Hardly any mainland French towns see hotter July days than La Garde-Freinet
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 1.8°C on average. The rainiest month is November; the driest is July. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 61% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 37 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Entrecasteaux station, 29 km north-west; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in La Garde-Freinet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Entrecasteaux station.
What a year in La Garde-Freinet 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 29 km north-west of La Garde-Freinet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Garde-Freinet itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Entrecasteaux (83051001) |
| Distance from the town | 29 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 279 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 347 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.8 km |
| 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 La Garde-Freinet 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Garde-Freinet | Entrecasteaux | 32.1°C | 1.8°C | 805 mm |
| Le Plan-de-la-Tour 6.6 km | Cogolin | 32.0°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.9°C milder | 958 mm |
| Grimaud 7.5 km | Cogolin | 32.0°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.9°C milder | 958 mm |
| Cogolin 8.7 km | Cogolin | 32.0°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.9°C milder | 958 mm |
| Vidauban 12 km | Les Arcs | 33.0°C 0.9°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Gassin 12 km | Cogolin | 32.0°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.9°C milder | 958 mm |
| Sainte-Maxime 13 km | Cogolin | 32.0°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.9°C milder | 958 mm |
La Garde-Freinet 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 La Garde-Freinet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Entrecasteaux, 29 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, 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 La Garde-Freinet’s climate
How warm does La Garde-Freinet 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 La Garde-Freinet 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 La Garde-Freinet 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 (10 km away), averages 2,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Garde-Freinet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Garde-Freinet, Entrecasteaux, 29 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 La Garde-Freinet →
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.