Few mainland French towns get more days of 25 degrees or more than Gonfaron
Nights in January average 1.8°C. Seasons differ by 30°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 66% of mainland French towns. The outdoor season, with highs of 22–26°C, runs through May, September and October.
Figures from Météo-France’s Collobrières station, 10 km south.
A year in Gonfaron at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Collobrières station.
What a year in Gonfaron feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Collobrières.
About 823 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 23rd wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Luc
48 frosts and 122 days of 25°C a year
On about 48 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 122 days a year reach 25°C, and 57 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Collobrières: 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 Collobrières
Collobrières is 10 km south of Gonfaron. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gonfaron itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Collobrières (83043005) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south |
| Station altitude | 128 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 172 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Luc, 10 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 Gonfaron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonfaron | Collobrières | 31.1°C | 1.8°C | 823 mm |
| Pignans 5.2 km | same station | 31.1°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Le Luc 7.7 km | Le Luc | 32.4°C 1.3°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 832 mm |
| Flassans-sur-Issole 8.1 km | Montfort-sur-Argens | 32.1°C 1°C warmer | 1.3°C 0.5°C colder | 789 mm |
| Carnoules 8.4 km | same station | 31.1°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Le Cannet-des-Maures 9.2 km | Le Luc | 32.4°C 1.3°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 832 mm |
| Besse-sur-Issole 9.6 km | Entrecasteaux | 32.1°C 1°C warmer | 1.8°C about the same | 805 mm |
Gonfaron weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Collobrières station; sunshine at Le Luc.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.9°C | 1.8°C | 7.3°C | 98 mm | 148 |
| February | 13.8°C | 1.5°C | 7.6°C | 61 mm | 166 |
| March | 16.5°C | 3.6°C | 10.1°C | 60 mm | 218 |
| April | 19.2°C | 6.3°C | 12.7°C | 67 mm | 232 |
| May | 23.5°C | 9.8°C | 16.7°C | 47 mm | 276 |
| June | 27.7°C | 13.0°C | 20.3°C | 40 mm | 320 |
| July | 31.1°C | 15.3°C | 23.2°C | 12 mm | 359 |
| August | 31.2°C | 15.2°C | 23.2°C | 18 mm | 325 |
| September | 26.4°C | 12.2°C | 19.3°C | 78 mm | 249 |
| October | 21.5°C | 9.6°C | 15.5°C | 108 mm | 179 |
| November | 16.4°C | 5.4°C | 10.9°C | 143 mm | 143 |
| December | 13.4°C | 2.7°C | 8.1°C | 91 mm | 137 |
| Year | 21.1°C | 8.0°C | 14.6°C | 823 mm | 2,752 |
Where Gonfaron’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Collobrières, 10 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, 10 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 Gonfaron’s climate
How warm does Gonfaron get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.2°C. About 122 days a year reach 25°C, more than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 57 reach 30°C.
How cold does Gonfaron get in winter?
February nights average 1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 48 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gonfaron get?
About 823 mm a year, more than 66% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (143 mm) and July the driest (12 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Luc (10 km away), averages 2,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Gonfaron itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gonfaron, Collobrières, 10 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 COLLOBRIERES_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Gonfaron →
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