Montauroux is among the least frosty of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 29.2°C. November is the wettest month here, with about 10 times the rain of July. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, more than in 90% of mainland French towns. From April to June and September to October, highs of 18–26°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Mandelieu-la-Napoule station, 13 km south-east.
A year in Montauroux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mandelieu-la-Napoule station.
What a year in Montauroux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mandelieu-la-Napoule.
About 926 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Cannes
6 frosts and 106 days of 25°C a year
On about 6 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, and 30 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mandelieu-la-Napoule: 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 Mandelieu-la-Napoule
Mandelieu-la-Napoule is 13 km south-east of Montauroux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Montauroux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mandelieu-la-Napoule (06079002) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 104 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 186 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Cannes, 15 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 Montauroux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montauroux | Mandelieu-la-Napoule | 29.2°C | 4.7°C | 926 mm |
| Callian 2.6 km | Seillans | 31.2°C 2°C warmer | 1.9°C 2.8°C colder | 914 mm |
| Tourrettes 5.1 km | Seillans | 31.2°C 2°C warmer | 1.9°C 2.8°C colder | 914 mm |
| Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne 5.8 km | Seillans | 31.2°C 2°C warmer | 1.9°C 2.8°C colder | 914 mm |
| Le Tignet 6.5 km | Valbonne-Sophia | 28.4°C 0.8°C cooler | 5.9°C 1.2°C milder | 920 mm |
| Fayence 7.3 km | Seillans | 31.2°C 2°C warmer | 1.9°C 2.8°C colder | 914 mm |
| Peymeinade 8.9 km | Valbonne-Sophia | 28.4°C 0.8°C cooler | 5.9°C 1.2°C milder | 920 mm |
Montauroux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mandelieu-la-Napoule station; sunshine at Cannes.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.9°C | 4.7°C | 8.8°C | 90 mm | 148 |
| February | 13.5°C | 4.5°C | 9.0°C | 61 mm | 164 |
| March | 15.9°C | 6.6°C | 11.2°C | 61 mm | 217 |
| April | 18.1°C | 8.9°C | 13.5°C | 82 mm | 227 |
| May | 22.0°C | 12.5°C | 17.3°C | 57 mm | 275 |
| June | 26.1°C | 16.0°C | 21.0°C | 33 mm | 313 |
| July | 29.2°C | 18.4°C | 23.8°C | 16 mm | 347 |
| August | 29.6°C | 18.8°C | 24.2°C | 24 mm | 320 |
| September | 25.6°C | 15.6°C | 20.6°C | 92 mm | 254 |
| October | 21.0°C | 12.6°C | 16.8°C | 146 mm | 193 |
| November | 16.5°C | 8.5°C | 12.5°C | 156 mm | 150 |
| December | 13.6°C | 5.5°C | 9.6°C | 107 mm | 137 |
| Year | 20.3°C | 11.0°C | 15.7°C | 926 mm | 2,743 |
Where Montauroux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mandelieu-la-Napoule, 13 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, Cannes, 15 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 Montauroux’s climate
How warm does Montauroux get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.6°C. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 30 reach 30°C.
How cold does Montauroux get in winter?
February nights average 4.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 6 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Montauroux get?
About 926 mm a year, more than 81% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (156 mm) and July the driest (16 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Cannes (15 km away), averages 2,743 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Montauroux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Montauroux, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, 13 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 MANDELIEU LA NAPOULE_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Montauroux →
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