Hardly any mainland French towns log more warm days than Trans-en-Provence
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.0°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 73% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 30°C. Frost greets about 34 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Draguignan station, 3.8 km north-west.
A year in Trans-en-Provence at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Draguignan station.
What a year in Trans-en-Provence feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Draguignan.
About 865 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 17th wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Luc
34 frosts and 132 days of 25°C a year
On about 34 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 132 days a year reach 25°C, and 67 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Draguignan: 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 Draguignan
Draguignan is 3.8 km north-west of Trans-en-Provence. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Trans-en-Provence itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Draguignan (83050007) |
| Distance from the town | 3.8 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 173 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 146 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Luc, 16 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 Trans-en-Provence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trans-en-Provence | Draguignan | 31.8°C | 2.0°C | 865 mm |
| Draguignan 3.9 km | same station | 31.8°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 865 mm |
| La Motte 4.7 km | Les Arcs | 33.0°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Les Arcs 4.7 km | Les Arcs | 33.0°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Le Muy 6.6 km | Les Arcs | 33.0°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Figanières 7.1 km | Seillans | 31.2°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 914 mm |
| Flayosc 8.9 km | Entrecasteaux | 32.1°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 805 mm |
Trans-en-Provence weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Draguignan station; sunshine at Le Luc.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.6°C | 2.0°C | 7.3°C | 69 mm | 148 |
| February | 14.0°C | 2.2°C | 8.1°C | 52 mm | 166 |
| March | 17.2°C | 4.8°C | 11.0°C | 55 mm | 218 |
| April | 20.0°C | 7.6°C | 13.8°C | 78 mm | 232 |
| May | 24.2°C | 11.4°C | 17.8°C | 66 mm | 276 |
| June | 28.9°C | 15.2°C | 22.1°C | 61 mm | 320 |
| July | 31.8°C | 17.5°C | 24.7°C | 20 mm | 359 |
| August | 31.8°C | 17.4°C | 24.6°C | 35 mm | 325 |
| September | 27.1°C | 13.9°C | 20.5°C | 70 mm | 249 |
| October | 21.9°C | 10.6°C | 16.3°C | 111 mm | 179 |
| November | 16.2°C | 6.0°C | 11.1°C | 157 mm | 143 |
| December | 12.9°C | 2.8°C | 7.9°C | 90 mm | 137 |
| Year | 21.6°C | 9.3°C | 15.4°C | 865 mm | 2,752 |
Where Trans-en-Provence’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Draguignan, 3.8 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1996–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 16 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 Trans-en-Provence’s climate
How warm does Trans-en-Provence get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.8°C. About 132 days a year reach 25°C, more than almost every mainland French town, and about 67 reach 30°C.
How cold does Trans-en-Provence get in winter?
January nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 34 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Trans-en-Provence get?
About 865 mm a year, more than 73% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (157 mm) and July the driest (20 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Luc (16 km away), averages 2,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Trans-en-Provence itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Trans-en-Provence, Draguignan, 3.8 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 DRAGUIGNAN_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Trans-en-Provence →
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.