Arles is among the driest of mainland French towns: 570 mm of rain a year
Nights in January average 3.4°C. Seasons differ by 26°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Only about 19 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 92% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 54 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Arles station, 17 km south.
A year in Arles at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Arles station.
What a year in Arles feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Arles.
About 570 mm of rain a year
September is the wettest month and July the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 86th wettest of 108 towns of 2,500+ in Bouches-du-Rhône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac
19 frosts and 109 days of 25°C a year
On about 19 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 109 days a year reach 25°C, and 38 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Arles: 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 Arles
Arles is 17 km south of Arles. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Arles itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Arles (13004003) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km south |
| Station altitude | 1 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 12 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Nîmes-Courbessac, 29 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 Arles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arles | Arles | 29.8°C | 3.4°C | 570 mm |
| Fourques 5.4 km | same station | 29.8°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 570 mm |
| Fontvieille 8.8 km | Eyragues | 31.7°C 1.9°C warmer | 2.2°C 1.2°C colder | 632 mm |
| Saint-Martin-de-Crau 14 km | Istres | 30.7°C 0.9°C warmer | 3.4°C about the same | 573 mm |
| Bellegarde 15 km | Nimes-Garons | 30.7°C 0.9°C warmer | 3.4°C about the same | 685 mm |
| Tarascon 16 km | Eyragues | 31.7°C 1.9°C warmer | 2.2°C 1.2°C colder | 632 mm |
| Beaucaire 16 km | Eyragues | 31.7°C 1.9°C warmer | 2.2°C 1.2°C colder | 632 mm |
Arles weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Arles station; sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.3°C | 3.4°C | 7.3°C | 54 mm | 142 |
| February | 12.5°C | 3.4°C | 8.0°C | 33 mm | 165 |
| March | 16.2°C | 6.1°C | 11.2°C | 34 mm | 220 |
| April | 18.9°C | 8.7°C | 13.8°C | 57 mm | 229 |
| May | 22.8°C | 12.4°C | 17.6°C | 40 mm | 269 |
| June | 27.1°C | 16.0°C | 21.5°C | 27 mm | 313 |
| July | 29.8°C | 18.0°C | 23.9°C | 13 mm | 346 |
| August | 29.6°C | 17.7°C | 23.7°C | 27 mm | 307 |
| September | 25.3°C | 14.4°C | 19.8°C | 84 mm | 245 |
| October | 20.7°C | 11.6°C | 16.2°C | 81 mm | 171 |
| November | 15.2°C | 7.3°C | 11.2°C | 77 mm | 142 |
| December | 11.9°C | 4.0°C | 7.9°C | 44 mm | 132 |
| Year | 20.1°C | 10.3°C | 15.2°C | 570 mm | 2,680 |
Where Arles’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Arles, 17 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, Nîmes-Courbessac, 29 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 Arles’s climate
How warm does Arles get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.8°C. About 109 days a year reach 25°C, more than 91% of mainland French towns, and about 38 reach 30°C.
How cold does Arles get in winter?
January nights average 3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 19 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Arles get?
About 570 mm a year, less than 98% of mainland French towns. September is the wettest month (84 mm) and July the driest (13 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nîmes-Courbessac (29 km away), averages 2,680 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Arles itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Arles, Arles, 17 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 ARLES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Arles →
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.