Afternoon heat in Les Salles-sur-Verdon beats that of 92% of mainland French towns
Nights in January average 1.0°C. November is the wettest month, July the driest. In January, nights here are colder than in 75% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 70 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Aups station, 15 km south.
A year in Les Salles-sur-Verdon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aups station.
What a year in Les Salles-sur-Verdon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aups.
About 784 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 51st wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Auban
48 frosts and 104 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 104 days a year reach 25°C, and 43 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aups: 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 Aups
Aups is 15 km south of Les Salles-sur-Verdon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Les Salles-sur-Verdon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aups (83007004) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km south |
| Station altitude | 497 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 512 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Auban, 37 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 Les Salles-sur-Verdon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Salles-sur-Verdon | Aups | 30.2°C | 1.0°C | 784 mm |
| Valensole 20 km | Valensole | 29.8°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 672 mm |
| Salernes 24 km | Entrecasteaux | 32.1°C 1.9°C warmer | 1.8°C 0.8°C milder | 805 mm |
| Gréoux-les-Bains 26 km | Varages | 32.0°C 1.8°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 787 mm |
| Oraison 28 km | Saint-Auban | 30.3°C about the same | 0.2°C 0.8°C colder | 714 mm |
Les Salles-sur-Verdon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aups station; sunshine at Saint-Auban.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.6°C | 1.0°C | 5.8°C | 57 mm | 168 |
| February | 11.7°C | 0.7°C | 6.2°C | 42 mm | 183 |
| March | 15.1°C | 2.9°C | 9.0°C | 40 mm | 230 |
| April | 17.9°C | 5.7°C | 11.8°C | 76 mm | 228 |
| May | 22.1°C | 9.4°C | 15.8°C | 72 mm | 263 |
| June | 26.9°C | 12.9°C | 19.9°C | 57 mm | 303 |
| July | 30.2°C | 15.0°C | 22.6°C | 23 mm | 342 |
| August | 30.0°C | 14.9°C | 22.5°C | 47 mm | 312 |
| September | 24.7°C | 11.6°C | 18.2°C | 75 mm | 249 |
| October | 19.7°C | 8.8°C | 14.3°C | 103 mm | 196 |
| November | 14.1°C | 4.6°C | 9.3°C | 125 mm | 157 |
| December | 11.0°C | 1.9°C | 6.5°C | 68 mm | 149 |
| Year | 19.5°C | 7.5°C | 13.5°C | 784 mm | 2,779 |
Where Les Salles-sur-Verdon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aups, 15 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, 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, Saint-Auban, 37 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 Les Salles-sur-Verdon’s climate
How warm does Les Salles-sur-Verdon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.2°C. About 104 days a year reach 25°C, more than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 43 reach 30°C.
How cold does Les Salles-sur-Verdon get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 48 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Les Salles-sur-Verdon get?
About 784 mm a year, more than 57% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (125 mm) and July the driest (23 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Auban (37 km away), averages 2,779 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Les Salles-sur-Verdon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Les Salles-sur-Verdon, Aups, 15 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 AUPS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Les Salles-sur-Verdon →
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