Photo: Michel Jovine · CC BY-SA 4.0Hardly any mainland French towns wake to less frost than Carnoux-en-Provence
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 29.1°C. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 94% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is October; the driest is July. Waterproofs come out on about 57 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Cassis station, 6.1 km south-west.
A year in Carnoux-en-Provence at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cassis station.
What a year in Carnoux-en-Provence feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cassis.
About 615 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 50th 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
8 frosts and 98 days of 25°C a year
On about 8 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 98 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cassis: 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 Cassis
Cassis is 6.1 km south-west of Carnoux-en-Provence. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Carnoux-en-Provence itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cassis (13022003) |
| Distance from the town | 6.1 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 212 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 250 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Aix-en-Provence, 32 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 Carnoux-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnoux-en-Provence | Cassis | 29.1°C | 4.8°C | 615 mm |
| Roquefort-la-Bédoule 2.3 km | same station | 29.1°C about the same | 4.8°C about the same | 615 mm |
| Aubagne 4 km | Aubagne | 31.3°C 2.2°C warmer | 2.4°C 2.4°C colder | 648 mm |
| Cassis 4.3 km | Aubagne | 31.3°C 2.2°C warmer | 2.4°C 2.4°C colder | 648 mm |
| La Penne-sur-Huveaune 4.4 km | Aubagne | 31.3°C 2.2°C warmer | 2.4°C 2.4°C colder | 648 mm |
| Gémenos 6.6 km | Aubagne | 31.3°C 2.2°C warmer | 2.4°C 2.4°C colder | 648 mm |
| Ceyreste 7.3 km | Aubagne | 31.3°C 2.2°C warmer | 2.4°C 2.4°C colder | 648 mm |
Carnoux-en-Provence weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cassis station; sunshine at Aix-en-Provence.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.0°C | 4.8°C | 8.4°C | 58 mm | 151 |
| February | 12.6°C | 4.3°C | 8.5°C | 41 mm | 177 |
| March | 15.4°C | 6.4°C | 10.9°C | 34 mm | 233 |
| April | 17.7°C | 8.7°C | 13.2°C | 67 mm | 244 |
| May | 21.7°C | 12.0°C | 16.8°C | 47 mm | 297 |
| June | 26.2°C | 15.7°C | 20.9°C | 24 mm | 331 |
| July | 29.1°C | 18.1°C | 23.6°C | 10 mm | 370 |
| August | 29.1°C | 18.3°C | 23.7°C | 23 mm | 332 |
| September | 24.7°C | 15.1°C | 19.9°C | 79 mm | 257 |
| October | 20.4°C | 12.3°C | 16.3°C | 90 mm | 190 |
| November | 15.5°C | 8.3°C | 11.9°C | 83 mm | 152 |
| December | 12.7°C | 5.6°C | 9.1°C | 60 mm | 141 |
| Year | 19.8°C | 10.8°C | 15.3°C | 615 mm | 2,873 |
Where Carnoux-en-Provence’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cassis, 6.1 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, 32 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 Carnoux-en-Provence’s climate
How warm does Carnoux-en-Provence get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.1°C. About 98 days a year reach 25°C, more than 87% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does Carnoux-en-Provence get in winter?
February nights average 4.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 8 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Carnoux-en-Provence get?
About 615 mm a year, less than 94% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (90 mm) and July the driest (10 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aix-en-Provence (32 km away), averages 2,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Carnoux-en-Provence itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Carnoux-en-Provence, Cassis, 6.1 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 CASSIS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Carnoux-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.