Few mainland French towns get less rain than Berre-l'Étang: 532 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 3.6°C. By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 95% of mainland French towns. Of all months, September brings the most rain and July the least. 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 Marignane station, 6.8 km south-east.
A year in Berre-l'Étang at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Marignane station.
What a year in Berre-l'Étang feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marignane.
About 532 mm of rain a year
September is the wettest month and July the driest. About 16 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 88th wettest of 108 towns of 2,500+ in Bouches-du-Rhône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Marignane
20 frosts and 119 days of 25°C a year
On about 20 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 119 days a year reach 25°C, and 51 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marignane: 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 Marignane
Marignane is 6.8 km south-east of Berre-l'Étang. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Berre-l'Étang itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Marignane (13054001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.8 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 6 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 6 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 Berre-l'Étang 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berre-l'Étang | Marignane | 30.7°C | 3.6°C | 532 mm |
| Rognac 5 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 3.6°C about the same | 532 mm |
| La Fare-les-Oliviers 7.5 km | Salon-de-Provence | 30.7°C about the same | 1.8°C 1.8°C colder | 594 mm |
| Velaux 8.2 km | Salon-de-Provence | 30.7°C about the same | 1.8°C 1.8°C colder | 594 mm |
| Vitrolles 8.9 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 3.6°C about the same | 532 mm |
| Marignane 9.3 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 3.6°C about the same | 532 mm |
| Coudoux 10 km | Salon-de-Provence | 30.7°C about the same | 1.8°C 1.8°C colder | 594 mm |
Berre-l'Étang weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Marignane station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.8°C | 3.6°C | 7.7°C | 47 mm | 148 |
| February | 12.8°C | 3.7°C | 8.3°C | 30 mm | 173 |
| March | 16.4°C | 6.5°C | 11.4°C | 30 mm | 235 |
| April | 19.3°C | 9.4°C | 14.3°C | 52 mm | 251 |
| May | 23.5°C | 13.3°C | 18.4°C | 38 mm | 299 |
| June | 27.9°C | 17.2°C | 22.5°C | 28 mm | 338 |
| July | 30.7°C | 19.7°C | 25.2°C | 11 mm | 372 |
| August | 30.5°C | 19.4°C | 24.9°C | 26 mm | 334 |
| September | 25.9°C | 15.9°C | 20.9°C | 82 mm | 264 |
| October | 21.3°C | 12.6°C | 17.0°C | 73 mm | 196 |
| November | 15.7°C | 7.7°C | 11.7°C | 76 mm | 151 |
| December | 12.4°C | 4.4°C | 8.4°C | 41 mm | 138 |
| Year | 20.7°C | 11.1°C | 15.9°C | 532 mm | 2,898 |
Where Berre-l'Étang’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Marignane, 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, Marignane, 6.8 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 Berre-l'Étang’s climate
How warm does Berre-l'Étang get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.7°C. About 119 days a year reach 25°C, more than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 51 reach 30°C.
How cold does Berre-l'Étang get in winter?
January nights average 3.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 20 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Berre-l'Étang get?
About 532 mm a year, less than almost every mainland French town. September is the wettest month (82 mm) and July the driest (11 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Marignane (6.8 km away), averages 2,898 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Berre-l'Étang itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Berre-l'Étang, Marignane, 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 MARIGNANE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Berre-l'Étang →
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