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Climate in Le Castellet · Météo-France 1991–2020 normals

Le Castellet is among the mainland French towns with the most days of 25 degrees or more

Deep winter brings January lows near 2.9°C. Winter and summer sit 28°C apart. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 95% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside for May, September and October, when highs sit at 22–27°C.

July afternoons: warmer than 95% of mainland French towns
January nights: milder than 72% of mainland French towns
Rain a year: drier than 95% of mainland French towns

Figures from Météo-France’s Le Castellet station, 2.7 km south.

A year in Le Castellet at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Castellet station.

Jan14°C3°C
Feb14°C3°CColdest nights
Mar17°C5°C
Apr20°C8°C
May24°C11°C
Jun28°C14°C
Jul31°C16°CWarmest
Aug31°C16°C
Sep27°C13°C
Oct22°C11°C
Nov now17°C6°CWettest
Dec14°C4°C
A normal year

What a year in Le Castellet feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Castellet.

Winter
14°C / 3°C
31 frosts a year
Spring
20°C / 8°C
135 mm of rain
Summer
30°C / 15°C
128 days of 25°C+ a year
Autumn
22°C / 10°C
255 mm of rain, the wettest season
Best months to be outsideMaySepOctHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Rain

About 607 mm of rain a year

November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 80th wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.

607 mm
Rain a year, over 55 days of 1 mm or more
Drier than 95% of mainland French towns
19
Days a year with 10 mm of rain or more
2,873 hrs
Sunshine a year at Aix-en-Provence
45 km away

Rain by month

Millimeters

98 mm
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Sunshine by month

Hours of sunshine at Aix-en-Provence

370 h
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Frost & warm days

31 frosts and 128 days of 25°C a year

On about 31 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 128 days a year reach 25°C, and 53 reach 30°C.

31
Air frosts a year (below 0°C)
Fewer frosts than 74% of mainland French towns
0
Days that stay below 0°C
128
Days of 25°C or more
More warm days than 98% of mainland French towns
53
Hot days, 30°C or more
More hot days than 95% of mainland French towns

Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Castellet: 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.

Weather station

The Météo-France station at Le Castellet

Le Castellet is 2.7 km south of Le Castellet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Castellet itself.

Station (Météo-France number)Le Castellet (83035002)
Distance from the town2.7 km south
Station altitude66 m
Town altitude (its center)107 m
Period1997–2020 (the station’s own record)
Sunshine measured atAix-en-Provence, 45 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.

Compared with other towns

How Le Castellet 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.

July afternoons30.8°C
Le CastelletMedian mainland town
26°C28°C30°C32°C
Warmer than 95% of mainland French towns50th warmest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var
January nights2.9°C
Le CastelletMedian mainland town
0°C2°C4°C6°C8°C
Milder than 72% of mainland French towns25th mildest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var
Rain a year607 mm
Le CastelletMedian mainland town
4006008001,0001,200
Drier than 95% of mainland French towns80th wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var
Frosts a year31 nights
Le CastelletMedian mainland town
0204060
Fewer frosts than 74% of mainland French towns51st frostiest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var
Days of 25°C or more128 days
Le CastelletMedian mainland town
6080100120140160
More warm days than 98% of mainland French towns28th most 25°C days of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var
Next door

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.

TownStationJuly highJanuary lowRain a year
Le CastelletLe Castellet30.8°C2.9°C607 mm
La Cadière-d'Azur 3.1 kmsame station30.8°C about the same2.9°C about the same607 mm
Le Beausset 3.1 kmsame station30.8°C about the same2.9°C about the same607 mm
Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer 6.4 kmsame station30.8°C about the same2.9°C about the same607 mm
Bandol 7.6 kmsame station30.8°C about the same2.9°C about the same607 mm
Cuges-les-Pins 9.3 kmAubagne31.3°C 0.5°C warmer2.4°C 0.5°C colder648 mm
Sanary-sur-Mer 9.4 kmToulon29.5°C 1.3°C cooler6.6°C 3.7°C milder633 mm
Month by month

Le Castellet weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Castellet station; sunshine at Aix-en-Provence.

MonthHighLowMeanRainSun (hours)
January13.6°C2.9°C8.2°C69 mm151
February14.0°C2.5°C8.3°C41 mm177
March16.8°C4.7°C10.7°C38 mm233
April19.7°C7.7°C13.7°C50 mm244
May23.9°C11.0°C17.4°C47 mm297
June28.4°C14.0°C21.2°C20 mm331
July30.8°C16.1°C23.4°C7 mm370
August30.8°C15.9°C23.4°C15 mm332
September26.7°C13.1°C19.9°C66 mm257
October22.4°C10.5°C16.4°C92 mm190
November17.2°C6.3°C11.8°C98 mm152
December14.2°C3.7°C8.9°C66 mm141
Year21.5°C9.0°C15.3°C607 mm2,873
Sources

Where Le Castellet’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Castellet, 2.7 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, Aix-en-Provence, 45 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 Le Castellet’s climate

How warm does Le Castellet get in summer?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.8°C. About 128 days a year reach 25°C, more than 98% of mainland French towns, and about 53 reach 30°C.

How cold does Le Castellet get in winter?

February nights average 2.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 31 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.

How much rain does Le Castellet get?

About 607 mm a year, less than 95% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (98 mm) and July the driest (7 mm).

How sunny is it?

The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aix-en-Provence (45 km away), averages 2,873 hours of sunshine a year.

Are these figures for Le Castellet itself?

No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Castellet, Le Castellet, 2.7 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 LE CASTELLET_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Castellet →

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.