Hardly any mainland French towns see hotter July days than Tourves
January mornings start at about 0.9°C. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 78% of mainland French towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 31°C. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Trets station, 18 km west.
A year in Tourves at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Trets station.
What a year in Tourves 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 Le Luc
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 18 km west of Tourves. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Tourves itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Trets (13110003) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km west |
| Station altitude | 264 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 290 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Luc, 38 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 Tourves 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourves | Trets | 31.4°C | 0.9°C | 668 mm |
| Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume 6.4 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 668 mm |
| Bras 7.3 km | Varages | 32.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 787 mm |
| La Roquebrussanne 9.4 km | Le Castellet-Aéro | 28.1°C 3.3°C cooler | 2.3°C 1.4°C milder | 690 mm |
| Seillons-Source-d'Argens 11 km | Varages | 32.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 787 mm |
| Brignoles 12 km | Montfort-sur-Argens | 32.1°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 789 mm |
| Nans-les-Pins 12 km | Le Castellet-Aéro | 28.1°C 3.3°C cooler | 2.3°C 1.4°C milder | 690 mm |
Tourves weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Trets station; sunshine at Le Luc.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.4°C | 0.9°C | 6.1°C | 67 mm | 148 |
| February | 12.5°C | 0.7°C | 6.6°C | 43 mm | 166 |
| March | 16.1°C | 3.2°C | 9.7°C | 44 mm | 218 |
| April | 18.9°C | 5.8°C | 12.3°C | 68 mm | 232 |
| May | 23.4°C | 9.4°C | 16.4°C | 51 mm | 276 |
| June | 28.1°C | 12.8°C | 20.5°C | 39 mm | 320 |
| July | 31.4°C | 14.9°C | 23.2°C | 20 mm | 359 |
| August | 31.4°C | 15.0°C | 23.2°C | 30 mm | 325 |
| September | 26.1°C | 12.0°C | 19.1°C | 76 mm | 249 |
| October | 20.8°C | 9.2°C | 15.0°C | 80 mm | 179 |
| November | 15.1°C | 4.8°C | 9.9°C | 92 mm | 143 |
| December | 11.8°C | 1.7°C | 6.7°C | 59 mm | 137 |
| Year | 20.6°C | 7.5°C | 14.1°C | 668 mm | 2,752 |
Where Tourves’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Trets, 18 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, Le Luc, 38 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 Tourves’s climate
How warm does Tourves 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 Tourves 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 Tourves 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, Le Luc (38 km away), averages 2,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Tourves itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Tourves, Trets, 18 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 Tourves →
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.