Hardly any mainland French towns log more warm days than Claviers
Midwinter brings lows of about 1.9°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 30°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 79% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside for May, September and October, when highs sit at 21–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Seillans station, 5.1 km south-east.
A year in Claviers at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Seillans station.
What a year in Claviers 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 Le Luc
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 5.1 km south-east of Claviers. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Claviers itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Seillans (83124002) |
| Distance from the town | 5.1 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 278 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 390 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Luc, 28 km away |
Claviers sits 112 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Claviers to run about 0.7°C cooler than these figures.
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 Claviers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claviers | Seillans | 31.2°C | 1.9°C | 914 mm |
| Figanières 6.1 km | same station | 31.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 914 mm |
| Seillans 6.9 km | same station | 31.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 914 mm |
| Fayence 10 km | same station | 31.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 914 mm |
| Draguignan 11 km | Draguignan | 31.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 865 mm |
| La Motte 12 km | Les Arcs | 33.0°C 1.8°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Tourrettes 12 km | same station | 31.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 914 mm |
Claviers weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Seillans station; sunshine at Le Luc.
| 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 | 166 |
| March | 16.3°C | 4.2°C | 10.3°C | 63 mm | 218 |
| April | 19.3°C | 7.0°C | 13.1°C | 83 mm | 232 |
| May | 23.4°C | 10.4°C | 16.9°C | 73 mm | 276 |
| June | 28.2°C | 14.1°C | 21.1°C | 55 mm | 320 |
| July | 31.2°C | 16.1°C | 23.7°C | 18 mm | 359 |
| August | 31.3°C | 16.3°C | 23.8°C | 33 mm | 325 |
| September | 26.6°C | 13.1°C | 19.8°C | 70 mm | 249 |
| October | 21.3°C | 10.1°C | 15.7°C | 127 mm | 179 |
| November | 15.7°C | 5.8°C | 10.8°C | 165 mm | 143 |
| 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 | 2,752 |
Where Claviers’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Seillans, 5.1 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, Le Luc, 28 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 Claviers’s climate
How warm does Claviers 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 Claviers 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 Claviers 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, Le Luc (28 km away), averages 2,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Claviers itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Claviers, Seillans, 5.1 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 Claviers →
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.