Photo: Leoni michel · CC BY-SA 4.0Nans-les-Pins has warmer summer afternoons than 79% of mainland French towns
Nights in January average 2.3°C. Frost is rarer than in 75% of mainland French towns: about 30 nights a year drop below freezing. Seasons differ by 26°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Homes need heating from December to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Le Castellet-Aéro station, 14 km south.
A year in Nans-les-Pins at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Castellet-Aéro station.
What a year in Nans-les-Pins feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Castellet-Aéro.
About 690 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 52nd wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Aix-en-Provence
30 frosts and 83 days of 25°C a year
On about 30 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 83 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Castellet-Aéro: 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 Le Castellet-Aéro
Le Castellet-Aéro is 14 km south of Nans-les-Pins. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Nans-les-Pins itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Castellet-Aéro (83035001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km south |
| Station altitude | 417 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 389 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Aix-en-Provence, 34 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 Nans-les-Pins 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nans-les-Pins | Le Castellet-Aéro | 28.1°C | 2.3°C | 690 mm |
| Saint-Zacharie 6.3 km | Trets | 31.4°C 3.3°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.4°C colder | 668 mm |
| Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume 7.1 km | Vauvenargues | 28.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.7°C colder | 738 mm |
| Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume 11 km | Trets | 31.4°C 3.3°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.4°C colder | 668 mm |
| Auriol 11 km | Aubagne | 31.3°C 3.2°C warmer | 2.4°C about the same | 648 mm |
| Trets 11 km | Trets | 31.4°C 3.3°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.4°C colder | 668 mm |
| Tourves 12 km | Trets | 31.4°C 3.3°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.4°C colder | 668 mm |
Nans-les-Pins weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Castellet-Aéro station; sunshine at Aix-en-Provence.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.5°C | 2.3°C | 6.4°C | 73 mm | 151 |
| February | 11.0°C | 2.0°C | 6.5°C | 44 mm | 177 |
| March | 13.9°C | 4.4°C | 9.2°C | 48 mm | 233 |
| April | 16.6°C | 7.0°C | 11.8°C | 64 mm | 244 |
| May | 20.9°C | 10.8°C | 15.8°C | 48 mm | 297 |
| June | 25.2°C | 14.7°C | 19.9°C | 31 mm | 331 |
| July | 28.1°C | 17.1°C | 22.6°C | 12 mm | 370 |
| August | 27.9°C | 17.1°C | 22.5°C | 22 mm | 332 |
| September | 23.2°C | 13.6°C | 18.4°C | 80 mm | 257 |
| October | 18.8°C | 10.4°C | 14.6°C | 95 mm | 190 |
| November | 13.9°C | 6.1°C | 10.0°C | 103 mm | 152 |
| December | 11.1°C | 3.2°C | 7.2°C | 70 mm | 141 |
| Year | 18.4°C | 9.1°C | 13.7°C | 690 mm | 2,873 |
Where Nans-les-Pins’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Castellet-Aéro, 14 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, Aix-en-Provence, 34 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 Nans-les-Pins’s climate
How warm does Nans-les-Pins get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.1°C. About 83 days a year reach 25°C, more than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Nans-les-Pins get in winter?
February nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 30 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Nans-les-Pins get?
About 690 mm a year, less than 74% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (103 mm) and July the driest (12 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aix-en-Provence (34 km away), averages 2,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Nans-les-Pins itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Nans-les-Pins, Le Castellet-Aéro, 14 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-AERO, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Nans-les-Pins →
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.