Saint-Raphaël sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for frosts
Expect July afternoons of about 29.1°C. The rainiest month is November; the driest is July. By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 90% of mainland French towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from April to June and September to October, with highs of 19–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Fréjus station, 4.3 km west.
A year in Saint-Raphaël at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fréjus station.
What a year in Saint-Raphaël feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fréjus.
About 786 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 47th wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Cannes
12 frosts and 107 days of 25°C a year
On about 12 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 107 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fréjus: 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 Fréjus
Fréjus is 4.3 km west of Saint-Raphaël. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Raphaël itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fréjus (83061001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.3 km west |
| Station altitude | 7 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 45 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Cannes, 19 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 Saint-Raphaël 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-Raphaël | Fréjus | 29.1°C | 4.0°C | 786 mm |
| Fréjus 3.7 km | same station | 29.1°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 786 mm |
| Puget-sur-Argens 9.1 km | same station | 29.1°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 786 mm |
| Roquebrune-sur-Argens 11 km | same station | 29.1°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 786 mm |
| Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel 11 km | Seillans | 31.2°C 2.1°C warmer | 1.9°C 2.1°C colder | 914 mm |
| Bagnols-en-Forêt 14 km | Seillans | 31.2°C 2.1°C warmer | 1.9°C 2.1°C colder | 914 mm |
| Mandelieu-la-Napoule 17 km | Cannes | 28.2°C 0.9°C cooler | 3.7°C about the same | 881 mm |
Saint-Raphaël weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fréjus station; sunshine at Cannes.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.3°C | 4.0°C | 8.6°C | 70 mm | 148 |
| February | 14.0°C | 3.8°C | 8.9°C | 52 mm | 164 |
| March | 16.3°C | 6.1°C | 11.2°C | 50 mm | 217 |
| April | 18.6°C | 8.6°C | 13.6°C | 70 mm | 227 |
| May | 22.4°C | 12.5°C | 17.4°C | 44 mm | 275 |
| June | 26.3°C | 16.2°C | 21.2°C | 32 mm | 313 |
| July | 29.1°C | 18.6°C | 23.8°C | 16 mm | 347 |
| August | 29.3°C | 18.7°C | 24.0°C | 27 mm | 320 |
| September | 25.6°C | 15.4°C | 20.5°C | 81 mm | 254 |
| October | 21.5°C | 12.2°C | 16.9°C | 116 mm | 193 |
| November | 16.9°C | 8.0°C | 12.5°C | 133 mm | 150 |
| December | 13.7°C | 4.9°C | 9.3°C | 97 mm | 137 |
| Year | 20.6°C | 10.8°C | 15.7°C | 786 mm | 2,743 |
Where Saint-Raphaël’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fréjus, 4.3 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, 19 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-Raphaël’s climate
How warm does Saint-Raphaël get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.3°C. About 107 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Raphaël get in winter?
February nights average 3.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 12 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Raphaël get?
About 786 mm a year, more than 57% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (133 mm) and July the driest (16 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Cannes (19 km away), averages 2,743 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Raphaël itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Raphaël, Fréjus, 4.3 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 FREJUS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Raphaël →
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