Rousset has some of the warmest summer afternoons among mainland French towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 0.9°C on average. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 78% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 31°C. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Trets station, 7.5 km south-east.
A year in Rousset at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Trets station.
What a year in Rousset feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Trets.
About 668 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th 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
A frosty town: 54 frosts and 118 days of 25°C a year
On about 54 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 118 days a year reach 25°C, and 59 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Trets: 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 Trets
Trets is 7.5 km south-east of Rousset. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rousset itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Trets (13110003) |
| Distance from the town | 7.5 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 264 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 241 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Aix-en-Provence, 17 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 Rousset 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rousset | Trets | 31.4°C | 0.9°C | 668 mm |
| Peynier 3.7 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 668 mm |
| Fuveau 6 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 668 mm |
| Trets 6.5 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 668 mm |
| Gréasque 8.6 km | Mimet | 28.8°C 2.6°C cooler | 1.6°C 0.7°C milder | 725 mm |
| Pourrières 9.7 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 668 mm |
| La Bouilladisse 9.7 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 668 mm |
Rousset weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Trets station; sunshine at Aix-en-Provence.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.4°C | 0.9°C | 6.1°C | 67 mm | 151 |
| February | 12.5°C | 0.7°C | 6.6°C | 43 mm | 177 |
| March | 16.1°C | 3.2°C | 9.7°C | 44 mm | 233 |
| April | 18.9°C | 5.8°C | 12.3°C | 68 mm | 244 |
| May | 23.4°C | 9.4°C | 16.4°C | 51 mm | 297 |
| June | 28.1°C | 12.8°C | 20.5°C | 39 mm | 331 |
| July | 31.4°C | 14.9°C | 23.2°C | 20 mm | 370 |
| August | 31.4°C | 15.0°C | 23.2°C | 30 mm | 332 |
| September | 26.1°C | 12.0°C | 19.1°C | 76 mm | 257 |
| October | 20.8°C | 9.2°C | 15.0°C | 80 mm | 190 |
| November | 15.1°C | 4.8°C | 9.9°C | 92 mm | 152 |
| December | 11.8°C | 1.7°C | 6.7°C | 59 mm | 141 |
| Year | 20.6°C | 7.5°C | 14.1°C | 668 mm | 2,873 |
Where Rousset’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Trets, 7.5 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, 17 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 Rousset’s climate
How warm does Rousset get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.4°C. About 118 days a year reach 25°C, more than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 59 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rousset get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 54 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rousset get?
About 668 mm a year, less than 78% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (92 mm) and July the driest (20 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aix-en-Provence (17 km away), averages 2,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rousset itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rousset, Trets, 7.5 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 TRETS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rousset →
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.