Few mainland French towns get more days of 25 degrees or more than Plan-de-Cuques
January mornings start at about 2.4°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 83% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month, July the driest. Comfortable outdoor weather, highs of 22–27°C, belongs to May, September and October.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Aubagne station, 12 km south-east.
A year in Plan-de-Cuques at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aubagne station.
What a year in Plan-de-Cuques feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aubagne.
About 648 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 22nd 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
36 frosts and 126 days of 25°C a year
On about 36 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 126 days a year reach 25°C, and 61 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aubagne: 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 Aubagne
Aubagne is 12 km south-east of Plan-de-Cuques. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Plan-de-Cuques itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aubagne (13005003) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 130 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 138 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Aix-en-Provence, 20 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 Plan-de-Cuques 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan-de-Cuques | Aubagne | 31.3°C | 2.4°C | 648 mm |
| Allauch 1.6 km | Cassis | 29.1°C 2.2°C cooler | 4.8°C 2.4°C milder | 615 mm |
| Marseille 13e 3.4 km | same station | 31.3°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 648 mm |
| Marseille 12e 5.1 km | same station | 31.3°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 648 mm |
| Marseille 14e 6.1 km | same station | 31.3°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 648 mm |
| Marseille 11e 6.2 km | same station | 31.3°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 648 mm |
| Marseille 4e 7 km | same station | 31.3°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 648 mm |
Plan-de-Cuques weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aubagne station; sunshine at Aix-en-Provence.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.9°C | 2.4°C | 7.6°C | 69 mm | 151 |
| February | 13.7°C | 2.0°C | 7.9°C | 39 mm | 177 |
| March | 17.0°C | 4.4°C | 10.7°C | 37 mm | 233 |
| April | 19.6°C | 7.0°C | 13.3°C | 59 mm | 244 |
| May | 24.0°C | 10.6°C | 17.3°C | 45 mm | 297 |
| June | 28.5°C | 14.2°C | 21.3°C | 30 mm | 331 |
| July | 31.3°C | 16.5°C | 23.9°C | 11 mm | 370 |
| August | 31.3°C | 16.5°C | 23.9°C | 25 mm | 332 |
| September | 26.5°C | 13.3°C | 19.9°C | 78 mm | 257 |
| October | 21.8°C | 10.4°C | 16.1°C | 94 mm | 190 |
| November | 16.4°C | 6.1°C | 11.3°C | 95 mm | 152 |
| December | 13.4°C | 3.2°C | 8.3°C | 66 mm | 141 |
| Year | 21.4°C | 8.9°C | 15.1°C | 648 mm | 2,873 |
Where Plan-de-Cuques’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aubagne, 12 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, 20 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 Plan-de-Cuques’s climate
How warm does Plan-de-Cuques get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.3°C. About 126 days a year reach 25°C, more than 98% of mainland French towns, and about 61 reach 30°C.
How cold does Plan-de-Cuques get in winter?
February nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 36 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Plan-de-Cuques get?
About 648 mm a year, less than 83% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (95 mm) and July the driest (11 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aix-en-Provence (20 km away), averages 2,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Plan-de-Cuques itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Plan-de-Cuques, Aubagne, 12 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 AUBAGNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Plan-de-Cuques →
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.