Summer afternoons in Riboux are warmer than in 79% of mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 2.3°C. Only about 30 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 75% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. Plan for rain on about 60 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Le Castellet-Aéro station, 6.1 km south.
A year in Riboux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Castellet-Aéro station.
What a year in Riboux 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 6.1 km south of Riboux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Riboux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Castellet-Aéro (83035001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.1 km south |
| Station altitude | 417 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 518 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Aix-en-Provence, 37 km away |
Riboux sits 101 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Riboux to run about 0.7°C cooler than these figures.
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 Riboux 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. 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.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riboux | Le Castellet-Aéro | 28.1°C | 2.3°C | 690 mm |
| Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume 4.4 km | Vauvenargues | 28.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.7°C colder | 738 mm |
| Cuges-les-Pins 5.7 km | Aubagne | 31.3°C 3.2°C warmer | 2.4°C about the same | 648 mm |
| Nans-les-Pins 8.2 km | same station | 28.1°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 690 mm |
| Signes 8.4 km | same station | 28.1°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 690 mm |
| Saint-Zacharie 10 km | Trets | 31.4°C 3.3°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.4°C colder | 668 mm |
| Le Castellet 11 km | Le Castellet | 30.8°C 2.7°C warmer | 2.9°C 0.6°C milder | 607 mm |
Riboux 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 Riboux’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, 6.1 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, 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 Riboux’s climate
How warm does Riboux 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 Riboux 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 Riboux 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 (37 km away), averages 2,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Riboux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Riboux, Le Castellet-Aéro, 6.1 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 Riboux →
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.