Photo: Tiberio Frascari from Bologna, Italia · CC0Few mainland French towns have warmer summer afternoons than Aix-en-Provence
January mornings start at about 1.6°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 94% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in September and least in July. Waterproofs come out on about 59 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Aix-en-Provence station, 0.5 km west.
A year in Aix-en-Provence at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aix-en-Provence station.
What a year in Aix-en-Provence feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aix-en-Provence.
About 609 mm of rain a year
September is the wettest month and July the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 54th wettest of 108 towns of 2,500+ in Bouches-du-Rhône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Aix-en-Provence
43 frosts and 117 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 117 days a year reach 25°C, and 55 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aix-en-Provence: 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 Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence is 0.5 km west of Aix-en-Provence. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Aix-en-Provence itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aix-en-Provence (13001009) |
| Distance from the town | 0.5 km west |
| Station altitude | 173 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 177 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Aix-en-Provence 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 Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | Aix-en-Provence | 31.0°C | 1.6°C | 609 mm |
| Éguilles 7.4 km | same station | 31.0°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 609 mm |
| Meyreuil 7.5 km | same station | 31.0°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 609 mm |
| Venelles 8.5 km | Vaugines | 30.2°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 742 mm |
| Bouc-Bel-Air 9 km | same station | 31.0°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 609 mm |
| Gardanne 9.3 km | same station | 31.0°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 609 mm |
| Cabriès 10 km | same station | 31.0°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 609 mm |
Aix-en-Provence weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aix-en-Provence station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.8°C | 1.6°C | 6.7°C | 53 mm | 151 |
| February | 12.8°C | 1.5°C | 7.2°C | 36 mm | 177 |
| March | 16.3°C | 4.3°C | 10.3°C | 33 mm | 233 |
| April | 19.1°C | 7.1°C | 13.1°C | 58 mm | 244 |
| May | 23.4°C | 11.0°C | 17.2°C | 48 mm | 297 |
| June | 27.9°C | 14.7°C | 21.3°C | 36 mm | 331 |
| July | 31.0°C | 17.0°C | 24.0°C | 16 mm | 370 |
| August | 30.8°C | 16.8°C | 23.8°C | 34 mm | 332 |
| September | 25.9°C | 13.4°C | 19.6°C | 88 mm | 257 |
| October | 21.0°C | 10.3°C | 15.7°C | 77 mm | 190 |
| November | 15.4°C | 5.5°C | 10.5°C | 79 mm | 152 |
| December | 12.2°C | 2.4°C | 7.3°C | 51 mm | 141 |
| Year | 20.6°C | 8.8°C | 14.7°C | 609 mm | 2,873 |
Where Aix-en-Provence’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aix-en-Provence, 0.5 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, Aix-en-Provence, 0.5 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 Bouches-du-Rhône.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Aix-en-Provence’s climate
How warm does Aix-en-Provence get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.0°C. About 117 days a year reach 25°C, more than 94% of mainland French towns, and about 55 reach 30°C.
How cold does Aix-en-Provence get in winter?
February nights average 1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Aix-en-Provence get?
About 609 mm a year, less than 94% of mainland French towns. September is the wettest month (88 mm) and July the driest (16 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aix-en-Provence (0.5 km away), averages 2,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Aix-en-Provence itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Aix-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence, 0.5 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 AIX EN PROVENCE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Aix-en-Provence →
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.