Cavalaire-sur-Mer sits near the top of mainland French towns for warm days
Deep winter brings January lows near 2.7°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 30°C apart. None of the 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var gets more rain. The outdoor season, with highs of 23–24°C, runs through May and October.
Figures from Météo-France’s Cogolin station, 9.5 km north.
A year in Cavalaire-sur-Mer at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cogolin station.
What a year in Cavalaire-sur-Mer feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cogolin.
About 958 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Rain by month
Millimeters
36 frosts and 138 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 138 days a year reach 25°C, and 68 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cogolin: 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 Cogolin
Cogolin is 9.5 km north of Cavalaire-sur-Mer. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cavalaire-sur-Mer itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cogolin (83042001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.5 km north |
| Station altitude | 31 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 26 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
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 Cavalaire-sur-Mer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalaire-sur-Mer | Cogolin | 32.0°C | 2.7°C | 958 mm |
| La Croix-Valmer 4.7 km | same station | 32.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 958 mm |
| Cogolin 8.3 km | same station | 32.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 958 mm |
| Gassin 9.4 km | same station | 32.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 958 mm |
| Grimaud 11 km | same station | 32.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 958 mm |
| Le Lavandou 13 km | Île du Levant | 27.9°C 4.1°C cooler | 8.0°C 5.3°C milder | 622 mm |
| Saint-Tropez 14 km | same station | 32.0°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 958 mm |
Cavalaire-sur-Mer weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cogolin station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.6°C | 2.7°C | 8.1°C | 96 mm |
| February | 14.4°C | 2.5°C | 8.5°C | 76 mm |
| March | 17.3°C | 4.8°C | 11.1°C | 70 mm |
| April | 20.2°C | 7.5°C | 13.9°C | 82 mm |
| May | 24.3°C | 10.9°C | 17.6°C | 59 mm |
| June | 29.1°C | 14.3°C | 21.7°C | 32 mm |
| July | 32.0°C | 16.5°C | 24.3°C | 14 mm |
| August | 32.2°C | 16.4°C | 24.3°C | 21 mm |
| September | 27.6°C | 13.3°C | 20.5°C | 74 mm |
| October | 22.5°C | 10.8°C | 16.6°C | 136 mm |
| November | 17.2°C | 6.5°C | 11.9°C | 178 mm |
| December | 14.1°C | 3.7°C | 8.9°C | 121 mm |
| Year | 22.0°C | 9.2°C | 15.6°C | 958 mm |
Where Cavalaire-sur-Mer’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cogolin, 9.5 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.
- 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 Cavalaire-sur-Mer’s climate
How warm does Cavalaire-sur-Mer get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32.2°C. About 138 days a year reach 25°C, more than almost every mainland French town, and about 68 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cavalaire-sur-Mer get in winter?
February nights average 2.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 36 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cavalaire-sur-Mer get?
About 958 mm a year, more than 85% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (178 mm) and July the driest (14 mm).
Are these figures for Cavalaire-sur-Mer itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cavalaire-sur-Mer, Cogolin, 9.5 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 COGOLIN_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cavalaire-sur-Mer →
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