°C | 10.0°C | 104 mm | 145 |
| Year | 19.7°C | 12.1°C | 15.9°C | 920 mm | 2,761 |
Where Sainte-Agnès’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Valbonne-Sophia, 40 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, 26 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 Sainte-Agnès’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Agnès 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 Sainte-Agnès 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 Sainte-Agnès 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, Nice (26 km away), averages 2,761 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Agnès itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Agnès, Valbonne-Sophia, 40 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 Sainte-Agnès →
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.