Saint-Julien sits near the top of mainland French towns for July heat
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.0°C. A year here swings 31°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 75% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to February: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Varages station, 12 km south.
A year in Saint-Julien at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Varages station.
What a year in Saint-Julien feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Varages.
About 787 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 42nd wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Auban
49 frosts and 123 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 123 days a year reach 25°C, and 67 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Varages: 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 Varages
Varages is 12 km south of Saint-Julien. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Julien itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Varages (83145001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south |
| Station altitude | 348 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 453 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Auban, 41 km away |
Saint-Julien sits 105 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Saint-Julien 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 Saint-Julien 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien | Varages | 32.0°C | 1.0°C | 787 mm |
| Gréoux-les-Bains 7.5 km | same station | 32.0°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 787 mm |
| Vinon-sur-Verdon 9.5 km | same station | 32.0°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 787 mm |
| Rians 16 km | same station | 32.0°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 787 mm |
| Valensole 16 km | Valensole | 29.8°C 2.2°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 672 mm |
| Sainte-Tulle 16 km | La Bastide-des-Jourdans | 30.3°C 1.7°C cooler | 0.8°C about the same | 698 mm |
| Barjols 17 km | same station | 32.0°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 787 mm |
Saint-Julien weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Varages station; sunshine at Saint-Auban.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.1°C | 1.0°C | 6.1°C | 61 mm | 168 |
| February | 12.7°C | 0.7°C | 6.7°C | 42 mm | 183 |
| March | 16.6°C | 3.4°C | 10.0°C | 45 mm | 230 |
| April | 19.5°C | 5.9°C | 12.7°C | 75 mm | 228 |
| May | 23.9°C | 10.1°C | 17.0°C | 73 mm | 263 |
| June | 28.7°C | 14.1°C | 21.4°C | 55 mm | 303 |
| July | 32.0°C | 16.0°C | 24.0°C | 28 mm | 342 |
| August | 31.9°C | 15.6°C | 23.7°C | 38 mm | 312 |
| September | 26.2°C | 12.0°C | 19.1°C | 91 mm | 249 |
| October | 20.6°C | 9.2°C | 14.9°C | 96 mm | 196 |
| November | 14.7°C | 4.7°C | 9.7°C | 118 mm | 157 |
| December | 11.3°C | 1.7°C | 6.5°C | 64 mm | 149 |
| Year | 20.8°C | 7.9°C | 14.3°C | 787 mm | 2,779 |
Where Saint-Julien’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Varages, 12 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, Saint-Auban, 41 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 Saint-Julien’s climate
How warm does Saint-Julien get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32.0°C. About 123 days a year reach 25°C, more than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 67 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Julien get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Julien get?
About 787 mm a year, more than 57% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (118 mm) and July the driest (28 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Auban (41 km away), averages 2,779 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Julien itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Julien, Varages, 12 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 VARAGES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Julien →
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