Frost comes to Le Vivier less often than to 77% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 27.7°C. Temperatures cover 26°C across the year, low to high. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 75% of mainland French towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Granès station, 23 km north-west.
A year in Le Vivier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Granès station.
What a year in Le Vivier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Granès.
About 725 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 51 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Orientales.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Perpignan
29 frosts and 81 days of 25°C a year
On about 29 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, and 30 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Granès: 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 Granès
Granès is 23 km north-west of Le Vivier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Vivier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Granès (11168001) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 420 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 436 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Perpignan, 34 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 Le Vivier 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 Pyrénées-Orientales.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Vivier | Granès | 27.7°C | 2.0°C | 725 mm |
| Prades 17 km | Eus | 28.9°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.7°C 1.3°C colder | 540 mm |
| Ille-sur-Têt 18 km | Amélie-les-Bains | 30.4°C 2.7°C warmer | 3.4°C 1.4°C milder | 894 mm |
| Millas 22 km | Perpignan | 29.5°C 1.8°C warmer | 4.8°C 2.8°C milder | 578 mm |
| Quillan 25 km | same station | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 725 mm |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall 26 km | Perpignan | 29.5°C 1.8°C warmer | 4.8°C 2.8°C milder | 578 mm |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière 27 km | Perpignan | 29.5°C 1.8°C warmer | 4.8°C 2.8°C milder | 578 mm |
Le Vivier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Granès station; sunshine at Perpignan.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.2°C | 2.0°C | 6.1°C | 70 mm | 141 |
| February | 11.3°C | 2.2°C | 6.7°C | 51 mm | 164 |
| March | 14.6°C | 4.6°C | 9.6°C | 56 mm | 207 |
| April | 17.1°C | 6.8°C | 11.9°C | 75 mm | 220 |
| May | 20.7°C | 10.1°C | 15.4°C | 69 mm | 241 |
| June | 24.7°C | 13.6°C | 19.2°C | 51 mm | 268 |
| July | 27.7°C | 15.8°C | 21.7°C | 35 mm | 300 |
| August | 27.8°C | 15.8°C | 21.8°C | 44 mm | 273 |
| September | 23.9°C | 12.7°C | 18.3°C | 61 mm | 224 |
| October | 19.4°C | 9.8°C | 14.6°C | 70 mm | 175 |
| November | 13.7°C | 5.4°C | 9.5°C | 76 mm | 147 |
| December | 10.9°C | 2.7°C | 6.8°C | 66 mm | 131 |
| Year | 18.5°C | 8.5°C | 13.5°C | 725 mm | 2,489 |
Where Le Vivier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Granès, 23 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, Perpignan, 34 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 Pyrénées-Orientales.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Le Vivier’s climate
How warm does Le Vivier get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.8°C. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, more than 72% of mainland French towns, and about 30 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Vivier get in winter?
January nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 29 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Le Vivier get?
About 725 mm a year, less than 61% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (76 mm) and July the driest (35 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Perpignan (34 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Vivier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Vivier, Granès, 23 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 GRANES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Vivier →
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