Callian sits near the top of mainland French towns for warm days
January mornings start at about 1.9°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 30°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 79% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from December to February, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Seillans station, 11 km west.
A year in Callian at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Seillans station.
What a year in Callian feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Seillans.
About 914 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Cannes
32 frosts and 125 days of 25°C a year
On about 32 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 125 days a year reach 25°C, and 60 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Seillans: 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 Seillans
Seillans is 11 km west of Callian. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Callian itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Seillans (83124002) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km west |
| Station altitude | 278 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 225 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Cannes, 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 Callian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callian | Seillans | 31.2°C | 1.9°C | 914 mm |
| Montauroux 2.6 km | Mandelieu-la-Napoule | 29.2°C 2°C cooler | 4.7°C 2.8°C milder | 926 mm |
| Tourrettes 3 km | same station | 31.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 914 mm |
| Fayence 5.2 km | same station | 31.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 914 mm |
| Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne 5.5 km | same station | 31.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 914 mm |
| Le Tignet 7.9 km | Valbonne-Sophia | 28.4°C 2.8°C cooler | 5.9°C 4°C milder | 920 mm |
| Seillans 8.6 km | same station | 31.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 914 mm |
Callian weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Seillans station; sunshine at Cannes.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.2°C | 1.9°C | 7.0°C | 69 mm | 148 |
| February | 13.3°C | 1.8°C | 7.5°C | 57 mm | 164 |
| March | 16.3°C | 4.2°C | 10.3°C | 63 mm | 217 |
| April | 19.3°C | 7.0°C | 13.1°C | 83 mm | 227 |
| May | 23.4°C | 10.4°C | 16.9°C | 73 mm | 275 |
| June | 28.2°C | 14.1°C | 21.1°C | 55 mm | 313 |
| July | 31.2°C | 16.1°C | 23.7°C | 18 mm | 347 |
| August | 31.3°C | 16.3°C | 23.8°C | 33 mm | 320 |
| September | 26.6°C | 13.1°C | 19.8°C | 70 mm | 254 |
| October | 21.3°C | 10.1°C | 15.7°C | 127 mm | 193 |
| November | 15.7°C | 5.8°C | 10.8°C | 165 mm | 150 |
| December | 12.6°C | 2.7°C | 7.7°C | 102 mm | 137 |
| Year | 21.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.8°C | 914 mm | 2,743 |
Where Callian’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Seillans, 11 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, Cannes, 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 Var.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Callian’s climate
How warm does Callian get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.3°C. About 125 days a year reach 25°C, more than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 60 reach 30°C.
How cold does Callian get in winter?
February nights average 1.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 32 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Callian get?
About 914 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (165 mm) and July the driest (18 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Cannes (17 km away), averages 2,743 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Callian itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Callian, Seillans, 11 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 SEILLANS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Callian →
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.