Hardly any mainland French towns see hotter July days than Bras
January mornings start at about 1.0°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 75% of mainland French towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 31°C. The heating season runs November to February: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Varages station, 14 km north.
A year in Bras at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Varages station.
What a year in Bras feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Varages.
About 787 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 42nd wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Luc
49 frosts and 123 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 123 days a year reach 25°C, and 67 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Varages: 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 Varages
Varages is 14 km north of Bras. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bras itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Varages (83145001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north |
| Station altitude | 348 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 291 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Luc, 36 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 Bras 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 Var.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bras | Varages | 32.0°C | 1.0°C | 787 mm |
| Seillons-Source-d'Argens 6.8 km | same station | 32.0°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 787 mm |
| Tourves 7.3 km | Trets | 31.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.9°C about the same | 668 mm |
| Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume 7.4 km | Trets | 31.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.9°C about the same | 668 mm |
| Le Val 10 km | Montfort-sur-Argens | 32.1°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 789 mm |
| Barjols 11 km | same station | 32.0°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 787 mm |
| Brignoles 11 km | Montfort-sur-Argens | 32.1°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 789 mm |
Bras weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Varages station; sunshine at Le Luc.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.1°C | 1.0°C | 6.1°C | 61 mm | 148 |
| February | 12.7°C | 0.7°C | 6.7°C | 42 mm | 166 |
| March | 16.6°C | 3.4°C | 10.0°C | 45 mm | 218 |
| April | 19.5°C | 5.9°C | 12.7°C | 75 mm | 232 |
| May | 23.9°C | 10.1°C | 17.0°C | 73 mm | 276 |
| June | 28.7°C | 14.1°C | 21.4°C | 55 mm | 320 |
| July | 32.0°C | 16.0°C | 24.0°C | 28 mm | 359 |
| August | 31.9°C | 15.6°C | 23.7°C | 38 mm | 325 |
| September | 26.2°C | 12.0°C | 19.1°C | 91 mm | 249 |
| October | 20.6°C | 9.2°C | 14.9°C | 96 mm | 179 |
| November | 14.7°C | 4.7°C | 9.7°C | 118 mm | 143 |
| December | 11.3°C | 1.7°C | 6.5°C | 64 mm | 137 |
| Year | 20.8°C | 7.9°C | 14.3°C | 787 mm | 2,752 |
Where Bras’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Varages, 14 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, Le Luc, 36 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 Var.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bras’s climate
How warm does Bras get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32.0°C. About 123 days a year reach 25°C, more than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 67 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bras get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bras get?
About 787 mm a year, more than 57% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (118 mm) and July the driest (28 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Luc (36 km away), averages 2,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bras itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bras, Varages, 14 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 VARAGES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bras →
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.