Mollégès sits near the top of mainland French towns for July heat
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.2°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 30°C. None of its 6 nearest neighbors gets less rain. Plan for rain on about 60 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Eyragues station, 10 km north-west.
A year in Mollégès at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Eyragues station.
What a year in Mollégès feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Eyragues.
About 632 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 39th wettest of 108 towns of 2,500+ in Bouches-du-Rhône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
34 frosts and 128 days of 25°C a year
On about 34 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 128 days a year reach 25°C, and 64 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Eyragues: 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 Eyragues
Eyragues is 10 km north-west of Mollégès. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Mollégès itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Eyragues (13036003) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 17 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 55 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 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 Mollégès 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mollégès | Eyragues | 31.7°C | 2.2°C | 632 mm |
| Saint-Andiol 3.2 km | Avignon | 31.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
| Plan-d'Orgon 4 km | Avignon | 31.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
| Cabannes 6 km | Avignon | 31.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
| Orgon 6.9 km | Cabrières-d'Avignon | 30.7°C 1°C cooler | 0.6°C 1.6°C colder | 697 mm |
| Noves 8 km | Avignon | 31.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
| Cavaillon 8.3 km | Avignon | 31.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
Mollégès weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Eyragues station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.9°C | 2.2°C | 6.5°C | 51 mm | 151 |
| February | 12.5°C | 2.5°C | 7.5°C | 33 mm | 173 |
| March | 16.8°C | 5.0°C | 10.9°C | 41 mm | 230 |
| April | 20.2°C | 7.8°C | 14.0°C | 59 mm | 244 |
| May | 24.4°C | 11.7°C | 18.1°C | 56 mm | 285 |
| June | 29.1°C | 15.4°C | 22.2°C | 34 mm | 328 |
| July | 31.7°C | 17.6°C | 24.7°C | 23 mm | 363 |
| August | 31.3°C | 17.2°C | 24.2°C | 30 mm | 327 |
| September | 26.5°C | 13.9°C | 20.2°C | 80 mm | 257 |
| October | 21.3°C | 10.8°C | 16.1°C | 86 mm | 191 |
| November | 14.9°C | 6.1°C | 10.5°C | 94 mm | 149 |
| December | 11.2°C | 2.8°C | 7.0°C | 47 mm | 138 |
| Year | 20.9°C | 9.4°C | 15.2°C | 632 mm | 2,835 |
Where Mollégès’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Eyragues, 10 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Carpentras, 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 Mollégès’s climate
How warm does Mollégès get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.7°C. About 128 days a year reach 25°C, more than almost every mainland French town, and about 64 reach 30°C.
How cold does Mollégès get in winter?
January nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 34 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Mollégès get?
About 632 mm a year, less than 89% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (94 mm) and July the driest (23 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (32 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Mollégès itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Mollégès, Eyragues, 10 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 EYRAGUES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Mollégès →
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.