Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0Few mainland French towns have warmer summer afternoons than Saint-Zacharie
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 0.9°C. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 78% of mainland French towns. Only 31°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Expect about 54 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Trets station, 6.8 km north.
A year in Saint-Zacharie at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Trets station.
What a year in Saint-Zacharie feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Trets.
About 668 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 62nd wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Aix-en-Provence
A frosty town: 54 frosts and 118 days of 25°C a year
On about 54 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 118 days a year reach 25°C, and 59 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Trets: 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 Trets
Trets is 6.8 km north of Saint-Zacharie. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Zacharie itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Trets (13110003) |
| Distance from the town | 6.8 km north |
| Station altitude | 264 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 264 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Aix-en-Provence, 28 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-Zacharie 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-Zacharie | Trets | 31.4°C | 0.9°C | 668 mm |
| Auriol 5.2 km | Aubagne | 31.3°C about the same | 2.4°C 1.5°C milder | 648 mm |
| Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume 6.1 km | Vauvenargues | 28.8°C 2.6°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 738 mm |
| Nans-les-Pins 6.3 km | Le Castellet-Aéro | 28.1°C 3.3°C cooler | 2.3°C 1.4°C milder | 690 mm |
| Trets 7 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 668 mm |
| La Destrousse 8.6 km | Aubagne | 31.3°C about the same | 2.4°C 1.5°C milder | 648 mm |
| La Bouilladisse 8.7 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 668 mm |
Saint-Zacharie weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Trets station; sunshine at Aix-en-Provence.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.4°C | 0.9°C | 6.1°C | 67 mm | 151 |
| February | 12.5°C | 0.7°C | 6.6°C | 43 mm | 177 |
| March | 16.1°C | 3.2°C | 9.7°C | 44 mm | 233 |
| April | 18.9°C | 5.8°C | 12.3°C | 68 mm | 244 |
| May | 23.4°C | 9.4°C | 16.4°C | 51 mm | 297 |
| June | 28.1°C | 12.8°C | 20.5°C | 39 mm | 331 |
| July | 31.4°C | 14.9°C | 23.2°C | 20 mm | 370 |
| August | 31.4°C | 15.0°C | 23.2°C | 30 mm | 332 |
| September | 26.1°C | 12.0°C | 19.1°C | 76 mm | 257 |
| October | 20.8°C | 9.2°C | 15.0°C | 80 mm | 190 |
| November | 15.1°C | 4.8°C | 9.9°C | 92 mm | 152 |
| December | 11.8°C | 1.7°C | 6.7°C | 59 mm | 141 |
| Year | 20.6°C | 7.5°C | 14.1°C | 668 mm | 2,873 |
Where Saint-Zacharie’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Trets, 6.8 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, 28 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-Zacharie’s climate
How warm does Saint-Zacharie get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.4°C. About 118 days a year reach 25°C, more than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 59 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Zacharie get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 54 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Zacharie get?
About 668 mm a year, less than 78% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (92 mm) and July the driest (20 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aix-en-Provence (28 km away), averages 2,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Zacharie itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Zacharie, Trets, 6.8 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 TRETS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Zacharie →
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.