Hardly any mainland French towns see hotter July days than Forcalqueiret
On a normal January night the air cools to about 1.8°C. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in July. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 61% of mainland French towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from December to February, when means dip under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Entrecasteaux station, 25 km north-east.
A year in Forcalqueiret at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Entrecasteaux station.
What a year in Forcalqueiret feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Entrecasteaux.
About 805 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 29th wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Luc
37 frosts and 129 days of 25°C a year
On about 37 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 129 days a year reach 25°C, and 68 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Entrecasteaux: 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 Entrecasteaux
Entrecasteaux is 25 km north-east of Forcalqueiret. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Forcalqueiret itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Entrecasteaux (83051001) |
| Distance from the town | 25 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 279 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 299 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Luc, 25 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 Forcalqueiret 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forcalqueiret | Entrecasteaux | 32.1°C | 1.8°C | 805 mm |
| Rocbaron 3.1 km | Le Castellet-Aéro | 28.1°C 4°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 690 mm |
| Garéoult 3.2 km | same station | 32.1°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Néoules 6.6 km | Le Castellet-Aéro | 28.1°C 4°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 690 mm |
| Puget-Ville 6.7 km | Collobrières | 31.1°C 1°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Besse-sur-Issole 7.4 km | same station | 32.1°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Brignoles 8.1 km | Montfort-sur-Argens | 32.1°C about the same | 1.3°C 0.5°C colder | 789 mm |
Forcalqueiret weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Entrecasteaux station; sunshine at Le Luc.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.0°C | 1.8°C | 6.9°C | 59 mm | 148 |
| February | 13.3°C | 1.7°C | 7.5°C | 50 mm | 166 |
| March | 16.8°C | 4.1°C | 10.5°C | 52 mm | 218 |
| April | 19.8°C | 6.9°C | 13.4°C | 70 mm | 232 |
| May | 24.0°C | 10.6°C | 17.3°C | 81 mm | 276 |
| June | 28.8°C | 14.1°C | 21.5°C | 59 mm | 320 |
| July | 32.1°C | 16.3°C | 24.2°C | 20 mm | 359 |
| August | 32.1°C | 16.1°C | 24.1°C | 30 mm | 325 |
| September | 26.9°C | 12.8°C | 19.9°C | 60 mm | 249 |
| October | 21.5°C | 9.9°C | 15.7°C | 111 mm | 179 |
| November | 15.5°C | 5.5°C | 10.5°C | 141 mm | 143 |
| December | 12.2°C | 2.5°C | 7.4°C | 72 mm | 137 |
| Year | 21.2°C | 8.5°C | 14.9°C | 805 mm | 2,752 |
Where Forcalqueiret’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Entrecasteaux, 25 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, 25 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 Forcalqueiret’s climate
How warm does Forcalqueiret get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32.1°C. About 129 days a year reach 25°C, more than almost every mainland French town, and about 68 reach 30°C.
How cold does Forcalqueiret get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 37 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Forcalqueiret get?
About 805 mm a year, more than 61% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (141 mm) and July the driest (20 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Luc (25 km away), averages 2,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Forcalqueiret itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Forcalqueiret, Entrecasteaux, 25 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 ENTRECASTEAUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Forcalqueiret →
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