Photo: Mairie de Lambesc · CC BY-SA 4.0Lambesc has some of the warmest summer afternoons among mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 1.6°C. Seasons differ by 30°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 94% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 43 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Aix-en-Provence station, 19 km south-east.
A year in Lambesc at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aix-en-Provence station.
What a year in Lambesc 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 19 km south-east of Lambesc. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lambesc itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aix-en-Provence (13001009) |
| Distance from the town | 19 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 173 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 214 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 10 km |
| 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 Lambesc 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambesc | Aix-en-Provence | 31.0°C | 1.6°C | 609 mm |
| Saint-Cannat 4.7 km | same station | 31.0°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 609 mm |
| Rognes 6.6 km | Vaugines | 30.2°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 742 mm |
| Charleval 7.7 km | Cabrières-d'Avignon | 30.7°C about the same | 0.6°C 1°C colder | 697 mm |
| La Roque-d'Anthéron 7.9 km | same station | 31.0°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 609 mm |
| Pélissanne 9.3 km | Salon-de-Provence | 30.7°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 594 mm |
| Alleins 10 km | Salon-de-Provence | 30.7°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 594 mm |
Lambesc 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 Lambesc’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, 19 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, 19 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 Lambesc’s climate
How warm does Lambesc 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 Lambesc 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 Lambesc 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 (19 km away), averages 2,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lambesc itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lambesc, Aix-en-Provence, 19 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 Lambesc →
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.